Hemp insulation grows in Germany
German builders are using 100,000 cubic meters of hemp insulation material annually, according to the government, with all renewable raw materials growing at 3.1% per year in…
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U.S. company’s plans would shift hemp balance in Virginia
A Virginia, USA hemp company hopes to rally farmers to grow 1,400 acres of industrial hemp this year to feed a $3.3 million decortication facility….
For optimum stalk processing, let AI run the system
By Robert Ziner, CIHC, Canada As hemp stalk processing gains in popularity, it faces a fundamental economic challenge at a fundamental level: Decortication. Until now, decortication…
New Zealand textile maker nears startup of hemp production line
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…
Pennsylvania decortication initiative would serve 2 states
A Pennsylvania, USA non-profit said it plans to invest in a hemp fiber decortication factory in the western part of the state. DON Enterprises, Newcastle,…
After getting burned, U.S. farmers in Indiana start their own co-op
When enthusiastic farmers in the U.S. state of Indiana got the chance to grow fiber on guaranteed contracts for a processor across the state line…
EU project advancing hemp, wood bio-materials for key industries
An EU funded research & innovation project says it has made progress developing fully bio-based composites from hemp and wood feedstock for the automotive, aeronautics…
Turkish developers say their technology can strip fiber without retting
Turkish engineers have developed hemp stripping technology they say can turn out one ton of fiber per month, significantly reducing time and labor involved in…
Montana-based U.S. processor plans decortication facility
An independent hemp operator in the U.S. state of Montana says it will build a multi-million dollar decortication factory to turn out raw materials for…
Canadian firm raises $3.3 million to develop hemp cleaning wipes
Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFTi) of Canada said it has sold $3.3 million (CA$4.5 million) worth of equity to Natural Products Canada (NPC) to finance…