What Is Plant-Based Leather? A Beautiful Future in Your Hands

Imagine holding a product that feels luxurious, looks stunning, and carries a story of compassion. That’s exactly what plant-based leather is — a new-age material born from nature, not cruelty.

At Banether, we’ve re-imagined leather by crafting it exclusively from banana stem fibres — a part of the plant that usually goes to waste. With every sheet of our material, we turn agricultural residue into elegant, durable, and sustainable leather alternatives. It’s innovation that grows on trees… quite literally.

🌱 How Is Plant-Based Leather Different?

Plant-based leather is made using fibres from plants instead of animal skin. It is:

• Cruelty-free — No animals harmed, no skin harvested.

• Eco-friendly — Uses far fewer resources than traditional leather.

• Circular — Converts waste into a valuable material.

And here’s a fact that surprises many:🔍 Over 90% of traditional leather is tanned using chromium, a toxic heavy metal. Once treated, even “real leather” loses its natural biodegradability. On top of that, animal leather is coated with thick layers of PU and other chemicals to make it usable — yet the industry continues to call it “natural”.

🍃 What About PU in Plant-Based Leather?

A question we often get: “Does plant-based leather contain PU?”Yes — but here’s the truth that matters:

👉 Banether uses only a negligible PU top coat, and that too strictly for durability, ensuring your bags, wallets, or accessories last long without cracking or peeling.It is minimal, purposeful, and nowhere close to the heavy chemical coating used on animal leather.

🌍 Why It Matters

The leather industry is massive — valued at $444 billion globally — and its environmental footprint is equally massive. From emissions to deforestation to animal cruelty, every leather product carries a cost the planet pays for.

By choosing plant-based leather:

• You support farmers, not slaughterhouses.

• You conserve land and water instead of exhausting it.

• You celebrate innovation without compromising on beauty or strength.

  
  

✨ A Material Made With Pride

Banether’s banana-based leather is not just an alternative — it’s a statement. A statement that luxury can be kind, that fashion can be conscious, and that pride doesn’t need to come at the cost of another life.

It’s leather… just better.