They're doing it because they can market pleather as "vegan leather" now for the same price as real leather, and it's simpler to standardize on that. It's polyu

They're doing it because they can market pleather as "vegan leather" now for the same price as real leather, and it's simpler to standardize on that. It's polyurethane or PVC. The good thing about it is that it doesn't require raising and killing an animal. Bad things include that it's made from petrochemicals and does not biodegrade. Doesn't seem like a clear win for ecology.