Green Banana Myanmar to export upcycled banana products to Thailand, Japan

According to Green Banana Myanmar Co Ltd, plans are underway to export value-added upcycled products made of discarded banana trunks to markets in Thailand and Japan. CEO of Green Banana Myanmar, U Myint Thein, explained that both industrial goods and handicrafts are created using waste parts of banana trunk.
The outer parts of the banana trunk are used for commodity products, while handmade textiles are crafted from the inner parts.
“Fibre threads derived from banana and pineapple trunks are used to make shoes, slippers, bags, scarves, textiles, and other products,” he added. Despite ongoing technology and machinery needs in the production process, slippers, bags, scarves, and textiles made of discarded banana trunks are in high demand and popular in the market.
Currently, Green Banana Myanmar is preparing to export these upcycled banana products to Thailand and Japan. Samples have already been dispatched to Japan. — ASH/TMT