ABACA

in English languages

• Abaca fiber , known worldwide as Manila hemp, is obtained from the leafsheath of the abaca, Musa textilis Nee and is considered as the strongest among natural fibers. The length of the fiber varies from three to nine feet or more, depending on the height of the plant and the age of the leafsheath. The color of the fiber ranges from ivory white to light and dark brown. The Abaca plant is indigenous to the Philippines whose warm, wet climate and volcanic soils are particularly suited to its cultivation. It is similar to banana in appearance except that the leaves are upright, pointed, narrower and more tapering. When Magellan and his companions arrived in Cebu in 1521, they noted that the natives were wearing clothes made from the fiber of the abaca plant, noting further that the weaving of the fiber was already widespread in the island.

USES/APPLICATIONS

Abaca is processed into cordage, pulp and specialty paper and fibercrafts including handwoven fabric. Below is a summary table on the uses of abaca:

• Cordage, ropes and twines
• Pulp and specialty paper (S2 Grade-electrolytic condenser paper, high grade decorative paper, Bible paper, dissolving pulp; JK Grade-tea bag, coffee filter, meat and sausage casings, special art paper, cable insulation paper, adhesive tape paper, lens tissue, mimeograph stencil base tissue, carbinizing tissue; Y2 Grade-currency paper, checks, cigarette paper, vacuum cleaner bag, abrasive base paper, weatherproof bristol, map, chart, diploma paper; All Grades-handmade paper; S2, I, G, JK Grades-nonwovens)
• Fibercrafts
• Textiles/fabrics

http://fida.da.gov.ph/Abaca6.html

• Abaca Email Protection Gateway Eliminates spam, viruses and phishes for good. Castilleja School chooses the Abaca EPG appliance because of its 99 percent out of box effectiveness with no administrative tuning required to maintain accuracy.

http://www.abaca.com/

• ABACA is a new company, based in rural West Wales, specialising in an innovative, quality range of organic bedding products.

http://www.abacaorganic.co.uk/

• Abaca Music international

ABACA Entertainment Group is an independent record label (A-B-A-C-A Records Ltd), music publishing company (A-B-A-C-A Music Publishing Inc.) and record industry consulting firm representing up-and-coming unsigned Talent, smaller indie Labels and Music Publishers seeking licensing, distribution, publishing, record label deals and/or live performance (touring) opportunities for the acts we represent, in foreign territories. Domestically, ABACA works mainly in Advertisement/TV/Film licensing and synchronization.

http://www.nortman.ca/abaca/main.html

• Quality Hôtel Abaca, Paris

330, Rue de VaugirardParis 75015 France

in Indonesia Languages

• Abaca (Musa textilis) adalah salah satu spesies pisang yang merupakan tumbuhan asli Filipina namun tumbuh liar dengan baik di Kalimantan dan Sumatera. Nama lainnya antara lain pisang manila, dan pisang serat.

Penggunaan

Habitus pisang abaca.
Serat pisang ini diambil dari batang semunya yang dikeringkan. Dari serat ini dapat dibentuk menjadi benang. Pakaian tradisional Filipina dibuat dengan menggunakan serat tanaman ini.

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