Italy’s northern region of Emilia-Romagna has provided €500,000 in financing for the development of a local industrial hemp supply chain focused on building materials and textiles. “The investment in hemp …
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Officials in the Texas city of Wichita Falls have wagered an additional $200,000 on Panda Biotech, the hemp fiber processing operation expected to go online soon. The City Council this …
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Texas-based fiber processor Panda Biotech says it will complete the setup of its factory and begin processing hemp by the end of 2023, after years of delay. Blake Carter, Panda’s …
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The move towards prefabricated building components is growing as interest grows in construction based on hempcrete and hemp fibers. The trend is reflected in the program of the 11th International …
While hemp production for textiles is at a “watershed moment,” hemp won’t bring promised sustainability without attention to how crops are grown, a new paper argues. “This is a material …
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Packaging could be the first major application of hemp bioplastics, a new study from Canadian researchers suggests. The research, by a team at Western University (WU), London, Ontario, replaced high-density …
Hemp can be substitute for polyethylene in packaging, Canadian study shows Read More »
A bi-partisan hemp bill that would separate grain and fiber outputs from flower-derived products such as CBD and other cannabinoids has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The …
U.S. House bill would separate hemp cannabinoids from grain and fiber Read More »
As sustainability continues to go mainstream, industries are shifting priorities to focus on climate challenges and social impact in their strategic development plans. That’s a real opportunity for industrial hemp. …
The first (real) business opportunity for hemp: Grow it, then burn it Read More »
India’s Technology Development Board (TDB) has pledged $1.4 million to support development of technology for bast fiber processing of industrial hemp, flax, nettle and other plants. TDB, a part of …
Indian government supports tech development for fibers with $1.4 million Read More »
The failure of a minor bill that would have helped CBD producers in South Dakota won’t have much of an effect on the overall hemp industry in the state, where …
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