California group in grain, fiber trials; factory, biochar research planned
An initiative in California has planted five hemp varieties from four countries in the first extensive growing trials for hemp fiber and grain in the…
Sustainability
Hemp in Japan: Beyond ‘schizophrenia,’ potential for the environment
INTERVIEW: Yosuke Koga is Director at Japanese hemp company Prossimo, which is developing a broad portfolio of hemp-derived products and recently embarked on retail operations…
Pakistani denim maker looks to Texas for cottonized fiber
Pakistani denim maker Artistic Garment Industries (AGI) said it has entered a one-year deal with Panda Biotech of Texas for the supply of an unspecified…
Industrial hemp fiber is better than wood in every way
By Robert Ziner | CIHC, Canada Hemp has always been a better natural resource than trees. The truth is, because hemp was not legal throughout most…
Demand for sustainable textiles is big opportunity for hemp fiber
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…
Hemp building materials have big role to play in environmental renewal
By Robert Ziner, CIHC, Canada According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the conventional building sector contributes up to 30% of total annual greenhouse gas…
U.S. students can get hemp lesson
Students in Pennsylvania, USA public schools will have the chance to learn about hemp while making sustainable plastic using the plant, state officials said. The…
Israeli student develops composite mix for everyday objects
An Israeli design student who has developed hemp-based composites for production of everyday objects says she sees the project turning into a business as developers…
View from Bogotá: ‘The hemp opportunity goes way beyond CBD’
INTERVIEW: Manuel Baselga is a public affairs executive and social entrepreneur with 15+ years’ operational experience in over 25 emerging countries, mainly across Latin America…
Job No. 1: ‘Educate and promote green alternatives based on hemp’
Hana Gabrielova, founder and CEO at Czech-based Hempoint, is one of Europe’s pioneering and most innovative hemp entrepreneurs and a widely recognized expert on agricultural…
