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 ...

Abaca can be used as filter against toxic pollutants. This was proven by leading chemists from the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) who used ...

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 ...

CEBU, Philippines - A year after the sinking of the M/V Princess of the Stars, a furniture company filed a complaint for damages against Sulpicio Lines, Inc. for the 2,813 yards of abaca fabric that ...

GOVERNMENT researchers said hybrid abaca has some advantages in spinning fabric because of its finer fibers. The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) of the Department of Science and ...

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine earnings from abaca exports declined by 8.7 percent as of end-February compared to last year due to lower demand, the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) said.

Chemists from the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) have recently developed an abaca-based fabric that can filter out toxic materials and other ...

Dublin, Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Philippines Abaca Fiber Market, By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2019-2029F" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

EXPORT earnings from abaca in the first three months of the year rose 12.8% year-on-year, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. The free-on-board value pf exports was $35.536 million,it said in a ...

Earnings from abaca exports fell by 22.7 percent in 2012 as demand from key markets remain weak. Data from the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) showed abaca exports earnings from January to ...