Piñatex® - a natural textile made from pineapple leaf fibre


Summary

Piñatex® is made of fibre from the leaves of the pineapple plant. These leaves are discarded from the pineapple harvest, so the raw material requires no additional environmental resources to produce. 


Description

The long fibres are extracted through a process called decortication, which is done at the plantation by the farming community. Ananas Anam has developed the first automated decorticating machine to assist with this process, allowing farmers to utilise greater quantities of their waste leaves. Once the leaves have been stripped of fibre the leftover biomass can be used as a nutrient-rich natural fertiliser or a biofuel, so nothing is wasted. The fibres then get degummed and undergo an industrial process to become a non-woven mesh, which forms the base of Piñatex®. The finished textile is a sustainable alternative to leather in footwear and fashion accessories, clothing, interior furnishing and automotive upholstery.


Possible replacement to

PVC and hazardous chemicals in tanning processes including hexavelent chromium, aldehyde, cyanide, zinc and lead.


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