Abaca fiber is extracted from the stems of the banana plant using a decorticator. DLPC’s technology turns the fiber into ...

MANILA, Philippines — The former use of abaca fiber for Philippine bills – which will soon be dominated by plastic (polymer) bills produced and printed in foreign countries – may soon be ...

Textile company Bananatex has developed a biodegradable lightweight jersey fabric by extracting fibres from the stalks of Abacá banana plants. Bananatex developed the fabric by extracting fibres ...

Photo of abaca tuxy from the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority THE country’s abaca output this year is seen to further decline from last year’s 7-year-low as the industry reels ...

Four years ago, they learned about abacá, a plant in the banana family that produces long fibers that are sometimes used to make rope or paper; the fruit it produces is different from the kind ...

MANILA, Philippines–Abaca farmers produced a total of 427,727 tons of the fiber from January to November of 2014, an increase of 21 percent year on year from 354,401 tons. According to the Fiber ...

“We are providing our abaca farmers’ group or associations with direct access to processors or buyers so that they can discuss the right price and the demand needed,” Marbella said.

THE Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFida) said on Tuesday that it is in talks with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for the use of abaca fiber in banknotes.

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s export earnings from abaca products jumped 24.7 percent in the first five months, driven by strong demand from most major markets. Latest data from the ...