MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting to almost double the local production of abaca by the end of the Duterte administration as it eyes expansion areas in major ...

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 revived as an ...

Traditional garment made from abaca cloth with “t’nalak” design —Len Cabili With the growing interest in Filipino weaves, a local group that champions piña fabric has come up with a separate ...

MANILA, Philippines — A unit of Lao family-led D&L Industries Inc. has launched a 100-percent abaca pellet product for plastics compounding, marking a major step in the company’s sustainability ...

THE LOOMS used by the traditional abaca weavers haven’t changed much over the centuries. THE BICOL region is the cradle of abaca production; here, some of Charles & Aaron’s carpets are displayed ...

He clarified that it is sustainable plastics and not biodegradable, and manufacturing it will not be cheap. “The technology to properly process abaca fibers at scale did not exist at the time, given ...

Abaca farmers from Kamada ARC and MOAGA sign a memorandum of agreement with DTI and partner agencies during the turnover of the P10-million abaca mechanization facility in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental ...

LEGAZPI CITY — Supertyphoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) has left a trail of destruction in the island province of Catanduanes, ravaging over 23,000 hectares (ha) of abaca plantations, which ...

A researcher in Catanduanes found a way to turn Abaca waste into Abaca vinegar, Abaca wine, and Abaca sanitizer. Catanduanes is recognized as the "Abaca Capital of the Philippines." With majority 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 from ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. MANILA, Philippines - Abaca, a family of Musaceae from which Musa textile is derived, is a plant indigenous to the ...