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What is the value of banana fiber or abaca fiber in the global market?
Abaca fiber or Musa fiber is also called manila hemp. This fiber is extracted from the leaf sheath around the trunk of the Abaca plant which is popularly found in the Philippines and humid tropics.
Asia Textile Mills in Philippines makes best use of abaca fiber to revive
Philippines is left with only five textile mills in the knitting business which also service finishing mills as more than 50 textile mills dead or dying due to excessive power costs and cheap fabrics
PHL abaca fiber likely to see 5.7pc growth in global demand for next 5 years
Philippines will remain as the world’s top source of abaca, the strongest-known natural fiber, according to TechSci global market research and consulting company as the global demand for
Abacá fiber making its place in fashion world
The abacá fibre over the decades which was considered a high quality soft fibre more commonly used to create speciality paper, as it less matched the needs of fashion. In today fashion world,
DOST to upgrade abaca fiber production to meet demand and boost farmers’ income
Abaca farming is one of the major livelihood activities in six barangays of Patnongon namely Gella 2, Aureliana, Villa Elio, Villa Salomon, Tigbalogo and Igburi. The Department of Science and
PTRI develops new technologies for promoting indigenous fiber
Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) of the Department of Science and Technology has developed new technologies for promoting the use of natural fibers for clothing and fashion accessories
GIZ to assist abaca development project in the PH province
The provincial government of Philippine has tapped the assistance of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) a non-government organization that represents the German government in
Dost launches ICYT in Bicutan, Taguig for producing nautral fibers
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is stepping up its efforts to boost the local fabrics industry with the launching of its Innovation Center for Yarns and Textiles (ICYT) in Bicutan,
PhilFIDA revives sericulture tradition with Claveria silk project
The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) is working to bring back the traditional art of sericulture in the Philippines and help the craft in Cagayan thrive. The silk here is
Bananatex®, world's first technical fabric made purely from banana plants
Bananatex is the world’s first durable, technical fabric created entirely from abacá banana plants cultivated naturally. It was developed by QWSTION - a Swiss bag brand and material innovator, in