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National Research Council (NRC) technology could help clothe Canadian athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, B.C. and help pave the way for a range of advanced products made with industrial hemp, such as auto parts and airplane fuselages.
Hemp and Flax Processing Plant Closes
Premium Crops Ltd, a specialist UK crop production company, has announced the closure of its hemp and flax processing factory located in North Wales.
Hemp factory closer to reality
Proponents of a hemp-processing factory in Dauphin met with provincial officials Monday to present an updated business plan and secure financial backing. The Parkland BioFibre hemp factory would process locally grown hemp straw into fibre products.
Planting Computers
It’s not every day you come across a grower whose crop will be harvested by a Japanese firm to go into computers and mobile phones. But Andrew Saunders is such a farmer. He’s growing kenaf, a fibre crop, similar in appearance to industrial hemp.
International Conference “Bast Fibrous Plants on the Turn of Second and Third Millennium”
Experts working in scope of bast fibrous plants (especially hemp in the field of bast fibres) agrotechnology, extraction and processing, textile and non-textile applications, marketing and trade are cordially invited to attend the event and submit proposals for oral or poster presentations.
Third International Symposium — Bioresource Hemp and Other Fiber Crops
The symposium begins this week, hosted by nova Institute in Wolfsburg, Germany. The event features an international group of speakers with vast experience with industrial hemp and other natural fibers.
Lear Corporation Introduces Two New Polymers for Interior Applications
Lear Corporation, one of the world’s premier automotive interior suppliers, has launched two new polymer materials to be used in some of Lear’s future offerings of interior trim products: door panels, pillars and trunk trim.
North American Demand for Natural Fibers in Plastic Composites Forecast to Grow 15% to 50% Annually
Natural fibers, used to fill and reinforce both thermoplastics and thermosets, represent one of the fastest-growing types of polymer additives. Based on a market study currently being conducted by Kline & Company, forecast North American demand for both wood and agricultural fiber used as plastic additives ranges from 15% to 20% per year in automotive applications, to 50% or more per year in selected building products.
Bangladesh, India in Race for Investment in Jute Sector
Bangladesh and India are in the race to attract a one billion US dollars foreign direct investment (FDI) in the jute sector, local English newspaper Financial Express reported Wednesday.