Broad portfolio drives HempFlax revenues to €14.5m, a 43% increase
Legacy European hemp group HempFlax saw revenues rise 43% in 2020 to €14.5 million, driven in part by a 42% increase in sales of CBD, and…
Biocomposites
European Commission sets first public session on hemp
The European Commission has set a first-ever public event dedicated specifically to market opportunities in industrial hemp. Commission officials, national ministry representatives of EU member…
Italian ‘eco-leather’ is new use for dust from hemp fiber
Italian developers have introduced Napee, an “eco-leather” textile containing hemp waste powder that does not use toxic solvents in the production process, is recyclable and…
A guitar made from hempwood
Canadian-based boutique guitar maker JOI Guitars has introduced an acoustic guitar made of hempwood. The company said it undertook extensive research and development that allowed…
Michigan hemp firm stakes claim in advanced manufacturing
A Michigan hemp startup said it secured financing to build a hemp fiber processing factory that is planned to be operational this summer. Heartland Corporate…
Italian region exploring hemp for plastic and cleaning up soil
Authorities in the Italian town of Roccasecca say they will explore the potential for developing a hemp plastics supply chain while cleaning up local land…
Going green, all the way, in an eco-friendly HempWood casket
An American coffin maker has had its newly developed hemp-composite casket approved by the Green Burial Council, a trade group that evaluates practices and materials…
Italy’s Umbria region has ambitious hemp plan based on fiber
A bill that would establish a hemp development program in the Italian region of Umbria envisions a supply chain based primarily on hemp fiber and…
Dutch firms debut bioplastic chair
Three Dutch companies have combined to create a line of recyclable, carbon-negative chairs for home and office from a hemp-based bio-composite. HempFlax provided fiber for…
Pennsylvania decortication initiative would serve 2 states
A Pennsylvania, USA non-profit said it plans to invest in a hemp fiber decortication factory in the western part of the state. DON Enterprises, Newcastle,…