Alpha Skiver®
Impressionable, soft, and sooth, Alpha Skiver® brings luxury covering designs to a whole new level of appeal. Available in an extensive selection of contemporary colors and boasting an excellent surface for blind stamping, foil stamping, and heat burnishing, Skiver® is the modern designer’s choice for quality, synthetic leather covering options. Part of the Alpha series top-of-the-line PU cover material, its supple feel and matte, soft-touch finish lends itself to a wide range of stationery and book applications. Skiver® is CPSIA and REACH 161 compliant, contains no solvents or heavy metals, and passed all SGS requests, making it both sustainable and sophisticated— a top designers perfect solution.
| Manufacturer | |
|---|---|
| Material Base | |
| Material Composition | |
| Coating | Polyurethane |
| Standard Width | 55" |
| Standard Roll | 109 Yards |
| Minimum Order | 25 Yards, 55 Yards |
| Weight | 914 lbs per 1,000 yards |
| Decorating Method | Blind Stamping, Foil Stamping, Heat Burnishing, Offset Printing, Screen Printing |
| Application | Albums, Bookbinding, Decorative Packaging, Hobbies & Crafts, Looseleaf, Menus & Hospitality, Point Of Purchase, Portfolios, Printing |
| Converting | Sheeted, Sheeted & Squared, Slit |
| Sustainability / Certification |
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