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Bananatex®
Category:
Fibers & Fabrics
Product:
Fabric/Yarn
Availability:
Commercially available
Technology:
Mechanical extraction of banana plant fibers from abacá stalks, fibers are dissolved into a pulp and made into paper sheets (biobased). The paper is cut into strips and spun into yarn for fabric (biobased), fabric may be dyed/coated with beeswax
Scale:
Initial commercial volumes
TRL:
Coming soon
Technical Partners:
Not publicly disclosed
Brand Partners:
Charlotta Åman, COS, Good News, H&M, INUIKII, Lehni Swiss Made, M A E, Magazin, MCM Worldwide, MOVER, PALAIUS, PUNKT, Softline +++
Composition:
100% Abacá + natural wax coating (other SKUs available)
Feedstock:
Abacá
Other materials:
NO
Other Finishes / Chemistries:
Beeswax coating (optional)
Spec Sheet/s:
Cuttable width: 1.46 m Fabric weight: 430g/sq.mLCA:
NOCertifications / Standards:
Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold, Oeko-Tex® Standard 100Product Images:
Bananatex® different weave
Bananatex® different colors
Bananatex® x Stella McCartney 2023
Bananatex® x MCM 2022
Bananatex® x COS 2022
Bananatex® x QWSTION + MOVER 2022
Bananatex® x Lehni Swiss Made + QWSTION 2021
Bananatex® x Good News x H&M 2021
Bananatex® x QWSTION
