Initiative to consolidate the global hemp industry is launched
Organizations from around the world are joining to form an international association to advance the interests of the hemp industry. The new body, as yet…
China
Chinese company debuts diapers, feminine hygiene products from hemp paper
China’s Shenzhen Datong (Datong) has developed a range of diaper and feminine hygiene products as the company gears up a full industrial supply chain for…
40,000 acres of fiber hemp fuels China’s ‘one county, one industry’ strategy
Qinggang County in China’s Heilongjiang Province expects to harvest hemp from 40,000 acres (~16,200 hectares) in 2021 as the government increases its support for development…
Chinese seeds top 1.5% THC in Tasmania
A Tasmanian hemp farmer has destroyed his entire hemp crop after seeds he planted from China went beyond Australia’s legal THC limit of 1.0%. Farmer…
Ban on CBD-cosmetics trade in China looks likely
In a move that would shut down the Chinese market for cosmetics containing cannabis, the government is expected to enact a law that would block…
Proposed ban on CBD in cosmetics alarms Chinese stakeholders
CBD producers in China say a proposed ban on the use of industrial hemp derivatives in cosmetics would force producers to depend entirely on exports….
CBD facility nears finish in China’s Yunnan Province
Chinese hemp company Chengzhi Hanmeng said the installation and commissioning of a CBD production facility in Yunnan province has entered the final stage. According to…
Chinese exec fined for insider trading
The board chairman of Chinese pharmaceutical company Hunan Fangsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd has been fined 600,000 yuan. (~€77,000/~$91,000) in an insider trading case. Chinese officials started…
Hemp has a key role in Chinese province’s development plans
The city of Kunming, China has outlined an essential role for hemp in a plan released by the municipal government aimed at local development of…
Low CBD prices? Chinese foodmaker says it’s no problem
Chinese foodmaker Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd. said it has reached elevated extraction yield levels that give the company a significant edge in the production…
