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Lyliane is a microfiber born in 2004 as a backing material for polyurethane coatings for artificial leather manufacturing.

Its main characteristic is the structure, which is very similar to the one of genuine leather, but doesen't suffer aging process and its specific weight is at least one third lower.

Lyliane is part of the last generation Nonwoven fabrics Family nonwoven fabrics, thus it's not a conventional yarn weaving process, but a mechanical needling process of very short fibers.

Considering its particular qualities, Lyliane is been lately introducesd as backing material in sostitution of the genuine leather in all its most common applications.

The Lyliane Suede version is a much softer product and it has a look which is very similar to genuine leather suede.

Caratteristiche
Lyliane grants a very high mechanical resistance at tension, at tear and at multiple bending.

Thanks to its chemical structure, obtained thanks to polyurethane coagulation, Lyliane is a higly breathable material.