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Henequen industry in Yucatán
Henequen industry in Yucatán Peninsula is an agribusiness of a plant native to Yucatán, Mexico. After extraction from the plant, henequen is processed as a textile in various forms to obtain a range of products for domestic, commercial, agricultural and industrial use, as binder twine for crops such as hay. Until the mid-20th century, it was a major industrial activity, the mooring of vessels depending on it. Its decline is attributed to the industry size, its socio-economic impact, as well as the invention of synthetic fibers and the manufacturing from these of substitute products which displaced henequen and sisal fibers. In addition to its fiber, the juice extracted from the henequen plant has been industrialized as a liquor similar to tequila. Also derived from its juice are certain steroidal chemicals used in the pharmaceutical industry.
==Etymology==
The English term agave was known in the Mayan languages as ''ki''. Henequen (''Agave fourcroydes'') was referred to as ''henequen blanco'' by the Spaniards and ''sakki'' by the Mayan, while sisal (''Agave sisalana,'') was ''henequen verde'' to the Spaniards and ''yaxqui'' to the Maya.
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