The United Kingdom textile brand Ananas Anam, makers and distributors of Piñatex™, presented their products to Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol and Undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on December 7, 2016 after a short meeting where they expressed their interest to buy more pineapple leaves from suppliers in the Philippines. Currently, farmers from Camarines Norte supply the raw materials for Pinatex products. Piñol assured the company that with enough supply of pineapples in the Philippines particularly from the farmers of Mindanao, leaves can be easily outsourced. Also in the photo are (L-R) 1^st row: Asia Textile Mills CEO Chuck Lazaro, Nonwoven’s Fabric Phils. Marketing Division Manager Anna Rivera, Pinatex founder Carmen Hijosa, Victoria Asuncion; 2^nd row Bruno Depenanster and Franco Romualdez. ### (Photo by Alarico Nuestro, AFID)