Today even a waste product of hemp fiber processing, so-called hemp shives, is being utilized to create sustainable building materials like hempcrete. Save this article Read more »8 Common Materials You May Not Have Realized Are Sustainable December 26, 2017 Sustainability. A word that, for...
Global Hemp Solutions is the United States distributor of the largest and most sophisticated hemp fiber processing and decortication system in the world. This system is capable of upwards of 10 tons per hour input processing! Now imagine this system that is nearly 100-percent automated! We have ...
Once the hemp fiber is extracted from the stem, processing it into yarn is largely mechanical with minimal environmental impact. Additional processing of hemp can include flattening the yarns with pressure to enhance natural luster, wet spinning, and the use of other treatments like softeners, wrin...
Define Industrial hemp. Industrial hemp synonyms, Industrial hemp pronunciation, Industrial hemp translation, English dictionary definition of Industrial hemp. n. 1. Cannabis. 2. The tough, coarse fiber of the cannabis plant, used to make cordage, yarn,
Two processing strategies may have arisen because of ancient relationships involving the earliest fibers adopted for weaving by different cultures-the hair of animals (e.g., sheep) being an early fiber source that still characterizes European weaving and bast fibers derived from annual plants (e.g...
Decortication also is key step in hemp fiber processing to preserve the textile grade fiber. Any kinks or damage caused during decortication may weaken the fiber, which results in poor performance in downstream processing. “Great care has to be taken when decorticating textile grade fiber,” Ca...
harvesting of industrial hemp for craft, industrial, and agricultural economies. Its product portfolio consists of hemp shives, fiber, and mulch. The company also offers various services, which include supply of EU certified seed, removal and processing of straw, and drying, cleaning and seeds ...
“After more than a year of due diligence — which has included an analysis of the hemp fiber and cellulose industries in the People’s Republic of China, various European countries and Canada — we have concluded that the processing of hemp stalk for industrial uses will be the next multi-...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Hemp News Update Many people still have the image in their minds that those who run hemp companies are neo-Luddites, and that the farmers who supply them with their raw materials sow the seed by hand on small plots and harvest the grain or fiber with horse-drawn ...
“After more than a year of due diligence — which has included an analysis of the hemp fiber and cellulose industries in the People’s Republic of China, various European countries and Canada — we have concluded that the processing of hemp stalk...