Tobacco/ Abaca

Tobacco

Our different tobacco types are grown in the different tobacco producing province here in the Philippines. Virginia tobacco is grown in Region I, particularly, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra and La Union. Burley tobacco is also grown in Region I in Pangasinan, La Union, Abra; Isabela and Cagayan in Region II; Tarlac in Region III; and Occ. Mindoro in Region IV. Native/Dark tobacco is grown in Pangasinan and La Union in Region I; Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirinio in Region II; the Visayan provinces of Capiz, Iloilo, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Leyte; and in the Mindanao provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, North Cotabato and Maguindanao.

Abaca

Our product abaca-produce in the provinces areas nationwide are the Bicol Region and Mindoro in Luzon; Leyte, Samar, Negros Oriental, Iloilo and Aklan in the Visayas; and all the provinces of Mindanao.

Planting abaca can also minimize erosion and sedimentation problems in coastal areas which are important breeding places for sea fishes. The water holding capacity of the soil will be improved and floods and landslides will also be prevented. Abaca waste materials are used as organic fertilizer.

Tobacco Production

Tobacco, Any of numerous species of plants in the genus Nicotiana, or the cured leaves of several of the species, used after processing in various ways for smoking, snuffing, chewing, and extracting of nicotine. Native to South America, Mexico, and the West Indies, common tobacco

The process consists of following main steps: moisturizing, conditioning, cutting, expanding and drying. After being processed, tobacco lamina and stems are then blended together for flavoring and packing. Tobacco cuts are fed into maker and then proceeded to filters process (for filter cigarettes only).

Abaca Production

We are one the largest producer of Abaca fibers supplying requirement for the production of cordage, specialty papers (for currency note, stencil paper, teabag, coffee filter/cup, capacitor and insulation paper, etc.), textiles, furniture and fixtures, handicrafts, and novelty items.

Mainly used for the production of speciality papers. The plant. Also called manila hemp, abaca is extracted from the leaf sheath around the trunk of the abaca plant (Musa textilis), a close relative of the banana, native to the Philippines and widely distributed in the humid tropics.

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