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EVOAIR™ POE Leather Solutions
EVOAIR™ POE Leather: A Lower-Carbon PVC Alternative
EVOAIR™ Polyolefin Elastomers Leather is Dow’s advanced functional brand for POE-based leather, offering soft-touch durability and design flexibility for automotive interiors—especially seating and interior topping. As a more sustainable alternative to PVC, EVOAIR™ Polyolefin Elastomers also open new possibilities in consumer goods like bags, footwear, and furniture covering. Powered by ENGAGE™ Polyolefin Elastomers, INFUSE™ Olefin-block Copolymers, and NORDEL™ EPDM technology, EVOAIR™ POE Leather supports lower-carbon, eco-smart material innovation.
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EVOAIR™ POE Leather solutions for automotive interiors
EVOAIR™ POE Leather brings next-generation comfort and performance to automotive interiors. Designed for seating and interior topping, this POE-based leather offers a soft, premium feel, excellent processability, and long-term durability. With a lower carbon footprint than alternatives and natural leather and the ability to incorporate bio-circular materials, EVOAIR™ POE Leather helps automotive brands achieve sustainability goals—without compromising on design, touch, or performance.
Benefits
EVOAIR™ POE Leather retains its softness and flexibility even in low temperatures—offering consistent comfort, durability, and performance across a wide range of climates.
Designed for recyclability, EVOAIR™ POE Leather is low-VOC and free of plasticizers and harsh additives, offering a more sustainable alternative to traditional PVC leather.
With a low-density structure and excellent weathering resistance, EVOAIR™ POE Leather helps reduce vehicle weight while preserving premium appearance, color integrity, and long-term performance.
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Automotive Seating
EVOAIR™ POE Leather enhances seating surfaces with a soft-touch feel, long-lasting comfort, and excellent durability—a good choice for premium automotive interiors focused on performance, lightweighting, and low VOC.
Automotive Skins
Designed for interior skins and trim, EVOAIR™ POE Leather offers a refined aesthetic with exceptional flexibility, processability, and weathering resistance—perfect for complex contours and elevated design.
Advancing sustainable innovation in automotive interiors
Discover how EVOAIR™ POE Leather is redefining synthetic leather for the automotive industry. This video showcases Dow’s POE-based material innovation, offering a soft-touch, durable, and low-carbon/low-VOC alternative to traditional leather. See how EVOAIR™ POE Leather supports OEMs in achieving performance, aesthetic, and sustainability goals—especially in seating and interior topping applications. Learn more about how EVOAIR™ POE Leather helps drive the future of sustainable vehicle design.
EVOAIR™ POE Leather expands comfort into everyday life
EVOAIR™ POE Leather is expanding beyond automotive into consumer industries like bags, footwear, and furniture coverings—bringing the same soft-touch feel, design flexibility, and sustainability. As brands seek safer, non-animal based alternatives, EVOAIR™ POE Leather offers a promising path forward with durable, lightweight materials designed for style, comfort, and sustainability.
Benefits
EVOAIR™ POE Leather stays soft and pliable even in cold conditions, making it ideal for footwear and outdoor gear that must perform comfortably across seasons.
Featuring a low-density design, EVOAIR™ POE Leather reduces overall product weight, delivering lightweight comfort for bags and footwear without sacrificing strength or durability.
With a low carbon footprint, strong resistance to water and wear, and safer material composition, EVOAIR™ POE Leather is a more sustainable choice for stylish, high-use items like accessories and furniture coverings.
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Bags
EVOAIR™ POE Leather brings lightweight durability and a premium soft-touch feel to bags—a good choice for daily use, travel, and fashion-forward designs that prioritize performance and sustainability.
Footwear
Flexible in all climates and built for comfort, EVOAIR™ POE Leather is well-suited for footwear uppers and linings—offering a safe, stylish, and sustainable alternative to traditional materials.
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Explore ENGAGE™ POEs for lasting softness
ENGAGE™ POEs offer the exceptional softness, elasticity, and low-temperature flexibility that define EVOAIR™ POE Leather—a good choice for consumer and automotive leather applications.
Discover INFUSE™ OBCs for advanced processing
INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers enhance processability and mechanical strength in EVOAIR™ POE Leather, helping to enable sleek, durable designs for footwear, bags, and interiors.
NORDEL™ EPDM for tougher performance
NORDEL™ EPDM adds durability and weather resistance to EVOAIR™ POE Leather, supporting long-term use in applications where flexibility and resilience are essential.
Frequently Asked Questions
EVOAIR™ POE Leather is a POE-based leather solution for automotive interiors, designed for seating and interior topping, offering a soft, premium feel, excellent processability, and long-term durability.
EVOAIR™ POE Leather is 25–40% lighter weight than PVC leather and offers low VOC/odor with better color stability, supporting premium performance for automotive interiors.
EVOAIR™ POE Leather has inherently low density, helping reduce overall vehicle weight. This is especially valuable for vehicles, where lightweighting can improve efficiency and extend driving range.
Yes. EVOAIR™ POE Leather is engineered to resist yellowing over time, helping maintain the clean, premium look of white or light-colored automotive interiors under various conditions.
EVOAIR™ POE Leather offers a plasticizer-free, low-VOC, lightweight and lower carbon footprint than alternatives and natural leather, supporting sustainability goals without sacrificing comfort, durability, or design performance.
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