A non-woven artificial leather, having a suede appearance, said non-woven artificial leather consisting essentially of a non-woven microfibrous component and an elastomeric matrix;
- the non-woven microfibrous component comprising polyester microfibres having a count of 0.01 to 0.50 dtex and carbon black pigment in a percentage of 0.05 to 2.00% by weight;
- the elastomeric matrix comprising polyurethane comprising soft and hard segments and carbon black pigment in a percentage of 0 to 10% by weight;
- wherein the soft segments comprise at least one polycarbonate diol selected from polyalkylene carbonate diols, and at least one polyester diol;
- wherein the hard segments comprise urethane groups deriving from the reaction between free isocyanate groups and water;
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- wherein part of the microfibrous component forms tassels on a surface of the artificial leather having an average length ranging from 210 to 400 microns, which provides an improved mottling effect and writing effect.