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SUSTAINABILITY

Desserto® Cactus Leather Swatches

Desserto®is a highly sustainable vegan biomaterial developed in Mexico as an alternative to leather, often distinguished by its great softness at touch. Now has become one of biobase materials options in Autron Industry. 

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How Cactus Leather is Made

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1 HARVESTING

Desserto​®️ collaborate with Mexican farmers to grow our cactus. At the farms we select and cut only mature leaves without damaging the cactus itself, every 6-8 months we can have a new harvest.

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2 CLEANING

Full vision and traceability of the farm ensure sustainable social practices. Also, Desserto​®️ do not use an irrigation system for the cactus, neither agrochemicals like herbicides or pesticides.

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3 GRINDING

Technological enhacements at the fields.Ourplantations arefullyorganic and the cactus grow with rain water.

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4 DRYING

Dry them under the sun for three days, extract its proteins and selected fibers. The cactus is very resilient and strong, it can handle high and low temperatures without dying.
 

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5 INDUSTRIAL

Transform it into a bio-resin mixed withorganic pigmentstomakeitpartof our patented formula.

Sustainability Benefits of Cactus Leather

1

Biodiversity amelioration in the region.

2

Land use Change (LUC) reversion.

3

Enrichment of soil micro-flora and micro-fauna though native and typical organic cactus afforestation,

4

Huge savings in water as no irrigation is applied.

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Environmental preservation as no agrochemicals are used like herbicides or pesticides.

6

Cactus is left unharmed to enable repeated harvesting from the same plant.

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7

Energy savings by relying on renewable energy though several processes.

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Carbon negative farming process. 8,100 t ons of CO2 are absorbed by our plantations annually while desserto only emit 15.30 otns at farming stages.

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Cactus Leather Articles (Made in Mexico)

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SKU# 10002
Thickness: 1.0 mm
MATTE BLACK NIGHT ROCKPORT
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 50/50 

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SKU# 10003
Thickness: 1.0 mm
BEIGE SAND ROCKPORT
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 50/50 

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SKU# 10004
Thickness: 1.0 mm
RED TUNA HELEN
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 50/50 

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SKU# 10005
Thickness: 1.0 mm
GREEN CACTUS HELEN
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 50/50 

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SKU# 10010
Thickness: 1.0 mm
WHITE STAR FREEPORT
Back: POLYESTER-COTTON 65/35  

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SKU# 10011
Thickness: 1.0 mm
BLACK MIDNIGHT FREEPORT
Back: POLYESTER-COTTON 65/35 

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SKU# 10012
Thickness: 0.5 mm
BLACK OPUNTIA RUSTIC
Back: 100% RECYCLED POLYESTER 

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SKU# 10026
Thickness: 1.0 mm
BLACK PAMPA
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 50/50 

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SKU# 20006
Thickness: 0.7 mm
BLACK RUSTIC 
Back: RECYCLED COTTON-RECYCLED POLYESTER 50/50 

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SKU# 20021
Thickness: 1.0 mm
FERRERO FREEPORT
Back: RECYCLED COTTON-RECYCLED POLYESTER 50/50 

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SKU# 20009
Thickness: 1.5 mm
BLUE NAVY ROCKPORT RECCOT
Back: 100% RECYCLED COTTON 

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SKU# 20023 (LIMITED STOCK)
Thickness: 1.15 mm
LILAC HELEN
Back: RECYCLED COTTON-RECYCLED POLYESTER 50/50  

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SKU# 30001
Thickness: 1.3 mm
BLACK FREEPORT BIOCACTUS
Back: 100% COTTON WITH CACTUS INFUSED 

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SKU# 30055
Thickness: 1.3 mm
BYCAST HELEN BLUE NAVY
Back: Back: 100% COTTON WITH CACTUS INFUSED 

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SKU# 10113
Thickness: 0.9 mm
FS NY FREEPORT BLACK
Back: 100% RECYCLED NYLON 

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SKU# 50012
Thickness: 1 mm
Q84 WHITE FREEPORT
Back: 100% POLYESTER 

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SKU# 20025
Thickness: 1.2 mm
SAFFIANO KMP BLUE NAVY
Back: RECYCLED COTTON-RECYCLED POLYESTER 50/50 

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SKU# 60001
Thickness: 1.2 mm
HELEN BLACK
Back: 100% RECYCLED COTTON 

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SKU# 20026
Thickness: 1.3 mm
TACOMA BLUE
Back: 100% RECYCLED COTTON

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SKU# 60002
Thickness: 1.25 mm
BIO+ ROMA
Back: 100% RECYCLED COTTON

Cactus Leather Articles (Made in Italy)

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SKU# ITA-002
Thickness: 1.2 mm
FABRIC CRISTINA BLACK
Back: COTTON WOVEN-POLYESTER 45/55 

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SKU# ITA-001
Thickness: 1.2 mm
FREEPORT OFFWHITE
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 45/55 

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SKU# ITA-003
Thickness: 1.2 mm
FREEPORT CRISTINA PURPLE
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 45/55 

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SKU# ITA-004
Thickness: 1.2 mm
FREEPORT CRISTINA BLUE CAKE
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 45/55 

SKU# 10012
Thickness: 0.5 mm
BLACK OPUNTIA RUSTIC
Back: 100% RECYCLED POLYESTER 

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SKU# ITA-007
Thickness: 1.2 mm
FREEPORT CRISTINA BROWN SADDLE
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 45/55 

SKU# 10012
Thickness: 0.5 mm
BLACK OPUNTIA RUSTIC
Back: 100% RECYCLED POLYESTER 

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SKU# ITA-013
Thickness: 1.0 mm
FREEPORT CRISTINA BEIGE
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 45/55 

SKU# 10012
Thickness: 0.5 mm
BLACK OPUNTIA RUSTIC
Back: 100% RECYCLED POLYESTER 

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SKU# ITA-022
Thickness: 1.3 mm
ROCKPORT CRISTINA OLIVE
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 45/55 

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SKU# ITA-403
Thickness: 1.3 mm
DIVA 1.3 FREEPORT BLACK
 

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SKU# ITA-402
Thickness: 1.3 mm
DIVA 1.3 FREEPORT ROCKPORT BLACK
 

SKU# 10012
Thickness: 0.5 mm
BLACK OPUNTIA RUSTIC
Back: 100% RECYCLED POLYESTER 

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SKU# ITA-355
Thickness: 1.0 mm
NUBUCK CRISTINA GREEN
Back: COTTON-POLYESTER 45/55 

SKU# 10012
Thickness: 0.5 mm
BLACK OPUNTIA RUSTIC
Back: 100% RECYCLED POLYESTER 

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SKU# ITA-408
Thickness: 1.3 mm
DIVA 1.3 FREEPORT COLOR SHIRT
 

SKU# 10012
Thickness: 0.5 mm
BLACK OPUNTIA RUSTIC
Back: 100% RECYCLED POLYESTER 

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SKU# ITA-406
Thickness: 1.3 mm
DIVA 1.3 FREEPORT SANSHELL
 

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