Davao del Norte, Philippines
Abaca fibre from Davao plantations, stripped, graded and baled with the origin on the bale.
Family plantations in Davao del Norte grow abaca for marine rope and paper. We record each bale's plantation, its stripping date and its grade, so a buyer knows the fibre's origin.
Grades from fine to coarse
S1Finest strandsAD-6106 Asuncion 2
S2Standard strandsAD-6101 Kapalong 5, AD-6119 Panabo 3
S3Coarser strandsAD-6112 Kapalong 8
Bales on the warehouse floor
Plantation origin
Each bale names the plantation and the stand it came from.
Stripping date
The stripping date is written, and fibre older than the window is flagged.
Grade sign-off
The warehouse grader puts a name to the grade, and buyers may ask for fibre samples.
Fibre that ends up as rope
Most graded abaca leaves Davao for marine rope and specialty paper. The bale code travels with the fibre, so a rope maker can trace a coil back to the plantation and stripping date.
Stripping shed to the ship
- StripStalks are stripped by plantation and dated.
- DryFibre is dried and the batch is coded.
- GradeThe warehouse grades and signs the bale.
- LoadThe bale is loaded with its code.