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 in CBD and hemp footwear. …
Hemp in Japan: Beyond ‘schizophrenia,’ potential for the environment Read More »
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 amount of cottonized hemp. AGI …
Pakistani denim maker looks to Texas for cottonized fiber Read More »
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 of the world for the …
Industrial hemp fiber is better than wood in every way Read More »
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 set for a market debut …
Demand for sustainable textiles is big opportunity for hemp fiber Read More »
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 emissions globally. Left unchecked, those …
Hemp building materials have big role to play in environmental renewal Read More »
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 state’s Departments of Agriculture and …
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 look for alternatives to polluting …
Israeli student develops composite mix for everyday objects Read More »
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 and Africa. After co-founding UK-based …
View from Bogotá: ‘The hemp opportunity goes way beyond CBD’ Read More »
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 issues related to hemp and …
Job No. 1: ‘Educate and promote green alternatives based on hemp’ Read More »
