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Alcantara is a covering material manufactured and marketed by Alcantara SpA. It is primarily used in the design, fashion, accessories, consumer electronics, automotive and marine industries. The material was developed in the early 1970s by Miyoshi Okamoto, a scientist working for the Japanese chemical company Toray Industries. It was based on the same technology as another product from the same company named Ultrasuede.〔Robert Kanigel (Faux real: genuine leather and 200 years of inspired fakes ), National Academies Press, 2007 ISBN 0-309-10236-7 p. 192〕 Around 1972, a joint venture between Italian chemical company ENI and Toray formed Alcantara SpA in order to manufacture and distribute the material.〔(JAB Anstoetz takes over Alcantara distribution ), SleeperMagazine.com, 12 June 2010〕〔Giancarlo Colombo (Ed.) Who's Who in Italy 2007 Edition, Volume 2, 2008, ISBN 88-85246-62-1〕 The company is now owned by Toray and Mitsui. Alcantara is produced by combining an advanced spinning process (producing very low denier bi-component "islands in the sea" fibre) and chemical and textile production processes (needle punching, buffing, impregnation, extraction, finishing, dyeing, etc.) which interact with each other. ==Composition== Alcantara is composed of about 68% polyester and 32% polyurethane,〔Walter Fung (Coated and laminated textiles ), Woodhead Publishing, 2002 ISBN 1-85573-576-8, p. 239〕 giving increased durability and stain resistance. The appearance and tactile feel of the material is similar to that of suede, and it may be incorrectly identified as such. Some versions are designated as flame retardant in order to meet certain fire standards for both furnishings and automobile applications.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alcantara (material)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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