• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
  • Forum
  • Design Studio
  • Upholstery Jobs
  • Newsletter
  • Sponsors

The Hog Ring

Auto Upholstery Community

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Your Next Car Seat Could be Made from Apples

September 25, 2024 By Nadeem Muaddi

The Hog Ring - Your Next Car Seat Could be Made from Apples

Just in time for apple cider season, Covestro and Beyond Leather Materials have partnered to develop Leap, a bio-based leather alternative made from apple waste.

The biomaterials used to manufacture Leap are sourced from apple juice and cider manufacturing waste. Around four million tons of apple waste is produced every year, according to Beyond Leather Materials.

“Apple waste contains a high content of short fibers and polymers, which can be activated to give a strength and suppleness to the final material, recreating the functional and aesthetic properties of leather,” Automotive Interiors World reports. “The-waste blend is applied to a Tencel textile backing and finished with the protective coating containing Insqin (polyurethane) to make Leap.”

Leap is 85% bio-based, making it a more sustainable option for automakers that currently use plastic- and vinyl-based materials.

“With around 25% of an apple discarded after pressing, we wanted to capture this waste’s value in premium applications. We believe that looking into waste streams and using upcycling is crucial to reduce emissions. It is our mission to show how much value there is in waste and, ultimately, make waste beautiful,” said Mikael Eydt, CEO of Beyond Leather Materials.

Of course, this idea isn’t new. In 2019, Volkswagen debuted an electric concept car at the Los Angeles Auto Show that was upholstered in fabric made from apples. However, that material was only 20% bio-based.

In recent years, automakers and suppliers have experimented with everything from coffee grounds to cacti and even mushrooms.

Yum.

Related Stories:

  • It’s Time for Biodegradable Seat Covers
  • Volkswagen Wants to Upholster Cars in Hemp Leather
  • The Latest Automotive Fabric is AppleSkin

Filed Under: Archive, Green Upholstery Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Beyond Leather Materials, Car Interior, Covestro, Faux Leather, Leap, Vegan Leather

Primary Sidebar

anal porno bangbros rus porno yaşlı porno konulu porno olgun porno porno izle sarışın porno bakire sex 69 porno

THR Sponsors

NC Sewing Machines
Miami Corporation - Right Rail Ad 3
  • Douglass Interior Products
  • Leather Craft
  • Albright's Supply
  • Keyston Bros
  • OEM+ Banner Ad - The Hog Ring
  • Hyde Leather

THR Favorites

10 Questions for Trimmer Ron Mangus

We at The Hog Ring are excited to share with … [more] about 10 Questions for Trimmer Ron Mangus

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Rexel Pneumatic Lifting Table

Dream Garage: Pneumatic-Lifting Table

This is the first in a new series of articles … [more] about Dream Garage: Pneumatic-Lifting Table

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - VW Bus

JNG Creations 1961 VW Bus Resto-Rod

After converting a 1961 Volkswagen single-cab … [more] about JNG Creations 1961 VW Bus Resto-Rod

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Lambo Stitching with Brent Parker 2

Earlier this month, Brent Parker of Brent … [more] about Lambo Stitching with Brent Parker 2

10 Duct Tape DIY Upholstery Disasters

Though duct tape can fix a lot of things, … [more] about 10 Duct Tape DIY Upholstery Disasters

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Seat Airbag

Should We Not Resew Backseats Either?

Seat airbags have complicated the work of … [more] about Should We Not Resew Backseats Either?

Categories

Footer

Recent Articles

  • LEATHER CRAFT Releases Step-by-Step Upholstery Tutorial for 2025 GMC Sierra
  • Hydes Leather Drops New Luxury Aston Martin Leather Collection
  • Everything We Covered in September 2025
  • Sonnenland vs. Twillfast vs. Stayfast: Which Convertible Top Fabric Works Best?
  • Auto Upholstery Class! Learn How to Construct Car Seats in Just 5 Days

Recent Comments

  • Edward Munday on Hidden Mouse Nest? How to Charge for the Extra Dirty Work
  • Jack on Keyston Bros. Acquires DLT Corporation
  • Brodie Smith on Aston Martin Just Introduced a New Convertible DB12
  • THE CAPTAIN on 6 Tips for Turning Callers into Customers
  • Dmei on Star Wars Seat Covers are ‘So Wizard’

Advertise With Us!

We're always looking for companies to collaborate with. Watch this short video about the benefits of sponsorship and then email us to say hi.

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in