[Fourth in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] From textiles to plastics to makeup, applications for hemp fiber are quickly multiplying as innovative startups and forward-looking legacy […]
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INTERVIEW: A 31-year veteran of the hemp industry, Lawrence Serbin is president of California-based Hemp Traders, which he founded in 1994. He started Cannagrove, a producer of engineered hemp “wood”
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Belgian custom equipment maker Hyler BV has introduced a new hemp harvester that gives flax farmers an additional crop option while signaling the rebirth of hemp textiles in Europe. And
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Hemp is now included in a New York state program aimed at supporting fiber-based textiles. A new law put hemp, wool, alpaca, cashmere and linen in the state’s Grown and
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Pakistani denim maker Artistic Garment Industries (AGI) said it has entered a one-year deal with Panda Biotech of Texas for the supply of an unspecified amount of cottonized hemp. AGI
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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 states, and sector representatives from
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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 has a negative carbon impact.
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Levi Strauss & Co. has introduced a line of its Dockers brand casual clothing in a 70%/30% blend of cotton and hemp. Material for the clothing, both chinos-style slacks and
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Japanese hemp company Prossimo has opened a boutique retail outlet under Bohempia, the Czech shoe brand, and an adjacent HempToday Japan-branded CBD bar. The shoe store and CBD bar are
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Guy Carpenter is President and CEO of Bear Fiber, Inc., and President at Cape Fear Apparel Consulting, both of North Carolina. He also serves as a commissioner in the North Carolina
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