VEGEA "wineleather"

Vegan leather made using pomace

Circular practice of

R7

Repurpose
citazione

“We value biomass and agro-industrial residues as high-value raw materials, transforming them into new materials for fashion, furniture, packaging, automotive and transport.” (vegea.com)

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  • Valorize waste from agri-food production;
  • Propose an alternative to animal leather, supporting cruelty free fashion.
description

VEGEA® is an innovative material characterized by a high content of vegetable, renewable and recycled raw materials: grape waste from vinification, vegetable oils and natural fibers from agriculture. VEGEA® is the combination of Vegan-VEG and GEA-Mother Earth, which identifies the next generation of alternatives to materials completely derived from oil and animals.

The Vegea “wineleather” It is produced thanks to a special treatment of the fibers and oils contained in the pomace, a totally natural material, consisting of grape skins, seeds and stems deriving from wine production.

It is produced in Italy by the Italian company Vegea S.r.l. without the aid of solvents toxic to the environment or human health.

Find out more: www.vestilanatura.it/vegan-plant-skin/vegea/

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VEGEA

Extended name

VEGEA

The R put into practice
R7. Repurpose
venue

Via Giuseppe Verdi, 12, 24121 Bergamo BG

Foundation year

2016

description

The VEGEA company was founded in Milan in 2016, with the aim of promoting the integration between chemistry and agriculture through the development of new environmentally sustainable products. Develop plant-based alternatives to fully synthetic and petroleum-derived materials. By relying on the use of renewable resources, as an alternative to non-renewable fossil ones, their production processes are based on vegetable and recycled raw materials.

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info@vegeacompany.com
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