RASKA converts leather waste into premium upcycled materials for footwear, manufacturing, and circular industrial growth.
Waste from tanneries and manufacturers
Fiberization + nonwoven engineering
Premium upcycled leather rolls
Affordable, sustainable footwear for all
The problem isn't finding demand. The challenge is supplying enough material.
Pairs of shoes consumed annually in South Africa.
The majority of the market relies on imports.
Pairs represent the potential addressable market for RASKA.
Already larger than planned production capacity.
RASKA can grow into a market already larger than its initial capacity.
Pairs supported annually
High-quality upcycled material powering the future of footwear.
RASKA sits at the center of a circular materials ecosystem, turning underused resources into high-value engineered materials that power new products and industries — again and again.
A circular ambition through continuous material recovery.
Building skills, jobs and local industrial capacity.
Keeping value in the region and reducing imports.
Better material use, local sourcing and improved industrial efficiency.
The loop never ends. The impact never stops.
RASKA transforms discarded leather into a high-performance engineered material through a proprietary recovery and refinement process.
A premium, durable and versatile material designed for a better tomorrow.
RASKA is positioned between low-value synthetic alternatives and expensive virgin leather — a premium, circular material designed for real manufacturing use.
Turns an underused resource into a valuable industrial input.
Designed for consistency, workability and practical manufacturing use.
Supports import replacement and faster supply for regional manufacturers.
Built around recovery, reuse and ongoing material value creation.
The first commercial focus is footwear, but the platform is designed to extend into adjacent industries where flexible, durable and sustainable materials matter.
RASKA connects sustainability with practical manufacturing outcomes: local supply, import replacement, job creation and material circularity.
South Africa has a large leather waste stream that can be redirected into higher-value use.
Potential annual imported footwear replacement opportunity in the business plan.
Employment creation linked to local production, with further indirect job potential.
Potential cooperative collection network to recover and prepare material streams.
The stronger message is not simply that RASKA is green. It is that RASKA can make sustainable materials economically useful, locally available and commercially scalable.
RASKA is designed for partners who want industrial growth, circular economy leadership and practical sustainable manufacturing capacity.
The project is positioned as a full industrial platform, not a small recycling initiative. The focus is plant capacity, commercial offtake, and long-term manufacturing relevance.
RASKA is relevant to funders, development finance institutions, manufacturers, industry bodies and strategic partners looking for a serious circular economy platform.
Back a scalable circular materials platform with strong market fundamentals.
Secure access to a differentiated, locally produced sustainable input material.
Help build the infrastructure for South Africa’s next sustainable manufacturing category.
RASKA is open to investor conversations, strategic partnerships, manufacturing enquiries and industry collaboration.
For enquiries, partnerships and further project information, contact the team directly.