INTERVIEW: Marta Vinhas is the founder of Sensihemp, a regenerative fashion brand from Portugal that works exclusively with hemp. With 20 years of experience in the textile industry, she created […]
Portuguese entrepreneur puts hemp at center of company’s circular fashion strategy Read More »
A new research breakthrough reframes hemp fiber not as a niche material requiring dedicated infrastructure, but as a viable, cotton-compatible input that can be spun using standard machinery. The findings
Cottonized hemp fibers could help reshape the natural textiles market, study finds Read More »
Hemp fiber producers in the U.S. betting on Chinese demand could soon find their plans derailed by retaliation tariffs tied to President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. And while
U.S. hemp fiber hopes in China face tariff threat, doubts over long-term demand Read More »
A Brazil-based activist group said it will launch a book about hemp as a sustainable raw material for the textile industry next week. Fashion Revolution Brazil (FRB) will introduce “Cânhamo
Brazilian activists champion hemp for sustainable ‘revolution’ in textile industry Read More »
A European trade group has launched a new online platform that aims to revolutionize textile research and sourcing for the fashion and home sectors. The Linen & Hemp Dream Lab
European natural fibers alliance merges platforms to create ‘Linen & Hemp Dream Lab’ Read More »
Today’s production-driven U.S. hemp textile sector needs to be turned on its head, with the focus shifted to developing consumer demand for high-quality products, according to a new report from
Hemp textile sector should shift focus to create consumer demand for high-quality goods Read More »
Stakeholders and local officials in south-central France say they are two weeks from harvesting first trial hemp crops, holding out hope that the plant could lift the fortunes of local
French project probes potential for supply chains in hemp textiles, building materials Read More »
INTERVIEW: Dave Cook is co-founder and owner of Tuscarora Mills, Bedford, Pennsylvania, a manufacturer of flat woven textile fabrics made from hemp and other natural fibers. An expert in textile
‘Demand, innovation, investment needed to re-establish hemp textiles’ Read More »
A French cooperative has opened a hemp fiber processing center in the Occitanie region, turning out “ecological and ethical” fibers for the textile and construction industries. Virgocoop, at Caylus, Tarn-et-Garonne
Hemp fiber processing factory in France seen as weapon in fight against ‘fast fashion’ Read More »
[Third in a series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2023] Global fiber hemp production by volume is currently running at the same level it reached in 1961
Year in Review: Production capacity, awareness growing for products made from hemp fiber Read More »
