Products of Change is using its space on the Licensing Expo show floor (O235) to showcase innovations from across our community, each bringing us a step closer to a more sustainable industry.
Baneco | Materially Different
Over the next decade we will:
- Save 150 million trees
- Avoid 100m tonnes of CO2e
- Put $75 million into farmers pockets
By converting banana agricultural (plant) waste into high-performance, first-life fibre for paper & packaging.
A vast, underused resource hiding in plain sight:
- The plant fruits only once
- For every 1 tonne of fruit, 4 tonnes of biomass are left behind
- Growth is non-seasonal. Year-round supply
What you’re looking at:
- Primary Fibre: processed, ready-to-use fibres from raw agri-waste (for multiple applications)
- Milled Powder: simple, drop-in input for moulded fiber lines
- Fiber-Moulded Packaging: proven formats (e.g. punnets, inserts) using our blends
What this means for our customers & partners:
- Reliable supply: abundant, year-round feedstock
- Circular by design: made from waste, not forests
- Low carbon: supports Scope 3 reduction
- Performance fibre: naturally long, strong and absorbent
- Drop-in ready: runs on existing manufacturing systems
Are you ready?
We’re working with ambitious manufacturers, retailers and supply chain leaders to scale banana agri-fibre as the next material platform for packaging.
If you want to secure supply, meet climate targets and lead the shift to circular materials— we’d love to talk.
