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After seeing the impact of leather production when consulting on the leather export industry in the Philippines, Ananas Anam founder Dr Carmen Hijosa was driven to create a sustainable and plant-based alternative.
Carmen used pineapple leaf fibre to invent a new textile called Piñatex®; a low-impact textile that pioneered the way for plant-based alternatives to leather. To create Piñatex, the fibres of pineapple leaves were transformed to textile-grade fibre through an efficient process without the need for any harmful chemicals. This process resulted in Anam PALF®; a premium textile-grade fibre which formed the base of all Piñatex materials.
Anam PALF has been developed using Ananas Anam’s innovative technology platform and traceable supply chain. It is made from agricultural resources that were previously considered to be waste and serves as an alternative to cotton, linen and polyester.
Anam PALF is made using a unique proprietary method to process the pineapple leaf fibres to premium textile grade, with no bleaching, no pulping and no dyeing. An enzymatic process is used to remove impurities without using any harmful chemicals, while the rest of the process is fully mechanical.
Anam PALF is traceable from plant to product and comes with a Certificate of Origin. It is a strong and durable fibre, with a mostly-cellulose composition meaning that it is easy to dye using natural or conventional dyes. Due to the unique processing, Anam PALF remains in its most natural form and processed to a staple fibre grade, helping to mitigate microfiber pollution.
The premium fibre Anam PALF can be used widely within the textile, footwear and automotive industries and provides brands with a low-impact textile solution to help meet their climate targets and reduce their impact.
