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Nike responds to Footwearbiz concerns about Flyleather

27/09/2017

When Nike launched a bonded leather design using “new supermaterial” Flyleather, it rang alarm bells for many in the industry as it appeared that a cheaper and inferior product was being made to sound like a new, improved material.   Nike describes Nike Flyleather as a performance-engineered leather that is made from at least 50% recycled leather...

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