Kapok

Talking sustainability! Few materials can compete with the sustainable advantages of Kapok whereas offering the same extend of performance:

• low growth requirements
  Kapok trees can grow on hills or mountains whereas the soil does not need to be of high quality. Neither do Kapok trees need artificial watering.
   
• soil friendly
  Not only provide Kapok tree an organical way of fertilizing the land. Kapok can also be used for polycultures.
   
• non-food crop

But not only is Kapok sustainable from an ecological point of view. Kapok provided by Swicofil's partner takes sustainability beyond the point of ecoloigcs by including also social aspects such as:

• responsible consumption / production
  Increased demand is handled by planting Kapok trees in rural areas of Indonesia. Furthermore, local workers are getting trained accordingly.
   
• decent work
  This includes a fair payment of the workers