Bio-based / Fabric

Bananatex

A plastic-free technical fabric from abacá (banana family) fibre grown in Philippine highland permaculture — "no pesticides, fertilizer or extra water". Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold (Dec 2021; Natural White, All Black, Gravel, Asphalt and DWR versions). Compostable at home or industrially, with a paper-recycling loop turning used fabric into new yarn. A collaboration between Swiss brand QWSTION and Taiwanese yarn and weaving specialists.

The highest-certified plant fabric on the axis (C2C Gold). Where pineapple and cactus leathers carry coating debates, this one leads with plastic-free — and th…

Good for

• Bags and upholstery needing plastic-free durability with C2C Gold backing
• Objects and exhibition textiles designed through to composting at end of life

Consider

• Weight and abrasion figures absent from pages read — fabric spec sheet needed.
• DWR coating chemistry unstated; Korean availability unconfirmed.

Manufacturer

QWSTION (Bananatex)

Availability

Korea route unconfirmed

Checked

2026-09-05