Articles about Hempline Inc., hemp and flax fibre and renewable materials
Last year, Airbus and the CSIR launched a joint study into the development and application of natural and recyclable fibre-based materials, including kenaf, hemp and flax-based blends, in the fabrication of aircraft interior components such as sidewall and ceiling panels, insulation blankets and other less load-bearing parts.
Well-established as a green building center, Asheville has two homes under construction - one in West Asheville, another off Town Mountain Road - that use hemp as a building material.
A plastic bottle made from plants – up to 30 per cent organic material for starters but eventually, Coke's chemical engineers say, the whole enchilada, coming to a grocery store near you.
"We Save Trees" is the motto emblazoned on a pin attached to the shirt of Marcal Paper Mills' CEO Tim Spring, a leading paper recycler.
A house built from straw-bales and panels of hemp has passed an industry standard fire safety test which exposed it to temperatures above 1,000C.
