Bicast leather
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Bicast leather (also known as bycast leather or PU leather) is a synthetic upholstery product consisting of a thick polyurethane layer applied to a leather or reconstituted leather substrate. It is commonly found in inexpensive furniture.
Because bicast leather is fundamentally a man-made product, some jurisdictions (such as New Zealand and the United Kingdom have ruled that it cannot be marketed as leather.
External Links
- [[http://www.comcom.govt.nz/FairTrading/commissionremindstr1.aspx New Zealand Commerce Commission]]
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