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 …
European Commission sets first public session on hemp Read More »
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. …
Italian ‘eco-leather’ is new use for dust from hemp fiber Read More »
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 …
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 …
Japan’s Prossimo opens shop selling Czech shoes, CBD bar Read More »
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 …
‘We’d like to see a decorticator next to every cotton gin’ Read More »
Three Pakistani textile makers say they have begun producing new denim fabrics blending cotton with hemp. Artistic Milliners (AM), Karachi; US Denim, Lahore; and Farooq Spinning Mills, Faisalabad, all say …
Pakistani denim makers begin to make use of hemp Read More »
Russian industrial hemp producer Smart Hemp said it has plans to open a hemp processing factory in Ivanovo, an historic textile region and still one of Russia’s major textile making …
Startup sees potential in Russia’s historic textile region Read More »
As the European Union’s strategy for the textile industry evolves, hemp can play a critical role in making the sector sustainable, Europe’s leading industrial hemp group argues in a recently …
Euro trade group says hemp can be key to a sustainable textile sector Read More »
Susan Barnhardt is the founder of SHEMP Yarn Company (SYC), a Florida, U.S.-based producer of worsted textile yarn made from hemp and wool which is set for a market debut …
Demand for sustainable textiles is big opportunity for hemp fiber Read More »
Two New Zealand companies say their joint venture is finalizing installation of a new hemp processing line through which they plan to turn hemp, wool and hemp-wool blends and non-woven …
New Zealand textile maker nears startup of hemp production line Read More »
