Plastics startup off to fast start after raising $1 million via crowdfunding
Startup Canadian Industrial Hemp Corporation (CIHC) said it has raised more than $1 million of a $5 million dollar goal on crowdfunding site wefunder.com. Lewes,…
Biocomposites
GHA Q&A on decortication today
Dave Greer, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at CannaSystems, will talk about decortication and hemp processing on the Global Hemp Association (GHA) Education Series…
Pennsylvania factory to turn out hemp-based plastic products
A Pennsylvania company said it will turn part of a former textile mill into a factory to turn out hemp-based biodegradable plastic food containers, cups,…
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…
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…