www.eiha.org
www.nova-institut.de
www.nachwachsende-rohstoffe.info
www.hemcore.co.uk

2001-2003: 5,3-6,2 t/ha avarege yield of dry hemp stalks of EIHA members
2003: production:
fiber 20,500t
hurds 30,000t
seeds 6,200t

hemp straw>28%fiber, 55% hurds, 2% other lost, 15% lost (prach, kamene atd)

20005 hemp fibre application: 18,000t: pulp, paper, 2200t building insulation, 2000t automotive (no stable offer, increasing dopyt, nahradeny dovozom jute, sisal from asia).

Plantex-zirkon 100,000 flexible flap disc: injection moulding
Puzdro na okuliare

2005: Hemp shives application: 27,000t animal beding, 3500t building mat

2005: Hemp seeds application: 6,000t animal feed, 100-200t oil&human food.

Non-woven: 6-10cm fiber


Rieter Sevelen (CH) automotive interiors
The ABACA (musa textilis) = manila hemp projects
70kg natural fiber in Mercedes E class,
abaca project : 18 months from start to serial production (09/2004)
30% natural fiber content


Biocompostits:
Fraunhofer institut chemische technologie
50mm is a long fiber, for plastics industry.
Arboform/tecnaro
P2 fulfill
2-4 eur/kg


Kosche innovative group
Hemp board,
Strong smell
Using shives: aspects: colors, stable quality, obsah prachu, humidity, jemnost
320-350 eur/m3

2005: 100-130 eur/ton straw processor to farmer


construire en chanvre assosiation
hemp (shives)/lime concrete > BCB Lhoist
100m3 shives+200-300kg lime
co2 efficiency for producer of lime and concrete.

Hygro-thermal behaviour of hemp concrete


Hemp cultivation in Canada: 2005: 9000ha, almost 100% for seeds, very less for fiber.
CA: varieties: finola, uso31, uso 14, crag (ca). finola 2,5t/ha (dry & clean), under poor conditions 0.3t/ha.
Canadaian seeds are sold in NAmerica for food & cosmetics

- cold pressed oil
- hulled seeds
- protein power
- cereals
- snack bars
- bread
- chips
- shampoo
- soap
- lotions, lip balsam

Canadian hemp trade alliance (CHTA)

u.s. market:
steady annual growth of 40-50% since 2003
fastest growing category is hemp protein powder

german hemp area 2000 ha, only 300ha are grown dual – purpose for fiber AND seeds for food. Seed is imported from france and Austria to meet the demand in germany.

Germany: non organic 600-800eur/t, organic is double.


Hemcore: good bedding for seeds.
60%shives
30%fiber
10%dust
emerging markets: injection molding, automotive (hemp/flax-50/50 in bmw), construction
harvesting the whole stem, 3-4w. of field retting (obracanie), round bailing.


Crude oil development:
2003/05 = 100% >>> 2005/09 = 200%

standard thermoplastics is not connected to price of crude oil:
2003/05 = 100% >>> 2005/09 = 135%

PP will due to the world wide crude oil price increase in real shortages climb by 40% from june to december 2005.

Natural fiber pricebase: stable at low under 100%

TO1 suppliers are interested in reinforced plastics. The main problem: an even distribution of fiber into the plastics.


Stex:
Invest 6mil.
Public sponsoring 40%
Selling price 3,00eur/kg fiber

Processing:
Fabric cost: 10,20eur/kg

End product:
European market: 100,000,000 jeans in europe
Jeans: total cost 9,50 eur/jeans


Institute of natural fibers Poznan.
In eu catalogue:
Bialobrzeskie
Beniko
>>>>>> jednodome/monoecious