PI Apparel, Berlin 2016 Dr Carmen Hijosa

October 2016

@PITVtweets #PIApparel

@PinatexOfficial

sustainable natural textiles

A new material

Piñatex™ is a natural, innovative and patent pending new material,

made from pineapple leaf fibres

About Piñatex

sustainable natural textiles

First public presentation

A little bit of history. . .

© Carmen Hijosa 2000

© Carmen Hijosa 2001

Imagine…

Fibre procurement

Labo Agricultural Cooperative

Philippines

Fibre procurement

Fibre procurement

Fibre procurement

Biomass & compost production

Manufacturing

Manufacturing process

Piñatex Life Cycle

Outsourced manufacturing

World pineapple production in Million Tons

A sustainable operating model

Leaf Collection Decorticating Degumming Substrate Finishing

Inspiration

Gawad Kalinga

Building communities to end

poverty through social

enterprises

AA’s social partners in the

Philippines

B2B markets served by a branded product

FOOTWEARFASHION ACCESSORIES UPHOLSTERY

Leon Leon

Market segment

Finite resource

Not breathable

Excessive usage of other resources

LuxuryMass market

Pri

ceH

igh

Low

Leather

Petroleum-based materials

A gap in the market

Competitive advantage

Natural and Renewablecattle population

Patent (pending) protectedPublic domain

Eco-friendlyPolluting

OUTPUT

SOURCE

IP

ENVIRONMENT

Leather New offering

Research & Development

Royal College of Art, InnovationRCA, London

Imperial College, London

Leitat Technological Center, Spain

Leather Technology Center, Northampton University, UK

Bio Composite Center, Bangor University, UK

Bonditex S.L., SpainSEM micrograph of non-woven Piñatex

Northampton University, 2013

Piñatex characteristics-ISO Tests

ANANAS ANAM UK LTD INNOVATION RCA DYSON BUILDING 20 HOWIE ST. LONDON SW11 4AS

Technical characteristics for PiñatexTM ORIGINAL

Tested property Test method Piñatex™ORIGINAL performance

Tear strength EN ISO 3377-2 (Minimum 40 N) 136 N (warp) 145.3 N (weft)

Tensile strength Bonditex SA laboratory test 380.67 N (warp) 140.5 N (weft)

Seam Rupture Bonditex SA laboratory test 299.13 N (warp) 144.17 N (weft)

Density EN ISO 2420:2002, Variation from indicated value: ±0.1 g/cm³ 0.335 g/cm3

Weight EN ISO 2420:2002 458.26 g/m2

Flexing endurance EN ISO 5402 (Requirement: no finish cracks after 20,000 cycles) No damage after 20,000

cycles

Cold crack resistance of finish

EN ISO 17233 (Requirement: no finish cracks at – 10°C) No cracking at

– 10°C

Finish adhesion EN ISO 11644, Dry adhesion (Minimum 2 N /10 mm) 12.6 N/10 mm

Colour fastness to rubbing cycles (c) –

change in colour and staining.

EN ISO 11640 (Perspiration solution according to EN ISO 11641 Assessment according to ISO 105-A02 and ISO 105-A03 (Grey Scale Rating, GSR) (Minimum: Dry: 4; Wet: 3; Perspiration: 3)

4-5 for all

Colour fastness to light EN ISO 105-B02 Xenon light and Blue wool scale (BWS) (Minimum BWS 5)

> BWS 5

Water spotting EN ISO 15700 Assessment according to ISO 105-A02 (Minimum 3) 4-5, no change

Maintainability

IOS-TM-0012 Assessment according to ISO 105-A02 the leather shall be aged according to EN ISO 17228 method 6C (Minimum 2-3)

Ketchup 3 Oil 3-4

Coffee 2-3 Soiling cloth 4 Red wine 3-4,

Formaldehyde EN ISO 14184-1:2011 (Requirement: <75 mg/kg) Not detectable

Phthalates EN ISO 15777 Extraction and GC-MS Conform to requirements

Pentachlorophenol EN ISO 17070:2006 < 0.1 mg/kg

pH EN ISO 3071:2006 (Requirement: 4 - 9) 6.7

Resistance to ignition by cigarettes

EN 1021-1:2014, Small scale, Non-FR treated cover Conform to requirements

Tests conducted at ITTC Shanghai, Intertek Turkey, Institute of Natural Fibers & Medicinal Plants and Bonditex SA.

Piñatex Collections - Bags & Accessories

Ina Koelln bags

Bag by Taikka

Bags and Accessories by Ina Koelln, A/W Collection 2016.

Piñatex Collections - Footwear

Shoes by NAE Vegan

Shoes by Po-Zu

Shoes AW16 by Rombaut

Shoes by NAE Vegan

Piñatex Collections - Footwear

Shoes by Rombaut- Paris

Piñatex Collections – Fashion apparel

Coat and clutch bag made of Piñatex by Mayya Saliba 2015

Awards

Material Innovation 2016

They talked about Ananas Anam :

& many others….

Our Impact

New textile innovation

Economic value to all involved

Additional income for farmers

Upcycling a waste material

A better use of resources

THANK YOU

carmen.hijosa@ananas-anam.com