Bananatex Explained

Bananatex
Type:Fabric
Available:Yes
Current Supplier:QWSTION
Url:bananatex.info
Company:QWSTION
Website:https://www.bananatex.info/
Launch Year:October 2018

Bananatex is a natural cellulosic biodegradable "technical" canvas fabric made of Abacá banana plant fibres (also known as Manila hemp).[1] [2] The plants are grown in the Philippines as part of a sustainable forestry project in Catanduanes. Bananatex was developed and is distributed by the Swiss canvas goods company QWSTION and is used in the company's own products as well as in other companies' manufactured goods.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Bananatex was developed to have better wear characteristics than cotton while being more sustainable. It is less durable than synthetics like Cordura, and can biodegrade. Bananatex is sold in a range of colours and is available with or without a natural beeswax waterproof coating.[8] [9]

Development

Bananatex was developed over three years by Zürich, Switzerland-based fashion company QWSTION, which was founded in 2008 to research renewable materials to replace synthetic textiles.[10] [11] [12] The company was created to address environmental, economic and social sustainability issues of petroleum-based synthetic materials in the textile manufacturing industry.[13] [14] Bananatex was created in collaboration with a yarn spinning company in Tainan, Taiwan.[15]

Production process

Unlike cotton and some other natural fibres like cotton Abacá plants require no pesticides, herbicides or irrigation.[16] This allows mixed-species, organic plantations in areas which were monoculture oil palm plantations, and in deforested rainforest cut down for lumber. Growing abacá plants can reduce erosion, increase biodiversity and enrich the soil. This is accomplished by interplanting abacá with other plant species and by allowing discarded abacá leaves to decompose and return their nutrients to the soil.

Cultivation

The Abacá plants are grown in Catanduanes in the Philippine highlands without the use of water or pesticides. The banana plant is harvested up to three times per year.

Dyeing and weaving

Products using Bananatex

Several companies use Banantex in their products:

Material properties

The fibre of Abacá hemp has many different industrial applications due to its extremely high mechanical strength and length of 2 to 3 metres. These mechanical properties make Bananatex strong and durable, while also being soft, lightweight and flexible.[22] [23]

Awards and prizes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peters. Adele. 2019-04-12. This new technical fabric replaces polyester with banana plants. 2021-07-12. Fast Company. en-US.
  2. Web site: Brouwer 2020-02-05T15:00:01Z. Lotte. 2020-02-05. Follow your Eco-Conscience – trends in sustainable living. 2021-07-12. livingetc.com.
  3. Web site: Zeitung. Süddeutsche. Neue Formen. 2021-07-16. Süddeutsche.de. 12 October 2018 . de.
  4. Web site: Hughes. Huw. 2021-03-22. H&M x Good News launch sneaker collection made with Bananatex. 2021-07-16. FashionUnited. en.
  5. Web site: Hughes. Huw. 2021-01-28. Meet Qwstion, the Swiss brand making premium bags from banana plants. 2021-07-16. FashionUnited. en.
  6. Web site: 2020-10-22. 8 Sustainable Yarns and Fibers. 2021-07-12. Metropolis. en-US.
  7. QWSTION Bananatex: Special Mention on The 100 Best Inventions of 2019. 2021-07-16. Time. en-us.
  8. Web site: julia.beirer. 2020-01-14. Total Banane: Drei Designer kreieren nachhaltige Sessel. 2021-07-16. kurier.at. de.
  9. Web site: Hughes. Huw. 2019-03-18. Ten innovations for a more circular fashion production process. 2021-07-16. FashionUnited. en.
  10. Web site: 2020-01-06. QWSTION Creates a Minimalist Bag Collection Made From Banana Plants. 2021-07-12. Design Milk.
  11. Web site: Start-up Qwstion: Gründer Hannes Schönegger stellt Taschen aus Bananen her. 2021-07-16. handelsblatt.com. de.
  12. Web site: Bananatex launches a sustainable material revolution at Milan Design Week. 9 April 2019 . 2021-07-16.
  13. Web site: Eliminating silo thinking and the word 'waste', plus a tip from Jimi Hendrix. 2021-07-16. innovationintextiles.com.
  14. Web site: Preuss. Simone. 2018-10-15. Qwstion stellt nachhaltige Taschen aus Bananatex vor. 2021-07-16. FashionUnited. de.
  15. Web site: 2021-04-06. H&M To Launch 'Sustainable' Sneakers Made From Banana Fibers. 2021-07-16. Plant Based News.
  16. Web site: Rabl. 02 05 2019 um 09:54 von Sissy. 2019-05-02. Bananatex und Ochsenblut: Die Innovationen der Textilindustrie. 2021-07-16. Die Presse. de.
  17. Web site: Bags made from plants - Bananatex - sustainable - circlular — QWSTION. 2021-07-29. www.qwstion.com.
  18. Web site: Davis. Rachael. FIBER WORLD: Sustainable Alternative Plant Fibers for Textiles Textile World. 15 April 2021 . 2021-07-29. en-US.
  19. Web site: BANANATEX®. 2021-07-29. www.bananatex.info.
  20. Web site: BANANATEX®. 2021-07-29. www.bananatex.info.
  21. Web site: BANANATEX®. 2021-07-29. www.bananatex.info.
  22. Web site: 2020-01-06. QWSTION Creates a Minimalist Bag Collection Made From Banana Plants. 2021-07-16. Design Milk. en.
  23. Web site: Corti. David Streiff. Qwstion: Das Label aus Zürich setzt auf Nachhaltigkeit. 2021-07-16. NZZ Bellevue. 18 December 2018 . de.
  24. Web site: Preuss. Simone. 2020-12-07. These are the winners of the first German Sustainability Award Design 2021. 2021-07-16. FashionUnited. en.
  25. Web site: 2019-11-26. Eco Design Bundespreis Ecodesign Winners 2019 - Luxiders. 2021-07-16. Sustainable Fashion - Eco Design - Healthy Lifestyle - Luxiders Magazine. en-US.
  26. Web site: 2019-11-03. QWSTION's waterproof fabric made from banana plants wins design prize switzerland 2019. 2021-07-12. designboom architecture & design magazine. en.
  27. Web site: Green Product Award - Winners 2019 Green Product Award. 2021-07-16. www.gp-award.com.
  28. Web site: Winners 2019 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards. 2021-07-16. www.cannescorporate.com.

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