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COMMITTED TO A GREENER FUTURE

From our Phthalate-free production in Canada, where continuous sustainability initiatives have already underpinned our environmental promises, to our ambitious plans for greater & greener achievements, Morbern’s ethos is one of total commitment to the planet:
help protect and preserve our children’s tomorrows while meeting our clients’ needs today.

COATED IS GREEN

Morbern Green Ethos Vegan Leather
100% vegan leather
Morbern Green Ethos Recycle
Contains bio-based renewable ingredients
Morbern Green Ethos Leaf
Phthalate-free formulation
Morbern Green Ethos Reach
REACH compliant
Morbern Green Ethos Heart in Hand
Skin safe
IS010993-10 compliant

DID YOU KNOW?

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Common table salt is the main ingredient of the coatings we apply on various, increasingly recycled substrates (such as polyester made from old water bottles).
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Our production uses much less fossil fuel than other options such as PU (Polyurethane) and none of the harsh chemicals required for the tanning of animal hides.
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Our vegan leather will typically naturally degrade after 25 years in landfill sites, with micro-organisms breaking down polymers into raw elements, leaving only biomass and biogases behind.
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Vegan leather is an ethical, durable, long-life surface solution, reducing the need for constant product replacement.
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Our plasticisers contain oil derived from sustainable soya beans sourced from the USA and renewable feedstock in Europe.
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Our plant in Ontario sits on the mighty Saint Lawrence River and the water released at the end of our manufacturing process is regularly tested to ensure it is clean enough to drink!
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Our coated fabrics are not formulated with substances specified under the international Stockholm Convention on POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants).
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MADE WITH CARE IN CANADA


Once one of the first manufacturers to completely eliminate heavy metals from our production, we are continuously introducing new green initiatives:

  • Powered by renewable hydro-electricity
  • Low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) water-based formulations have now replaced most of our solvent formulations
  • New closed-loop cooling circuits installed in 2016 reduced our water consumption by more than 75%
  • Most of our waste is reused in our process. The rest is redirected out of landfill sites to other applications by a dedicated team
  • ISO14001 compliant
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THE FR-FREE REVOLUTION

From 2015, the design community increasingly started specifying materials without flame-retardant (FR) additives for Contract & Healthcare projects in North America. Morbern was one of the first manufacturers to introduce durable FR-free coated fabrics to meet this growing demand for greener living and eco-friendly solutions. As the FR-free revolution gained momentum around the world, Morbern expanded its FR-free product range and launched MorGreen™: a collection of coated fabrics without any chemical FR (Fire Resistant) additives, still achieving the European Fire Norm EN1021 (Part 1&2) and the much coveted OekoTex Label.

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OEKO-Tex-Std-100
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EVOHIDE™

Evohide™ is the latest addition to Morbern’s MorGreen™ collection:

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Bio-attributed PVC resins

originating from agricultural and forestry biomass

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Bio-based plasticisers

derived from European & USA-sourced soya bean oil

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100% recycled polyester

backing fabric made from used plastic water bottle

The combination of these ISCC & RSB certified renewable ingredients makes for a 75% sustainable content vegan leather, suitable for all indoor and outdoor/marine upholstery applications.

The appearance and properties of Evohide™ can be tailored to meet customers’ expectations, from plain leather-look surfaces to textile-inspired grains (such as Mistral), always achieving an excellent haptic.

Pictured below: EvoHide™ Mistral

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