Factory for nonwovens opens
Idaho-based Hempitecture has opened a production facility to turn out hemp-based nonwoven material. The Sun Valley-based company said the 33,000-sq. ft. factory will make a wide range of products including …
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Pennsylvania company says it will invest $10.9 million in North Carolina fiber factory
A Pennsylvania company said it plans to invest $10.9 million in a new hemp fiber processing facility in North Carolina. BIOPHIL Natural Fibers, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, said the facility, to be …
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European hemp grain supplies are ‘drained,’ according to Canxchange Q2 report
European hemp grain supplies are near exhaustion, with an estimated 25 tons remaining priced at roughly €1.25/kg, according to the Q2 2022 benchmark report from commodities platform Canxchange. “We have …
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Dun Agro will set up advanced, large-scale hemp processing facilities in Indiana
Dun Agro Hemp Group, Inc., the American corporation of the leading Dutch hemp company, said it will set up North American headquarters and build its first U.S.-based processing facilities in …
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Canada’s Alberta province pushes dual cropping for fiber and grain
The Canadian province of Alberta is moving fast to develop infrastructure to support dual-cropping of hemp grain and fiber through ambitious initiatives that look to expand the output of raw …
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Hempcrete home in Serbia was ‘grow-your-own’ and ‘do-it-yourself’
“It has long been my dream to make a natural home and create a self-sufficient household, and now I’ve done it,” says Serbian hemp grower and do-it-yourself builder Vesna Alavanja as she …
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Utah hemp now under USDA
Utah hemp producers must now apply for hemp permits under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the state reminded this week it is no longer be responsible for licensing …
Italian consortium adds biomass facilities in expansion of whole-plant strategy
Italian consortium Bio Hemp Farming has inaugurated a cryogenic processing center to turn out biomass for medical-grade CBD, adding a key component as it continues to develop consolidated whole-plant hemp …
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‘SmartBox’ is integrated, portable solution for whole-plant hemp processing
An international team has developed integrated portable hemp processing technology that can capitalize on the entire hemp plant while supporting economically challenged communities and helping to mitigate climate change through …
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‘Without a large unicorn, there’s no success for an investor to replicate’
INTERVIEW: Jesse Henry is CEO at Michigan-based Heartland Industries, a biotech startup that engineers hemp materials as additives for polymers to produce stronger, lighter, cheaper, and more sustainable end products. …
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