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Philippine Bamboo Textile Fibre Innovation Hub launched in Pangasinan
The Pangasinan State University in the Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) have launched the Bamboo Textile Fibre Innovation Hub (BTFIH) in Pangasinan.
The hub will foster local innovation, promote circular economy principles and strengthen the bamboo textile value chain in the region, an official release from the university said.
The Pangasinan State University in the Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute recently launched the Bamboo Textile Fibre Innovation Hub in Pangasinan. The hub will foster innovation, promote circular economy and strengthen the bamboo textile value chain. It is the second hub in the region and can produce 40 kg of raw bamboo textile fibre.
'Through the programme, they are provided with textile fibres that are locally developed and produced, truly Filipino, truly natural and truly renewable. This unique and strategic product positioning can generate higher value as the fibre is converted to fabric and into apparel, among other products,' DOST secretary Renato Solidum Jr said.
The hub is the second hub in the region and can produce 40 kg of raw bamboo textile fibre. It will also conduct research on bamboo textile fibre.
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