Pioneering Morocco's Bio-Economy Revolution
Founded by Mohamed El Amali in the heart of Kenitra's banana belt, BANANCO is more than a company — we are a movement transforming centuries-old agricultural wisdom into tomorrow's sustainable industrial materials. Backed by the United Nations, GIZ, INDH, and a consortium of 14 strategic investors, we are building Africa's first integrated banana biorefinery from the ground up.
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Nothing is discarded, everything is valorized.
Using our proprietary cascading extraction process — combining cold plasma technology, mechanical extraction, and biochemical conversion — we deliver sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based and wood-derived products.
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Banana Industrial Fibers
Our flagship product. Extracted from banana pseudostems by a proprietary mechanical process enhanced with cold plasma treatment, reaching sisal-grade tensile strength while cutting chemical usage by 60%. Destined for textiles, automotive composites, construction and packaging.
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Nanocellulose
Purity above 95%, eight times stronger than steel at equivalent weight.
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Bioethanol
Second-generation cellulosic fuel, carbon intensity 70-85% below fossil gasoline.
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Bioplastics
Home and industrially compostable, meeting EU and Moroccan plastic mandates.
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Paper Pulp
Tree-free pulp deployed with GIZ and sequa, for packaging and specialty paper.
Specifications →Every product in our portfolio is the result of a zero-waste philosophy: nothing is discarded, everything is valorized.
See all materialsOne hundred percent of the biomass, valorized in four stages.
Zero waste. Zero landfill. Zero burning. Each stage recovers what the previous one could not use, until the compost returns to the farms it came from.
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Intake — pseudostems arriving at the Kenitra biorefinery
Sustainability is not a marketing claim. It is our operating system.
Every ton of biomass we process, every farmer we partner with, and every job we create is tracked, measured, and reported against rigorous international standards.
Environmental
5,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent and 200 tons of methane prevented annually. 15,000 m³ of water saved through closed-loop recycling. 1,500 tons of virgin wood pulp displaced.
Social
500+ smallholder farmers integrated by Year 3, each earning 5,000 to 15,000 MAD in supplementary annual income. 39 formal green jobs within 12 months, scaling to 80+.
Economic
A circular model that transforms zero-value agricultural waste into a spectrum of high-value industrial materials — creating multiple revenue streams while eliminating waste, reducing costs, and building resilience against climate and market shocks.
Join Us in Building a Circular Future
Whether you're an industrial client seeking sustainable raw materials, an investor looking to support Africa's bio-economy, or a farmer interested in joining our partnership network — we invite you to be part of the BANANCO story.