Warmbat Introduces the World's
First Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™
Introduction of Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™
Worldwide the issue of environmental awareness is becoming more and
more important and Warmbat Australia has decided it's time to put
it's sheepskin boot clad foot down! Warmbat have changed their
manufacturing processes and are now proud to introduce the world's
first Eco Friendly Sheepskin™ footwear.Paul Barclay,
Warmbat's Australian born president and CEO explains the thinking
behind this not inconsiderable change, "Designing great looking,
high quality products for our customers is our main objective.
And a big part of that is creating products that are environmentally
friendly, that give our customers peace of mind that Warmbat is
doing its part. In Australia, the great majority of sheep are
raised for the wool industry or bred for lamb for the food industry.
Sheepskin is an organic, natural by product of both of these
industries, and is more environmentally friendly than synthetic
alternatives. We're proud to bring our customers the first
environmentally friendly sheepskin products that are not only
trendy, fashionable and comfortable, but that meet the highest
standards of environmental compatibility. And we're able to do
it without raising the price of our products." Warmbat's products
already feature removable, washable and replaceable insoles,
long-lasting outsoles and the patented Dri-Lex® moisture absorption
system to extend the life of the boots and shoes and cut down on
waste. Warmbat is introducing its new Eco-Friendly Sheepskin in
many of its best-selling shearling products in 2007 and their
eventual aim is to have all their products produced with
Eco-Friendly Sheepskin.
Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ was developed in accordance with the daily demands for health of everyone
and for the duty to the environment. This sheepskin is tanned and finished strictly with
Chrome-free tanning agents and chemicals.
Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ consists of double face for boots and single face for shoe lining and some other varieties. The production process for
Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™, which is a certified leather system that fits the SG label criteria, gives the customer peace of mind, knowing the leather meets rigid
standards for harmful substances. Boots made of
Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ are environmentally compatible and dermatologist tested.
Environmentally Friendly Processing
- Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ products are tanned with chrome-free tanning agents that are friendly to the
environment as they can be recycled and biodegraded.
- Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ process uses chemicals which do not contain harmful chemicals to operatives or the environment.
- Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ process permits the main process liquors to be recycled in chrome-free tanning innately.
- Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ process liquors not recycled can be safely discharged into fluent treatment plants. Chemicals used in
Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ do not interfere with the physical, chemical and biological treatment systems.
Colourfully Alive While Considering Health
- Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ causes no irritation to people with sensitive skin.
- Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ has been certified by SG. This means the skins meet the stringent limits and parameters for harmful substances as established in the SG catalogue.
- Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ has been used in dermatological testing. Under the test conditions, all of the test participants (including people known to have sensitive skin) did not show any allergic reactions to the
Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™.
- Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ has been evaluated by using internationally recognized physical and chemical test methods.
Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ compared very favourably with chrome processed skins.
The White base provided by the
Eco-Friendly Sheepskin™ process offers customers a wider range of colours than was possible on chrome processed skins, which will give a much more colourful life!
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