Piñatex Advanced®

A plant-based, animal-free alternative to leather made from pineapple leaf waste. Designed for premium interiors and powerful storytelling.

Piñatex Advanced® is the pioneering member of our Synthetic Leather range and a unique material on the market. Co-developed with Ananas Anam, it turns pineapple leaf waste into a soft, elegant, high-performance material designed for premium applications. With bio-based content and lower environmental impact, Piñatex Advanced® helps you make a statement, without making compromises.

IN A NUTSHELL – why choose Piñatex Advanced® over virgin materials

100% vegan and PVC-free

Up to 91% CO2 reduction vs traditional leather

Made with renewable bio-based content

15-45% lighter than standard animal leather

No food competition, no added land, water or pesticides

Rethinking leather, for good

What if elegance could go hand in hand with performance and ethics? For decades, animal-based leather has been the go-to for high-end interiors, but it comes with a heavy carbon footprint and ethical concerns. Piñatex Advanced® shows that premium quality, low environmental impact and sensory visual appeal can come together. Derived from waste, processed with precision and validated for automotive interiors, Piñatex Advance® opens new design possibilities and contributes to lower environmental impact.

Your material characteristic checklist 

Applications

Piñatex Advance® is ideal for premium, visible parts where touch matters. Storytelling too.

Arm seats

Glove box

Arm seat

Leatherlike and colorful

Ramping up circularity and impact

• Piñatex Advance® is made from agricultural waste: pineapple leaves left over after harvest. Typically burned, with Piñatex, they’re given a new lease of life.
• Each kg of Piñayarn prevents up to 6 kg of CO₂ from being emitted. The fibres are washed and sun-dried locally, requiring no extra land, water or pesticides by our partner Ananas Anam.
• Piñatex supports farming communities by creating new income streams, which contribute to a more circular economy.

Behind every Piñatex Advanced® material is a trusted partner: Ananas Anam, the pioneering company that first imagined turning pineapple leaves into textile-grade fibre.

What started as a sustainability experiment has grown into a global initiative — one that brings together innovation, circular design, and social impact. Working closely with farming communities, Ananas Anam helps turn agricultural waste into opportunity: new revenue streams, rural employment, and a more regenerative model for farming.

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