Long ago in Malacca and Borneo, it was used for threads. Resembling grass cloth, Chinese people in Kwantgung Province and on the island of Hainan weave the fibre into coarse textiles. For fibre extraction ‘Perolera’ is an ideal cultivar because its leaves are long, wide and rigid. The fibres derived from pineapple leaves are long, strong, white, silky with one of the best fineness indexes among vegetal fibres, which make them suitable for many industrial applications.Ĭertain cultivars are grown especially for fibre production and to give the plant maximum vitality, their young fruits are removed. The name Pina ia a Spanish word, meaning Pineapple. Pineapples were widely cultivated in the Philippines since the 17th century for weaving lustrous lace-like luxury textiles known as nipis fabric. Pina is a traditional Philippine fibre made from pineapple leaves. However, after harvesting, the fruit’s leaves (rich in fibre) are placed for pasture for cattle, or in most cases left to rot. In recent decades, pineapple has become a crop of great importance for the north-east of Brazil, with respect to the regional economy. The pineapple leaf is currently being wasted in most regions that grow this plant, with only the fruit itself being utilized. This is due to lack of technology suitable for fibre utilization, as well as grower’s ignorance of the possible uses of fibres, which can generate them extra income. Every year tones of PALF are being produced but very small portions are being used. Pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) is a natural cellulosic fibre collected from pineapple leaves.
Cellulose fibre has become a trend in the development of textile.
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