Onward initiative backs nonwovens expansion

MANILA – The Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) presented the first developments of its Onward: Philippine Nonwoven Textile Innovation programme, highlighting locally sourced natural fibre-based nonwoven textiles as alternatives to synthetic plastics in industrial and commercial applications.

Onward brings together a portfolio of nonwoven developments based on agricultural residues such as banana pseudostems and pineapple leaves, as well as bamboo, water hyacinth and other regionally available fibres.