PU & SEMI-PU Leather

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PU Leather is an imitation of the real leather that is created from polyurethane, a plastic with a similar feel and aspect to the leather, but without involving animals. They're considered vegan leather, since they don't involve any animal products.
The PU Leather generally has the same texture as animal skin (real leather), but in most cases it's lighter, and at the same time it is not as durable as real leather and tends to tear easily.
The most common way to create PU Leather is using a covering of plastic polyurethane or a polyurethane coating and applying it to a base made of fiber (generally polyester).
The PU Leather can be combined with real leather to create something called "double-cast" leather. The "double-cast" leather can use a base of divided real leather which later is covered by PVC or PU layer
It is also more resistant to sunlight, and this is why it is frequently used to cover car seats and faux leather furniture.

Semi-PU leather is an imitation leather fabric with characteristics between PVC leather and PU leather. Produced with a special ratio of synthetics, this semi-PU leather is a compromise between PVC and PU leather, thus being comparable softer than PVC. Due to the composition of semi-PU leather fabric, they have the cheapest price, therefore, are sought after by different furniture manufacturers.
Semi-PU Leather vinyl fabric is great for a number of automotive interior and clothing projects including car seats, door linings, roof liners and cladding. The fabric has a knitted back and doesn't stretch. It requires no washing machine or hands, is stain resistant and also waterproof. All you have to do is wipe it with a wet towel to make it shine like new.