Hemp insulation has the potential to become a viable industry in the U.S., but its long-term success will depend on scaling up domestic production and increasing market demand, according to […]
Study finds hemp insulation viable, but industry needs policy support to scale up Read More »
Fiber processing machine maker Cretes has opened a new technology testing facility focused on hemp and flax bast fiber. Customers can collaborate with Cretes experts to test their own materials
Customers can test Belgian company’s fiber processing tech on simulated production line Read More »
By Steve Allin In recent weeks, I’ve been focusing on how my knowledge of environmentalism and sustainability can be applied to the current state of the industrial hemp industry. My
Wizards & Prophets: Balancing growth and sustainability in the industrial hemp sector Read More »
Liam Donohoe is a lecturer in Engineering at Technological University Dublin, where he earned a Master’s degree in Energy Management. As a PhD Fiosraigh Scholar at TU Dublin’s School of
‘The opportunity for hemp is to integrate with modern technologies and building methods’ Read More »
A new hemp fiber processing facility opened by a Minnesota Native American community will need to source hemp crops from outside of tribal lands to make the factory operate efficiently,
Minnesota Native American community gets hemp fiber processing factory up and running Read More »
An industrial alliance in eastern Alberta, Canada is building out a hemp supply chain to develop business in the fiber and grain sectors. Several entities are being established for the
Hemp food, building materials are planned outputs by startup in Alberta, Canada Read More »
Industrial hemp will play a role in an advanced UK housing development designed to address “whole-place carbon footprint,” according to developers of the project, located on a 7.9-hectare tract in
Hemp will play role in UK housing development that aims for ‘exponential sustainability’ Read More »
Researchers at a New York engineering school say they are developing siding insulated with industrial hemp for the remodeling of buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint
Development of insulating hemp siding is goal of $1.5 million research project Read More »
The Federation of International Hemp Organizations (FIHO) and standards developer ASTM International have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on global guidance for the hemp value chain. ASTM
International groups join forces to expand standards for industrial hemp Read More »
INTERVIEW: Cameron McIntosh is co-founder of Americhanvre Cast Hemp, a Pennsylvania hemp building company that is the exclusive U.S. licensee of the Baumer Ereasy Spray Applied Hempcrete system of France.
‘There is a modern path for renewable, plant-based materials like hempcrete to follow’ Read More »
