In line with the development of the plastics industry as a whole, many kinds of synthetic leather have been produced in Taiwan since 1962.
民國五十一年，台灣的塑膠工業開始發展，各種塑膠皮類的生產也逐漸增多，於是利用塑膠皮製造拖鞋、涼鞋外銷的工廠，在中華民國開始一一設立。