An olive branch with fresh green olives resting on a fold of grained olive-green Oleatex leather, against a soft cream backdrop

Meet Oleatex

Premium vegan leather, made from Mediterranean olive waste.

Olive pomace — the damp pulp left after olives are pressed for oil — heaped beside the press

The Origin

Waste, Given a Second Life.

Every year, 9 million tonnes of olive pomace — the solid residue left behind when olives are pressed for oil, is burned as fuel, releasing carbon into the atmosphere. It has no food value and no further agricultural use. Oleatex is made from exactly this: waste, given a second life.

750 kg of pomace from every
1,000 kg of olives pressed

< 100 km sourced from the
point of production

0 food value,
agricultural use

Figures per Oleatex (oleatex.com/sustainability).

What Is Oleatex

A Next-Generation, Plant-Based Leather.

Oleatex transforms olive-industry waste into a premium leather alternative. This innovation carries a lighter environmental footprint while maintaining durability and quality.

At be.Bold, we choose Oleatex because it turns what would be waste into a usable premium material, aligning with our values and our commitment to a more circular economy.

Olive Waste

From Olive Waste to Next Generation Material

1
Waste Collection

Olive & agricultural biomass collected from local farms.
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2
Raw Material Production

A proprietary process converts the pomace into a usable material.
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3
Polymer Blend

Bio-content is blended with the patented formula.
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4
Coating

Applied to a backing fabric at the required thickness (0.6–1.5 mm).
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5
Finishing

Surface treated shiny or matte, in any Pantone colour.
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End Product

Bio-content blended with the patented formula.

How It Performs

Premium Feel, Lighter Footprint, Certified.

Oleatex delivers the refined finish and premium hand-feel expected of fine leather, with the durability to be worn and loved for years, while carrying a markedly lighter environmental footprint than traditional and synthetic alternatives.

Oleatex doesn’t just sound sustainable. It’s independently verified against internationally recognised standards for quality, ethical sourcing, and environmental impact.

Oleatex holds the V-Label, the European Vegetarian Union’s mark for certified vegan products; USDA certification for its bio-based content; and PETA Approved Vegan status, confirming that no animal materials are used at any stage of production. Between them these three cover what matters most in a material like this, that it is genuinely plant-based, genuinely animal-free, and checked by someone other than us.