BRIGHT PROSPECT Japanese firms looking at Davao City for abaca supply

By MAYA M. PADILLO

An official of the Davao City Investment Promotion Center (DCIPC) disclosed to the media on Wednesday that three Japanese companies are looking at sourcing abaca from Davao City.

Christian Cambaya, unit head for Investor Assistance and Servicing of DCPIC, said that abaca is being used in Japan as a material to make fiberglass for high-end motorcycles.

“Not only sourcing abaca as an export product but to process abaca because we found out that abaca is being used in Japan as a material to make fiberglass that is being used to build high-end motorcycle like BMWs,” he said during Wednesdays media forum at Habi at Kape at Abreeza Mall.

Cambaya said Japan has the technology to process very thin abaca fiber.

“There is a specific requirement ang Japanese for abaca which is very thin and they can do it because they have the technology to do it and they will help our farmers to do it,” he said.

Cambaya said the city government of Davao is hoping that it can convince these Japanese companies to locate here not only to source abaca but also to put up

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