Papermaker Favini has launched a new paper made partly from leather-making leftovers.

The Italian company, which specialises in high-end papers aimed primarily at the fashion and creative industries, has produced the new paper, called Remake, using 25% by-product from the leather goods industry, 30% FSC-certified post-consumption recycled cellulose, and 45% FSC-certified virgin cellulose fibre.

The product comes from a new process developed by the company that treats leather by-products in order to obtain a recyclable, biodegradable product that can be combined within traditional paper-production techniques. The process leaves leather particles that are visible on the surface of the paper, giving a distinctive look.

Favini calls the result “a luxurious, recyclable and 100% biodegradable paper that offers excellent print and conversion performance, making it suited for a wide range of applications”. Favini said the production of Remake saves an estimated 25% of greenhouse gas emissions compared with other papers with similar characteristics. Any unavoidable emissions are then offset in their entirety by the carbon credits which are purchased by the company, as part of its sustainability strategy.