Nike Flyleather is a new material made from at least 50 percent recycled natural leather fiber, a completely disruptive technology that rivals Nike Flyknit.

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In 2017, Nike officially launched Flyleather, an environmental innovation technology.

Nike Flyleather is a new material made from at least 50 percent recycled natural leather fiber, a completely disruptive technology that rivals Nike Flyknit.The birth of Nike Flyleather stems from a challenge: restoring the status of leather before the emergence of high performance materials such as engineering mesh technology and Flyknit, making it a performance material again. The point is that while achieving this goal, Flyleather retains some of people's favorite leather features: the look, feel and even taste.

Another key factor is the reduced environmental footprint of leather production, which not only consumes large amounts of energy and chemicals, but also results in large amounts of residual waste. So our task is not only to invent better leather varieties, but also to improve the leather production process to make it more sustainable.
Here's a detailed look at how engineers, scientists and designers created the lowest carbon footprint leather material in Nike's history.

1. In the typical leather production process, the fate of waste is discarded and sent to the landfill. Flyleather is made from leather waste discarded by tanneries. These wastes are combined with synthetic fibers and fabric infrastructures through a powerful hydraulic process to fuse all materials into one material. The material is then processed, such as dyed, and cut in rolls.

2.How about the look and feel

3. Why is Flyleather very sustainable

Leather is the main ingredient in many of Nike's classic shoes, but it is the company's second biggest environmental impact in terms of carbon emissions and water consumption. Flyleather changes that. There are three main reasons why Flyleather is the most sustainable leather material Nike has ever produced.

• It USES less water and has a lower carbon footprint than traditional leather manufacturing processes

• Nike Flyleather is lighter and more wear-resistant than traditional leather (wear-resistant test conclusion)

• Because Nike Flyleather is made in rolls, it not only improves the cutting efficiency, but also wastes less material than traditional cutting and stitching methods of full-grain leather

4.What does it mean for sport

Flyleather is likely to improve the leather materials used in performance footwear, especially in soccer and basketball categories. (in the early days, many performance basketball shoes were made of leather, but over time they were gradually replaced by other lighter and stronger performance engineering materials.)
"The importance of Nike Flyleather material is no less significant than Nike Flyknit," says John Hoke, Nike's chief design officer. New technologies and platforms allow us to get closer to the material molecular level, and Flyleather is the latest example. What's particularly exciting is that we can expand the potential of the process more precisely. This means the opportunity to make products that are stronger, more supportive and more resilient, depending on specific exercise requirements.
The impact of the technology extends far beyond the leather itself. Bignell notes: "engineered leather offers us unlimited possibilities, and we're about to open up a new space in the performance category, with new USES for materials that might be eliminated from the selection list for different products, such as footwear, apparel and equipment."

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Wear Nike Flyleather Cortez

The latest product based on Nike Flyleather technology is Nike's most historic running shoe, The Cortez. Cortez also has a lot of careful detail, such as 100% recyclable lining, soles, and labels.
The shoes are available in white/light silver colors and can be purchased from Nike.com and selected retailers.

Pure white Nike Flyleather Tennis Classic

The first product to use Nike Flyleather technology was the Nike Flyleather Tennis Classic, a distinctive pure white premium leather low-top shoe, which was released on September 18, 2017.
In addition to the Nike Flyleather Tennis Classic, Nike has created a new generation of Nike Flyleather limited edition shoes, including Air Force 1, Air Max 90, Cortez, Jordan 1 and Tennis Classic, made in Oregon and debuted in New York during Climate Week NYC.

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