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9 December 20255 December 2025

Sustainable on the Trail: DITF Develop Hiking Pole Made from Natural Fibers and Bio-based Matrix

The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) and LEKI Lenhart GmbH have collaborated on a project to develop a hiking pole made largely from renewable raw materials. The finished product demonstrates that sustainable materials can also offer high performance in the outdoor industry

Nachhaltig unterwegs: DITF entwickeln Wanderstock aus Naturfasern und biobasierter Matrix

Die Deutschen Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF) und die LEKI Lenhart GmbH haben in einem gemeinsamen Projekt einen Wanderstock entwickelt, der größtenteils aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen besteht. Das fertige Produkt zeigt, dass nachhaltige Materialien auch in der Outdoor-Branche eine hohe Leistungsfähigkeit bieten

20 October 202516 October 2025

Fashion for Good Launches “Beyond50 Denim” to Address Hemp Integration Barriers In Global Denim Production

The project: Combining Cottonised Hemp and Green Chemistry will validate the synergistic integration of two innovations by accelerating the use of hemp as an alternative to conventional cotton in denim

18 September 202512 September 2025

Hemp in the off-season: plant potential as a cover crop

Agronomic, environmental, and economic benefits make hemp a promising alternative in sustainable management

6 August 202530 July 2025

Hemp Fiber Market Set to Surpass Valuation of US$ 30.13 Billion By 2033

The global hemp fiber market was valued at US$ 5.78 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 30.13 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 20.12% during the forecast period 2025–2033

13 June 20256 June 2025

Plantae Technologies and Zylotex enter into an exclusive joint development agreement to commercialize hemp fibre-based lyocell production

Performance and Sustainability in Fashion, Sport, Composites and Geo Textiles at Core of the Global Development Goals

26 May 202520 May 2025

Myco develops mushroom-based biodegradable alternative to polystyrene

Czech company Myco has developed a mycelium-based packaging which degrades naturally in the environment

2 January 202518 December 2024

Sativa Building Systems Secures $1.9M Army Award to Advance Bio-Based Insulation

Revolutionary Hemp-Based Insulation Gains Momentum with $1.9M Army Support

26 September 202420 September 2024

Hemp can replace glass fibers in composite materials

Researchers from Zittau provide proof that hemp fibers can be a real alternative to glass fibers in composite materials

11 September 20246 September 2024

Leather from industrial hemp: innovative and sustainable material for future car interiors

Cooperation with the German start-up Revoltech GmbH

4 September 20243 September 2024

Mewalii’s Period Pads are Made from Regenerative Hemp Fibers

The absorbent fibers undergo a unique mechanical softening process, enhancing their natural softness without toxic chemicals

13 June 20247 June 2024

FLAX FIBRE: The 2024 flax area under cultivation is setting a new record in response to the market

According to the estimates of of the Flax-Linen and Hemp Economic Observatory, the growing area of European FlaxTM spring flax and winter flax combined will account for at least 180,000 hectares for the 2024 harvest

16 April 20242 July 2024

Panda Biotech Announces Commercial Operations Have Begun at Its Flagship Panda Hemp Gin

This first of its kind 500,000-square-foot building is the largest in the Western Hemisphere with the capacity to process 10 metric tons of industrial hemp into textile-grade fiber, hurd, short-fiber/hurd mix

21 March 202419 March 2024

USDA: Biobased products contributed $489 billion to the U.S. economy in 2021, up from $464 billion in 2020

As part of USDA’s activities to honor National Biobased Products Day, the Department has released two reports and announced a major investment in Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center

5 February 202431 January 2024

Alliance For European Flax-Linen & Hemp To Host Extended Natural Fibre Composites Village At JEC World 2024

The Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp will continue to expand its partnership with JEC Group, hosting a Natural Fibre Village at JEC World 2024 that will showcase the activities of the Alliance and ten of its members in an enlarged 250 square meter area dedicated to natural fiber composites

1 August 202326 July 2023

Growing Hemp For The Future: A Global Fiber Guide

We have a unique opportunity to grow a beneficial fiber hemp production system from the soil up

24 July 202319 July 2023

Game-Changing Industrial Hemp Forward Carbon Credits

Hemp Carbon Standard, a leading authority on sustainable agriculture and carbon removal will be launching the first-ever forward carbon credits derived from industrial hemp in North America and Europe (including Ukraine)

11 July 20236 July 2023

Field to fiber hemp technology

An advanced industrial hemp processing line has been delivered to a major customer in Turkey by Tatham, who had many discussions about its machinery for the processing of natural staple fibers at the recent ITMA 2023 in Milan/Italy

10 July 20236 July 2023

Study shows hemp captures as much carbon as forests when used for construction materials

Titled "Unlocking Carbon Transfer: Wood and Hemp for Sustainable Construction", this study delves into the environmental implications of utilizing these biomass sources in the construction industry

9 May 20234 May 2023

Tester introduces bipartisan bill to deregulate industrial hemp

The Industrial Hemp Act would loosen testing restrictions and other regulations for varieties of hemp plants grown for industrial purposes, like fiber, grain, biofuel or 'hempcrete'

3 May 20232 May 2023

Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp to host expanded natural fibre village at JEC World 2023

A big portfolio of flax products for industrial-scale-use will be presented, from building materials and performance parts for automotive vehicles to consumer goods and products for the marine industry

3 February 202331 January 2023

Hemp makes a comeback in the construction industry

According to a European Commission report, the carbon sequestering properties of hemp are remarkable and hemp blocks are better at insulating from heat and sound than brick and concrete

1 February 202327 January 2023

Sweden’s Ekolution supplies insulation for ‘world’s largest’ hemp project

Hemp insulation materials combined with advanced solar energy infrastructure in a new project are a milestone for the whole hemp industry and in particular hemp building materials

19 December 202214 December 2022

UN Releases Industrial Hemp Report

A recently released report from the United Nations Conference On Trade And Development provides an interesting snapshot of the industrial hemp industry

16 December 202213 December 2022

CELC becomes Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp

he European Confederation for Flax and Hemp is unveiling its new visual identity and name: Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp

2 December 202230 November 2022

Hemp – an undemanding alternative to cotton?

In the past, hemp was a globally widespread plant for fiber production and was almost completely displaced by cotton and later by synthetic fibers in the last century

28 October 202226 October 2022

New Joint Venture Executed to Escalate Industrial Hemp Industry as a Sustainable Solution in North America

Companies team up to offer blockchain for US hemp industry

20 October 202220 October 2022

Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. secures strategic investment from Ahlström Capital

Investment will create the world’s largest specialty hemp fibre processing and purification company

5 October 202228 September 2022

Materials Manufacturer to Locate $10 Million Facility to Robeson County

BIOPHIL currently operates a processing facility in Pennsylvania and will add a 90,829-square-foot building in Lumberton to expand its production operations

28 September 202223 September 2022

USDA Awards $21 Million for Two Hemp Research Projects

The projects were selected as part of the first pool of grant recipients under the organizations Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodity Program

6 September 202231 August 2022

Pink hempcrete brightens demountable Floriade pavilion by Overtreders W

The Voice of Urban Nature's structure is built from a mix of pink-hued hempcrete and contrasting wood that is finished with a black coating of linseed oil and carbon

2 August 202227 July 2022

“Bringing citizens and experts together” – HamCan, Hamburg’s first Hemp conference

From July 9th to 10t 2022, Northern Germany's first annual international cannabis conference and expo took place in the heart of Hamburg

19 May 202213 May 2022

Nextleaf inks deal with hemp concrete producer

Government-funded research and development led by Nextleaf engineering manager Krupal Pal has shown superior performance of hemp ash as both a valourised biofuel and as a cementitious material

16 March 20221 August 2022

PURA Plans To Disrupt $200 Billion Steel Rebar Market With Hemp Alternative In Addition To Disrupting $600 Billion Lumber Market

Company is constructing a facility in Farmersville, Texas where they will conduct consultative education for each corporate customer to how hemp can be utilized to improve the efficiency of existing products

7 March 20223 March 2022

Human Plant Solutions Makes New Strides in Prosthetics Using Hemp Fiber

Co-founders Sam Spallitta and Kyle Trivisonno developed a patent-pending hemp material that is improving lives of prosthetic wearers while offering a safer and more sustainable alternative for prosthetic manufacturing

24 February 202221 February 2022

Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. completes acquisition of Lumberton Cellulose from Georgia-Pacific

BFT plans to significantly expand capacity to over 30,000 tonnes per year, establishing BFT Lumberton as one of the largest fully integrated natural fibre processing parks in North America

19 January 202214 January 2022

Bast Fibre Technologies to acquire North Carolina based Lumberton Cellulose LLC from Georgia-Pacific

Establishes first North American large-scale natural fibre processing facility to match rapid growth in North American hemp production

13 January 20227 January 2022

France Built the World’s First Carbon-Negative Public Building. And It’s Made of Hemp?

It's a sports hall

9 December 20216 December 2021

The new Common Agricultural Policy has been adopted and the maximum THC level on the field has been restored to 0,3%

The EIHA went through to clear this theme on the European level - to open a long supressed market of sustainability

3 December 20213 December 2021

3D-gedruckte Häuser aus umweltfreundlichem Hanf

Alternative zu herkömmlichen Baumaterialien soll ein offizieller Baustoff werden

Black Buffalo 3D Announces Pact to 3D Print Plant-Based Affordable Housing

rePlant Hemp, an ESG impact fund, will invest $500 million into the industrial hemp supply chain by 2030, organizers said

29 November 202124 November 2021

HempFlax invests €3 million to expand output, go ‘energy positive’

The company has already abandoned gas as a power source and will install 1.9 MWh of solar panels next year, according to an email sent to its customers

22 November 202117 November 2021

EV race car is latest example of hemp’s application to auto industry

An Italian engineering team is experimenting with hemp-based fabric in some car body parts for an experimental race car

9 November 202118 December 2021

Hemp: The Next Disruptor in Construction After Wood?

Blaine Brownell posits that with faster cultivation rates, a higher carbon capture, and advances in processing, hemp could be the next big thing in structural systems after mass timber

29 September 202128 September 2021

Study reports INCA Renewtech hemp-based biocomposites radically reduce carbon emissions

Compared to lauan rainforest plywood, INCA’s BioPanels are reported to reduce carbon emissions, waste production and water consumption.

9 September 20216 September 2021

5 Projects Using Hempcrete as an Environmental Building Material

Exploring building materials that have a low environmental impact has been concerning contemporary architects and professionals of the construction field, especially since various global crises are escalating

20 July 202116 July 2021

Calyxt Announces Expansion of Hemp Breeding Platform with Seedless Hemp Innovation

Triploid Breeding Process is Calyxt's Second Announced Advancement and Part of a Comprehensive Approach to Improving Hemp Genetics

4 May 202118 June 2021

nova experts introduced: Dominik Vogt (Dipl. Geogr.)

Head of Conferences and project management

14 April 202118 June 2021

Australian firm says it will bring HempBLOCK system to USA

An Australian company has secured an exclusive distributorship in the USA for a hempcrete building system it says is cost competitive with traditional construction

25 February 202123 February 2021

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