COSM™
COSM™ (Creation of Sustainable Materials) is a division in the Group, which specializes in the development and production of additional sustainable products alongside our leather production. All COSM™ products are made by following our LITE manufacturing processes minimizing carbon footprint, water and chemical consumption.
COSM™ materials are
- made by 100% biobased content
- an additional sustainable option alongside leather
- made from mushroom, mycelium and other plant based materials
- biodegradable
- circular products
What makes COSM™ materials special?
- The products will create a low impact on the environment and will be a complementary material to leather
- No additional chemicals are used in raw material farming
- The mushrooms are farmed on wood chips and rice husk
- Mushrooms unsuitable for human consumption are used for the production
- Only dehydrated mushrooms are transported to our TTL production facility reducing CO2 impact
- Mushrooms are an amazing fast renewable natural organism. Due to its rapid growth, its feedstock availability is almost unlimited


HyphaLite™ TC is the first product launched under COSM™. HyphaLite™, composed of two individual words: Hypha, from the modern Latin hyphae, is a structural element of fungi (Mushrooms) and Lite, known in the leather industry for our LITE system, minimizing carbon footprint, water, and chemical consumption.
• 100% biobased*
• An alternative to petro-chemical based synthetics
• Biodegradable
• RSL Compliant
*Results from test method ASTM D6866-21