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Water-Based PU Leather

PU leather whose coating uses water as the main medium, in rolls made to your color, texture, and backing.

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Water-Based PU Leather Colors

A selection of colors and finishes from our water-based PU range. Click an image to view it larger, or request a sample of the color you need.

Water-Based PU Leather

Muted Color Range

Soft shades from mauve and blush to khaki, mint, and navy.

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Bright Color Range

Saturated reds, yellows, blues, pinks, and greens.

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Swatch Bundle

A bundled color card of muted shades.

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Bold Color Stack

Bright colors stacked side by side to compare shades.

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Mixed Colors

Green, blue, pink, red, and navy swatches.

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Pastel and Red

Blush, white, and red with a smooth surface.

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Deep Tones

Red, teal, navy, and green.

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Earth Tones

Khaki, mauve, and navy close up.

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Colors shown are examples. Colors are matched to your physical reference sample.

Overview

What Is Water-Based PU Leather?

Water-based PU leather uses water, not an organic solvent, as the main medium in its coating. It is also called waterborne PU leather. The finished material is still polyurethane on a fabric base. What changes is the coating system.

Fuzhou Leather makes water-based PU leather alongside its solvent-based, solvent-free, and semi-PU ranges.

Also called waterborne PUStill polyurethane on a fabric base
Coating systems

Water-Based vs Traditional PU Leather

  • Traditional

    Solvent-based PU

    Main medium in the coatingOrganic solvents
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    Water-based PU

    Main medium in the coatingWater
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  • Solvent-free

    Solvent-free PU

    Main medium in the coatingNo solvent
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Less organic solvent, not better in every way

Water-based coating uses less organic solvent in the coating step. It does not by itself make the finished material better in every way. Hand-feel, durability, and cost depend on the formulation and the construction.

Process

How the Coating Is Applied

Polyurethane synthetic leather is made by a dry process, in which the coating is applied to release paper and transferred to the fabric, or by a wet process, in which polyurethane is coagulated on a base.

01Dry process

The coating is applied to release paper, then transferred to the fabric.

02Wet process

Polyurethane is coagulated on a base.

Water-based systems can be used in these steps.Tell us the construction you need, and we will advise.
When to choose

When Buyers Choose Water-Based PU

1The usual reason

Buyers usually choose water-based PU because their product, market, or customer asks for a coating with less organic solvent.

2If it is look and feel

If your reason is look and feel, judge it on a sample, because hand-feel depends mainly on the formulation.

Water resistance

Is Water-Based PU Leather Waterproof?

The word water-based describes how the coating is made, not how it resists water. Like other PU leather, it is water-resistant. For a waterproof surface, look at PVC leather.

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Want to feel it before you decide?

For existing textures and colors, we can send swatch samples. Ask for water-based PU swatches with your inquiry.

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Customization

What You Can Specify

  1. 01Thickness and backing

    Matched to your product.

  2. 02Texture and color

    Custom embossing and color matching to your reference.

  3. 03Finish

    Matte, semi-matte, glossy, two-tone, or distressed.

Testing synthetic leather in the lab
Finished rolls tested
Quality

Quality

Finished rolls are tested for abrasion resistance, flex durability, and colorfastness. Each bulk batch is checked against the approved sample.

  • Abrasion resistance
  • Flex durability
  • Colorfastness
Quality control
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is water-based PU the same as solvent-free PU?
No. Water-based PU uses water as the main medium. Solvent-free PU has no solvent in the coating. They are different coating systems.
Does water-based PU feel different?
Hand-feel depends mainly on the formulation, so check it on a swatch.
What is the minimum order?
500–800 meters per color, depending on the construction.

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