Machine Cleaned - Normal Grades
Streaky Two
Name : Streaky Two
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-S2
Extracted From : Next to the outer leafsheath
Fiber Strand Size : 0.20-0.50
Color : Light ivory to very pale brown with very red or very light purple streaks
Stripping : Excellent
Texture : Soft
Streaky Three
Name : Streaky Three
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-S3
Extracted From : Outer leafsheath exposed to the sun
Fiber Strand Size : 0.20-0.50
Color : Light brown to dark red or light purple with occasional streak of very light green
Stripping : Excellent
Texture : Soft
Current
Name : Current
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-I
Extracted From : Inner and middle leafsheath
Fiber Strand Size : 0.51 to 0.99
Color : Light to very light brown
Stripping : Good
Texture : Medium soft
Soft Second
Name : Soft Second
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-G
Extracted From : Same leafsheath that produces grade S-S2
Fiber Strand Size : 0.51 to 0.99
Color : Light brown with occasional streaks of very light green
Stripping : Good
Texture : Medium soft
Soft Brown
Name : Soft Brown
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-H
Extracted From : Same leafsheath that produces S-S3
Fiber Strand Size : 0.51 to 0.99
Color : Brown to dark brown, Intermixed with substantial portion of fiber with lighter colors In some, color approaches black
Stripping : Good
Texture :
Seconds
Name : Seconds
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-JK
Extracted From : Inner, middle and next to outer leafsheath
Fiber Strand Size : 1.00 - 1.50
Color : Light dull brown to dingy light brown or dingy light yellow with occasional streaks light green
Stripping : Fair
Texture :
Medium Brown
Name : Medium Brown
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-M1
Extracted From : Same leafsheath from which S-H is obtained
Fiber Strand Size : 1.00 - 1.50
Color : Brown or nearly black
Stripping : Fair
Texture :
Machine Cleaned - Residual Grades
Residual Fine
Name : Residual Fine
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-Y1
Consists of : weak, stained, discolored, and/or soiled fiber
Otherwise graded as :S-EF, S-S2, S-S3, S-I and S-G
Residual Fair
Name : Residual Fair
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-Y2
Consists of : weak, stained, discolored, and/or soiled fiber
Otherwise graded as :S-H, S-JK and S-M1
String
Name :String
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-O
Consists of : Made up of strings and twisted or knotted strands of hand-stripped abaca fibers
Otherwise graded as: Ordinary handmade cords used for tying hanks, bales and binding bundles of loose ungraded fibers
Tow
Name : Tow
Alpha-Numeric Code : S-T
Consists of : Less than 60cm in length
Otherwise graded as: Consists of abaca tip cuttings, short, tangled and broken, resulting from sorting during the process of classification