Mylea: sustainable Leather with low impact – Made from mushroom mycelium as a solution for a sustainable and affordable environmental friendly material.
Developed in 2015 in Indonesia, Mycotech Pte. Ltd (MYCL) provides a solution to Green industry & infrastructure, Responsible consumption & production – in line with sustainable development goals for the future.
- For growing a square feet of material, the mycelia need 99,9% less water than the animal counterpart.
- 7 kg of agroforestry waste can be used to grow 3,5 square feet of mycelia material.
- Mycelium leather durability can stands 50,000 cycle of abrasion martindale test.
- 99.9% less total water usage for growing this material in compare to cattle leather.
- 21% Reduction of CO2 emission .
- Use Chromium-free dyes during the coloring process unlike mainstream tanning process.
- Production cost is similar to premium animal leather even though production is still in small scale.
- 5x cheaper than other mycelium leathers.
- Bill of material to produce this material is 6x cheaper than animal leather.
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