PVC Leather Cloth (Rexine)

For  many years a range of leather like materials has   been
in use for sockings, linkings and uppers.  They are all based  of
fabrics,  usually woven and mainly of cotton.  These base  cloths
should  be  carefully  selected to give  the  requisite  physical
properties for shoe uppers and they may be coated with oil or PVC
or  rubber  compound, Cellulose derivatives  or  synthetic  resin
(plastics).  The surface may be smooth, with high polish or  matt
effect, or embossed with designs, many of which simulate  leather
or  fabrics.  All these coated materials are totally  impermeable
to air and water, ventilation must therefore achieved by suitable
shoe  design.   The earliest type of leather cloth  was  American
Cloth,  the  coating being of linseed oil.  This was followed  by
nitrocellulose  coating.   Both  are  practically  obsolete   for
uppers,  being superseded by plastic coatings, but they are  used
for sockings.

Project Reports Cover:

•     Introduction
•     Uses and Applications
•     Properties
•     Market Survey with future aspects
•     Present Manufacturers
•     B.I.S. Specifications
•     Manufacturing Process with Formulae
•    Cost Economics with Profitability Analysis
•     Capacity
•     Land & Building Requirements with Rates
•     List & Details of Plant and Machinery with their Costs
•     Raw Materials
•     Details/List and Costs
•     Power & Water Requirements
•     Labour/Staff Requirements
•     Utilities and Overheads
•     Total Capital Investment
•     Turnover
•     Cost of Production
•     Break Even Point
•     Profitability
•     Land Man Ratio
•     Suppliers of Plant & Machineries and Raw Materials.