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"Piñatex^® is one of those rare products of design thinking that hits all the sustainability buttons at once: it is a material that is completely cradle to cradle, it substitutes leather that has a very heavy environmental and welfare impact, and it brings new income streams to subsistence farmers, allowing them to fully utilise their crops. The implementation of Piñatex^® will have far-reaching societal and environmental benefits.” Clare Brass
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We are pleased to introduce you to our new Piñate

We are pleased to introduce you to our new Piñatex distributors!

Earlier this month our Piñatex distributor in Poland @juchcik.pl hosted a Piñatex sewing workshop at @muzeum_pragi in Warsaw.

Jarek Wlodek of @juchcik.pl introduced the participants to Piñatex through a practical workshop and provided them with key information about our low-impact and plant-based textile.

Each participant took away from the workshop new knowledge of Piñatex along with one piece #MadeFromPiñatex created using traditional techniques.

@juchcik.pl stocks a variety of colours of Piñatex from the Original, Mineral and Performance collections, making them accessible to the local market. Find out more at: juchcik.pl

Photo credits/fot. Krzysiek Gajewski/MuzeumWarszawy

Discover more about our regional Piñatex distributors in our “Distributors” highlight.

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Happy World Vegan Month! 💚 PIÑATEX is proud

Happy World Vegan Month! 💚

PIÑATEX is proud to be a vegan certified textile, accredited by both @peta and @vegantrademark

We value the planet and natural ecosystems, along with all who inhabit them 🌎

PIÑATEX pioneered the way in ecologically friendly plant-based textiles, aiding brands to make sustainable and vegan products like shoes and accessories more accessible for everyone.

Some 6 years ago when we entered the vegan textile world, we were excited for PIÑATEX to offer a plant-based and cruelty free alternative in a market that had otherwise been dominated by synthetics.

While many more plant-based textiles have joined us over the years, PIÑATEX maintains one of the highest natural fibre contents available on the market, containing up to 95% bio-based and renewable materials!

At @ananas.anam every textile we create and every fibre we regenerate will fight for a better planet. 🍍

#WorldVeganMonth #Piñatex #AnanasAnam #VeganTextiles #PlantBased

We are excited to share a new addition to the ANAN

We are excited to share a new addition to the ANANAS ANAM family!

ANANAS ANAM, the innovative company behind PIÑATEX, is introducing a fully recyclable and compostable yarn @pinayarn 🍍

PIÑAYARN contains the same waste pineapple leaf fibre that PIÑATEX is famous for, offering a natural and low-impact alternative to fossil fuel and virgin fibre based yarns.

Take a look at the @pinayarn Instagram page for more information about our new textile solution!

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With thanks to @fabio.zxp for the collaboration and video production.

#AnanasAnam #Piñayarn #WearableWaste #FruitfulAlternative #PlantPowered

PIÑATEX = Plant Based + Waste Based 🍍 PIÑAT

PIÑATEX = Plant Based + Waste Based 🍍

PIÑATEX is made from pineapple leaf fibre, which means that it is both a Plant Based AND Waste Based textile!

♻️ By creating textiles from agricultural waste, we repurpose existing natural resources and reduce reliance on virgin plant fibres.

🌱 The pineapple leaf fibre used in PIÑATEX is a waste product of the pineapple fruit crops, and does not use any additional land, water or pesticides to grow.

🌎 Using waste not only makes PIÑATEX a low-impact textile to produce, but also helps to reduce the CO2 emissions being released into the atmosphere by preventing the burning of the pineapple leaf waste.

🤝 Repurposing waste into PIÑATEX also creates social impact through introducing new jobs to rural communities, whilst providing a second stream and diversified income for the pineapple farmers.

Plant Based + Waste Based = Better Textiles for People & Planet! ✨

#MadeFromPiñatex #Piñatex #PlantBased #WasteBased

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Today our Head of Research and Sustainability Dr R

Today our Head of Research and Sustainability Dr Raquel Prado-Garcia took part at a Round Table to discuss Sustainability in Fashion at International Congress @atenea_wat 2022.

Ananas Anam's business model embodies the three pillars of sustainability; society (people), environment (planet) and economy (profit).

Raquel says: "For us, sustainability does not mean only environment.
From the social point of view, the sustainability [of Ananas Anam] is very good because the farming communities are getting this second income by extracting the fibres. So it's all together; the environment, the social and then we have a material, so it's the whole three pillars of sustainability are embedded."

#AnanasAnam #Sustainability

ANANAS ANAM is proud to be one of the first 1,000

ANANAS ANAM is proud to be one of the first 1,000 UK B Corps! 🍍

When a business becomes a B Corp, as a collective we get bigger, better, bolder and more impactful. Every new addition is further proof that businesses thrive when they act for people and the planet. The first #1000xUKBCorps have brought us a thousand times closer to achieving our vision of creating an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy. Together, we’re #1000xBetter, and we’re just getting started... 👀

The UK B Corp movement has over 50,000 employees in over 58 industries. We can create much greater impact together, than we can alone — we must use our collective power to create the world we want to see, at the urgent speed required in order to meet the challenges of climate and social breakdown.

Let’s work together to be a force for good. 🙌

#1000xUKBCorps
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A new study released by the @europeanpatentoffice

We are excited to announce our partnership with au

We are excited to announce our partnership with automotive technology leader @forviagroup to co-develop natural and low impact materials for automotive interiors made from waste pineapple leaf fibres.

The partnership entails a Joint Development Agreement to facilitate industry-leading knowledge sharing between ANANAS ANAM’s expertise in developing low impact textiles using pineapple leaf fibres, and FORVIA’s expertise and knowledge as leaders in the automotive technology market. This co-development is announced in conjunction with the formation of FORVIA’s new material unit MATERI’ACT to develop and manufacture cutting-edge sustainable materials.

With a strong client presence already in the footwear, accessories and fashion markets, this Joint Development Agreement marks the next stage of ANANAS ANAM’s evolution by diversifying our product offering into the automotive sector.

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@pinatex and @pinayarn are the ideal low-impact co

@pinatex and @pinayarn are the ideal low-impact combination of textiles - powered by pineapple leaves 🍍

PIÑATEX and PIÑAYARN can be used together to create exciting, low-impact and plant-based products for the footwear and accessory markets.

Both PIÑATEX and PIÑAYARN are made from the fibre of waste pineapple leaves, discarded after the harvest of the pineapple fruit. By using this waste to create textiles, we help to reduce the CO2 emissions being released into the atmosphere through preventing the burning of this pineapple leaf waste.

Along with the complimentary look and texture offered through the pairing of PIÑATEX and PIÑAYARN, they are the perfect low-impact solution to help brands to reduce their environmental impact and reach their Route to Zero targets.

#AnanasAnam #Piñatex #Piñayarn #PoweredByPineapples #MadeFromWaste #TextileInnovation

WHAT IS PIÑAYARN? Listen to our PIÑAYARN Devel

WHAT IS PIÑAYARN?

Listen to our PIÑAYARN Development Manager Melissa introduce our new textile solution PIÑAYARN.

#Piñayarn #AnanasAnam #TextileSolution #NextGenMaterials

PIÑAYARN offers a natural choice for textiles, us

PIÑAYARN offers a natural choice for textiles, using 100% plant-based fibres for a recyclable, compostable AND biodegradable yarn!

#Piñayarn #AnanasAnam #Yarn #Recyclable #Compostable #Biodegradable #NaturalChoice

PIÑAYARN is powered by pineapple leaf fibres 🍍

PIÑAYARN is powered by pineapple leaf fibres 🍍

The pineapple leaf fibres that go into PIÑAYARN are considered a waste product after the pineapple fruit harvest, meaning that no extra land, water or pesticides are used to grow this resource efficient raw material ☀️

#Piñayarn #AnanasAnam #ResourceEfficient #Yarn #MadeFromWaste

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