| CAPE FUR SEAL ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER SEAL FUR | |
| CAPE FUR SEAL | HARP SEAL (CANADA AND GREENLAND) |
| Uniform fur colour.-Can easily be dyed to any fashion colour and a uniform colour will be ensured. | Generic spotted patterns in the fur. After the fur has been dyed, the generic spots will still show on the dyed fur. |
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| Fur has underfur. When used for clothing, the underfur sheared to produce a soft, velvety “duvet” | Does not have underfur |
| The leather base is +-1mm thick yet strong ensuring excellent pliability in the manufacture of high quality garments. | Leather base is thicker and more difficult to work with. |
| Due to the underfur, Cape seal fur can be easily used as a garment liner for added warmth | Does not have underfur. |
SPECIFICATIONS OF CAPE FUR SEAL FUR
Length of fur : 780mm to 950mm Width of fur : 350mm to 480mm
Thickness of leather base: +-lmm. This thin yet durable leatherbase provides excellent conformability and ease of use to work with to manufacture high quality fashion garments.
Weight 550gram to 700gram
CAPE FUR SEAL ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER SEAL FUR
CAPE FUR SEAL HARP SEAL (CANADA AND GREENLAND) Uniform fur colour.-Can easily be dyed to any fashion colour and a uniform colour will be ensured. Generic spotted patterns in the fur. After the fur has been dyed, the generic spots will still show on the dyed fur. Fur has underfur. When used for clothing, the underfur sheared to produce a soft, velvety “duvet” Does not have underfur The leather base is +-1mm thick yet strong ensuring excellent pliability in the manufacture of high quality garments. Leather base is thicker and more difficult to work with. Due to the underfur, Cape seal fur can be easily used as a garment liner for added warmth Does not have underfur.
BENEFITS OF NATURAL FUR (CAPE FUR SEAL) AGAINST FAUX FUR (SYNTHETIC FUR)
CAPE FUR SEAL FUR FAUX FUR Natural fur is a sustainable fashion material which can be absorbed back into nature’s own cycle through biodegradation. Synthetic/plastic material, not natural and not bio degradeable. A renewable resource with outstanding thermal qualities, natural fur also have much less impact on landfills and oceans than synthetic alternatives, which are made from plastics. Synthetic/plastic material has a huge impact on landfills and the oceans Natural fur is produced by Nature and does not have any negative impact on climate change. Plastic is connected to climate change and it pollutes at every stage: from materials extraction to product production to waste disposal.
Photo credits: Nampa-Reuters In March 2018 Namibia and China signed various partnership agreements in areas of trade and economics. The agreements were signed following a closed-door meeting between Namibian leader Hage Geingob and China’s President Xi Jinping.
According to both presidents, these partnerships are a boost to economic relations between the two countries, and are mutally beneficial.
Finance Minister, Calle Schlettwein also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s export-import bank, which is to guide cooperation mechanisms between the two entities.
Afri Skins Trading, a Namibia registered business, would like to use the above agreements to introduce this sustainable natural Namibian resource of Cape fur seal fur products to China to assist the Chinese high quality fashion garment industry. The Chinese garment industry will now have the opportunity to manufacture high quality fur garmants and apparal to their citizens by utilizing our high quality Cape fur seal furs.
Although the Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus Pussilus) is a protected species under the CITES regulations appendix 11, the trade of these fur to China is legal. Afri Skins Trading will supply and issue all export documentation as requested by CITES and international trade for game products.
