French startup plans to make energy from hemp biomass
A French startup says it will soon go into trials using hemp biomass to produce energy, with plans to go into full production in 2022….
Investment
Irish-French venture looks to raise funds for investments in Europe
An Irish-French investment fund says it is looking to raise €30 million in the first phase of a venture focused on private cannabis companies, including…
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…
Irish personal care firm to invest $50m in U.S. CBD maker
Ireland-based Perrigo Company plc has partnered with Kazmira LLC of Colorado, USA to add CBD to its portfolio of generic prescription topicals and pain and…
Elixinol says capital raising sets stage for overhauled strategy
Coming off a year of challenges, Elixinol Global Ltd. said a recent capital raising and asset sales sets the stage for execution of a strategy…
EIHA award nominees reflect hemp’s wide range of applications
Six nominees stand to earn the “Hemp Product of the Year 2020” award in this year’s European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) innovation competition, a part…
Ghana cannabis law puts oversight of hemp under narcotics board
Ghana’s Parliament has passed a law that legalizes the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes but gave the country’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB)…
Jersey Hemp gets £2 million boost from private investor group
Private investors including Bernard Fairman of the UK’s Foresight Group venture capital firm, have invested £2 million ($2.68 million) in Jersey Hemp. The partners say…
Wide range of hemp startups seeking investors, other partners
Delegates representing a wide range of industrial hemp-related investment opportunities will gather Oct. 25-26 at HempToday Center in Poland for two days of strategizing and…
Hemp is back in Chile, and the market is ready for investment
INTERVIEW: Barbara Galletti is co-founder and CEO of Pronatura Ltda., and co-creator of Nutranabis, the first Chilean brand exclusively dedicated to the re-introduction and commercialization…