Black Foam Leather Empowers High-End Furniture Brand Upgrade Case

**Project Background** Ouyahome Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Ouyahome") is a manufacturer focusing on mid-to-high-end fabric and leather sofas, mainly exporting to European and North American markets. In 2024, Ouyahome planned to launch a new "Obsidian" series sofa, positioned as a light luxury minimalist style, targeting young families who value quality and environmental protection. This series requires a fabric with deep black color, soft touch, wear-resistant and scratch-resistant, and must be environmentally friendly and non-toxic, meeting EU REACH standards. **Challenges** 1. **High color and texture requirements**: The black must be pure, non-whitening, non-shifting, with a fine and uniform surface texture close to genuine leather. 2. **Demanding physical properties**: The sofa top layer must withstand daily frequent sitting and lying, with strict requirements for abrasion resistance (Martindale ≥ 50,000 cycles), tear strength, and yellowing resistance (UV test 300 hours). 3. **Environmental compliance**: Export to Europe requires OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification, and no phthalates, heavy metals or other harmful substances. 4. **Cost control**: High-end genuine leather prices have skyrocketed, Ouyahome hopes to replace with high-quality PU/PVC, but unit price must be controlled within a reasonable range. **Solution** Our technical team deeply collaborated with Ouyahome's R&D department. For their sofa curved surface and sewing process, we recommended **Black Foam Leather** (product link: https://shimondpvc.com/products/pvc-foam-2). The product has the following core advantages: - **Exclusive foam layer formula**: Microporous foaming technology increases resilience by 30%, soft hand feel, not easy to collapse. - **High color fastness coating**: Color fastness to rubbing reaches grade 4.5 or above, no fading after long-term use. - **Environmentally friendly solvent-free process**: No solvent added from raw material to finished product, already OEKO-TEX certified. - **Custom surface texture**: Adjusted embossing roller parameters according to Ouyahome's provided shagreen pattern sample, achieving over 95% texture matching. During the trial production stage, we provided 5 samples of different hardness, cooperating with Ouyahome to complete sewing tests and whole chair assembly. Finally, black foam leather with thickness 1.2mm and density 0.45g/cm³ was selected, balancing stiffness and comfort. At the same time, we helped optimize cutting layout plan, increasing material utilization from 82% to 91%, helping customers reduce overall cost by about 12%. **Project Results** Since batch supply started in June 2024, Ouyahome's "Obsidian" series sofas have been warmly received in the market: - First quarter sales exceeded 8,000 sets, exceeding expectations by 20%; - Customer return rate decreased by 60% compared to the previous generation PU product, major complaints (surface cracking, color difference) reduced to zero; - In 2025, Ouyahome listed black foam leather as standard fabric, annual purchase volume expected to reach 150,000 meters; - Simultaneously driving upgrades of its leisure chairs, bedside soft packages and other categories, forming a closed loop of brand high-end positioning. **Customer Feedback** Ouyahome's Purchasing Director Mr. Zhang said: "We compared many domestic and foreign suppliers, and finally chose Shimond PVC because their color stability and environmental certification on black foam leather are impeccable. During cooperation, the technical team responded quickly and helped us solve the problem of wrinkling when covering curved surfaces. This material has become the standard for our high-end line." **Summary** This case confirms the strong adaptability of our black foam leather in the home soft furnishing field - combining aesthetic value, practical performance and environmental attributes. Whether furniture manufacturers, automotive interior companies or engineering decoration companies, competitive products can be obtained through customized services. Welcome to contact us for samples and technical parameters.