Sabrina Ilma Sakina
Indonesia has the largest garment industry in Southeast Asia, but does not have supply when because the majority is imported from other countries. Traditionally, abaka is an alternative source of raw materials for textiles. Abaka (Moses Textilis Nee) is a plant-producer of fiber-producing plants including in the Musaceae family. ABAA fibers are famous as high-quality fibers used as raw materials for various industries such as textiles, paper, even automotive. Divide the potential of abaca to increase community economic growth, abaka Established as one of the superior products of North Sulawesi Masyrakat. Fiber prospect Banana Abaka produced in the Sangihe Islands Regency, Manado, North Sulawesi, even very large and the quality of abaka is much better than similar varieties Developed in the Philippines, Manila NF. PT COFO Creative Indonesia, as one of the textile and fashion companies based in Manado's blood, have tried to work on baka fibers into alternative materials for textiles. But the final results of abaka fibers produced by the Manado area do not have the expected qualities to become textile materials so that the products of this fiber are still unable to compete with Prduk from the Philippines. One of the points requested by PT COFO Creative Indonesia is to help process fibers into threads because the process of processing abaka fibers into threads is a step that is not favored by craftsmen in North Sulawesi. This step is usually done by connecting fibers (weaving node techniques), but this technique is complicated and needs high skills.
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Indonesia has the largest garment industry in Southeast Asia, but does not have supply when because the majority are imported from other countries. Traditionally, abaca is an alternative source of raw materials for textiles.