Eyewear maker has future in focus after struggling through startup
By Andi Lucas If the passion and grit of a company founder were the only two determining factors of business success, then Hemp Eyewear Edinburgh…
Biocomposites
Hemp task force in Australian state focuses on industrial uses
The Australian state of Victoria has named a three-member task force to explore the industrial uses of hemp, the government said this week. “Hemp has…
U.S. hemp plastics innovator Mark Linday passes away
Friends and colleagues started flooding social media late this week upon hearing of the passing of U.S. hemp innovator Mark Linday, founder of Green Spring…
Hemp reinforced ‘BioLite’ takes innovation award in Europe
Swedish biocomposites developer Trifilon picked up the first prize in this year’s European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) “Product of the Year” innovation awards program for…
U.S. firm plans $5.8 million factory to produce ‘HempWood’
A Maryland, USA company says it will invest $5.8 million in a factory in Kentucky to produce HempWood, an “eco-friendly timber” that uses hemp fiber…
For long-term value from the hemp plant, look to the fiber
By Robert Ziner, CIHC, Canada Over the long run hemp fiber will become the most relevant part of the hemp plant, and the most valuable…
Sustainability ethos drives hempcrete-built village in Western Australia
An eco-village which utlitizes hempcrete in all 12 of its homes recently opened in Western Australia. “We are pretty sure this is the biggest hempcrete…
Early signups have reps from 19 countries headed to Asian Hemp Summit
Delegates from 19 countries around the globe are already signed up for the first-ever Asian Hemp Summit to be held Feb. 1-2, 2019 at the…
Outlook: Taking stock of hemp a decade after the financial crash
By Steve Allin | International Hemp Building Association – The materials we obtain from the hemp plant can help us get back to basics but…
‘Fast, radical, different’: Hemp and the next industrial revolution
INTERVIEW: Phil Warner is CEO and Chairman of Ecolife Science, which works to advance new-era products for a sustainable future. He has more than 20…