THE Philippines has what it takes to become a global export powerhouse if it would beef up its biggest bets in the area of exports such as agricultural products, according to the top official of the ...

This sleek backpack now available in stores in Copenhagen and Zurich started life in a forest in the Philippines, where fiber from banana plants is now harvested to turn into a new type of ...

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 ...

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

MANILA, Philippines — A farmers’ group on Sunday urged the government to provide relief for abaca farmers in Catanduanes, citing the “widespread devastation” of Super Typhoon Pepito ...

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 revived as an alternative ...