Ananas Anam
Ananas Anam is a certified B Corporation that manufactures the textile innovations Pinatex and Pinayarn from waste pineapple leaf fibre.
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Ananas Anam is a certified B Corporation that manufactures the textile innovations Pinatex and Pinayarn from waste pineapple leaf fibre.
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Furniture designer Yinka Ilori created a Piñatex bench for Adidas’s sustainable World Cup 2018 watch party in Shoreditch.
Every year, Kevin McCloud’s Green Heroes celebrates the best conceptual and eco-friendly ideas. Kevin personally selects his top heroes for each show, from small-scale startups to big businesses setting a green example for the rest of industry. It has been a year since Pinatex was chosen and shown at the Excel Centre London last May and this year Carmen was invited back by Kevin to discuss as part of a panel discussion comprised of other Green Hero founders what has changed since then.
Ananas Anam collaborated with H&M on the 2019 Conscious Exclusive Collection, featuring Piñatex among low-impact materials.
Edun expanded its Piñatex Bibi bag range to include Natural and Charcoal options, alongside a larger size.
I seem to come back to this theme regularly, but more so at this time of year, Easter.
The Royal College of Art presented Piñatex, a sustainable textile made from pineapple leaf fibers, a by-product of the pineapple harvest. Dr. Carmen Hijosa developed it over five years of research in the Philippines, United Kingdom, and Spain.
The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge brings student teams to Australia to test solar-powered vehicles in the outback.
Dr Carmen Hijosa, founder of the sustainable material Piñatex and CEO of her company Ananas Anam, took part in the international business competition Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards.
Amelia Troubridge photographed women in innovation & award winner, Dr Carmen Hijosa of Ananas Anam among others.
Ananas Anam introduced a 1-meter tube order scheme for Piñatex to improve accessibility and affordability for designers and students.
Em manages sales and marketing for Ananas Anam, focusing on transparency and sustainability in supply chains.
Emma Liberman serves as General Manager at Ananas Anam, supporting operations and business management.
The journey of Ananas Anam began while Carmen, a leathergoods expert, was consulting on the Philippines leather export industry in the 1990’s. Shocked at the environmental impact of mass leather production and chemical tanning she realised this could not continue, but knew that PVC alternatives were not the solution. She was driven to research a sustainable alternative.
Ananas Anam is a certified B-Corporation and works to the values of a circular economy, combining research and innovation to enhance the well-being of the earth and its people throughout the entire life cycle of the product.
Ananas Anam’s sales operations are based in Spain.
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Ananas Anam will showcase Piñatex at Material Xperience in Rotterdam alongside 140 exhibitors and 250 materials.
Discover Piñatex with the Piñatex Sample Box, showing a selection of the colours and finishes that can be achieved across the 5 Piñatex collections.
Ananas Anam is a UK company registered at 26 Red Lion Square, London.
Ananas Anam Ltd. produces Piñatex, a sustainable and natural non-woven textile made from pineapple leaf fibres
Ananas Anam, the Spanish company behind Piñatex—a pineapple-leather alternative—has been acquired in an unexpected buyout. The material gained attention as a sustainable fashion innovation, targeting industries seeking eco-friendly alternatives to traditional leather. The company’s future direction remains unclear following the acquisition.
Oct 2025modaes.comNews article
CNN’s *Going Green* series highlights **Ananas Anam’s Piñatex** as a sustainable textile innovation in the fashion industry. The episode explores how Piñatex, a leather alternative made from pineapple leaf fibers, contributes to cleaner production and circular supply chains. The segment emphasizes breakthroughs in eco-friendly materials reshaping the textile sector.
Jul 2024ananas-anam.comNews article
Silvia Bernardini joins Ananas Anam as CEO, bringing expertise from her prior role as Vice President at Swarovski. She will lead the company’s shift toward sustainable industrial practices in textile innovation. Ananas Anam specializes in developing biofabricated materials as alternatives to leather.
May 2024ananas-anam.comNews article
Ananas Anam teams up with Portuguese spinning mill Tearfil to develop plant-based textile materials with reduced environmental impact. The collaboration aims to expand sustainable alternatives in the fashion industry by leveraging Tearfil’s expertise in spinning and Ananas Anam’s biofabrication technology. Both companies emphasize low-impact production methods to address textile waste and resource consumption.
Feb 2024ananas-anam.comNews article