What if plastic could be made without using fossil fuels and toxic chemicals? An Australian company has done just that, with a new type of plastic that can turn hemp fiber into pretty much anything. Zeoform is a promising eco-friendly solution to traditional plastics. It’s made from a simple mixture …
Uploaded on May 15, 2010 November, 2009 – HT’s David Madera welcomes us to the first permitted home construction in America utilizing hemp as a primary building material. Hemp shiv and a lime-based binder are mixed with water to make “hempcrete”, which is then poured between forms and tamped.
Feb 22, 2013 1:41 PM By: Phil Franz-Warkentin COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA Alberta, Crops, Markets Rising demand and good returns will see more acres devoted to industrial hemp production in Western Canada this spring, according to industry participants. Canadian hemp plantings have risen steadily over the past few years, with …
