UPCOMING EIHA EVENT

9th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association
May 23th-24th, 2012, Wesseling, Germany
The 9th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA). Don't miss the biggest event on industrial hemp in 2012 - worldwide! The conference will present the latest technology developments and applications of industrial hemp for bio-composites, food, feed, insulation and construction. The almost finished program can be found here. Anyone is invited to participate - not only members of the EIHA. More information here

UPCOMING EIHA MEET IN GERMANY

Dear Experts on Hemp and Natural Fibres,
we would like to invite you to the 8th Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), on May 18th-19th, 2011 at Wesseling near Cologne, Germany: www.eiha.org/8
Bio-Composites - like bio-based plastics - show a two digit growth each year. The conference will present the newest technology developments and market penetration of hemp and other natural fibres reinforced plastics.
The EIHA Conference is now established as the largest meeting of experts on industrial hemp in Europe and indeed world - wide. Specialists from all over the world will meet in order to exchange information regarding the latest developments in hemp and in other natural fibres and moreover on the applications for fibres, shivs, seeds and oil. Participants will range from cultivation consultants, primary and further processors, traders, mechanical engineers and investors to numerous small and medium-sized enterprises and to international automotive companies and suppliers. The conference language will be English. We expect 150 international participants from 30 countries.
Exhibition
You are welcome to present your latest products, technologies or developments, book a stand and a bulletin board now for only 200 EUR (plus 19% VAT). Please contact: Mr. Dominik Vogt, phone: +49(0)2233-4814-49, email: dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de
Preliminary programme
Overview talks
Mark Reinders (HempFlax BV, The Netherlands):HempFlax from pioneer to professional
Ilze Baltina (Riga Technical University, Institute of Textile Material Technologies and Design, Latvia):Hemp fiber properties and production in Latvia
Patrick de Ceuster (wervel, Belgium):Hemp production and transformation in Belgium
Michael Carus (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany):Hemp fibres for green products - an assessment of life cycle studies on hemp fibre applications
Breeding, Cultivation and Harvesting
Fei-Hu Liu (Yunnan University, China): Nondestructive forecasting of fiber content in hemp bast
Prof. Ming Yang (Hemp Research Center, Institute of Industrial Crops, YAAS, China): Breeding and cultivation of Industrial Hemp in China
Gianpolo Grassi (Industrial crop research center (CIN), Italy): Dew retting of hemp in Italy using a new variety and an improved harvesting technique
Construction
Marc Beutnagel (MEHA Dämmstoff und Handels GmbH, Germany): Meha hemp insulation - the natural way to insulate!
Bio-Composites
Michael Carus (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany): Bio-Composites
Bernd Frank (Badische Naturfaseraufbereitung GmbH, Germany) & Lena Scholz (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany): Hemp pelletes for injection moulding
Terry Barman (Tokn Hemp Products, Ireland): Hemp Fibre Composites
Dr. Johanne Denault (IMI/CNRC, Canada): Fiber treatment, formulation and processing technologies for optimum performance of hemp fibre thermoplastic composites
Gordon Scheifele (Ontario Hemp Alliance, Canada): Fast, inexpensive field test for THC evaluation in the field and field evaluation for fatty acids (OMEGA 3 & 6) in Canadian Hemp Varieties
Pierre Amadieu (Start hemp, France): Long fiber extraction for composite reinforcement and textile yarn
Martin Snijder (Green Gran B.V., The Netherlands): ULTRAFIBRE
Richard Hurding (Zelfo Technology, Germany): "Remixed and binderless" Zelfo - Natural and Recycled fibre products
Prof. Dr. Jörg Müssig (Hochschule Bremen, Germany):Hemp fibres reinforced PLA from cultivation to final product
Kai Nebel (Reutlingen University, Germany): Micro and nano? - Bastfibres for industrial use? Challenges, production techniques and applications
Textiles and Food
Daniel Kruse (Hempro International GmbH & Co. KG, Germany): Hemp textiles and food
Further information
For non-members the fee for participation is 400 EUR plus 19% VAT (including lunches, snacks and dinner buffet).EIHA members are also required to pay this fee but they will get a credit voucher of 100 EUR which will be deducted from the EIHA Membership fee for 2012. We are most grateful for the support of our sponsor Hempro GmbH & Co. KG (www.hempro.com)
Don't miss the world's largest event on Industrial Hemp in 2011!
We look forward to seeing you in Wesseling!
With Best Regards,Michael Carus and Dominik Vogt, nova-Institut GmbH

NEWS FROM HEMPORIUM

From South Africa we received word on the latest in hemp. Tony Budden of Hemporium was at the Grahamstown Festival, the Natural and Organics Products Expo at the Capetown International Convention Centre and Rocking the Daisies Green Music Festival. This year the press has picked up on their work, giving them space in local papers and top magazines such as Men's Health and Cosmo. Television exposure included an insert on SABC 3's "Free Spirit."

Their product range continues to expand, with new items including a range of ozonated healing gels developed by Dr Julian Holmes and 100% hemp denim jeans. Not only has the Hemporium label grown, but its range of outsourced products has increased as well. Clothes, cosmetics, accessories and books can all be found in their high street shop and online.

Hemporium products can also be found in a number of other stockists, including the newly added Wellness Warehouse chain, initially launched on Kloof Street, Dr Julian Holmes, Cape Town, but now expanded to Heathway in Johannesburg and Cavendish Links in Claremont.

In activism, Hemporium has also been quite energetic, attending the EIHA conference in Cologne and setting up an online petition, click here to get involved in supporting hemp cultivation in South Africa.

HEMPORIUM

Tel: +27 (0)21 797 8233

Fax: +27 (0)21 761 9471

http://www.hemporium.com/

tony@hemporium.com

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EUROPEAN HEMP INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 4th ANNUAL MEETING

On 21 & 22 November, 2006 the EIHA held an international conference in Germany. 90 Hemp experts from 23 countries attended. Among the highlights were: A report from Erik Shi of Yunnan Industrial Hemp Inc. who reported on the tremendous growth rate in the Chinese hemp industry; reports from Canada note that there are now 50,000 acres under cultivation exclusively for food use, mostly sold to their southern neighbour; Daniel Kruso of Hempro International, a German firm, talked about the nature of hemp trading in Europe, which he noted was mainly e-commerce and farm shops; Bengt Svennerstedt of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences talked about interest from IKEA, Volvo and Saab in hemp fibres for industrial applications.; from the Czech Republic Jaroslav Skoumal of CANABIA told the assembled about the resurgence of hemp in his country, which now has 2,500 acres under cultivation; Italy's Gruppo Fibranova was represented by Cesare Tofani, who talked about the reintroduction of hemp to the Italian textile industry, for which seperation into high grade long fibres, priced at 2.5-3 Euros/kg and processed by enzyme retting and wet spinning, was under way; more on hemp fibre processing was discussed by Marcel Toonen of Plant Research International from Holland; Asian participants weighed in on the pressing matter of deveopling hemp textiles to replace cotton, which is becoming a pest plant all over the world; Bernd Frank of Badische Naturfaseraufbereitung, a German company, talked about a new Dutch cultivar, Chameleon, which yields a bright fibre which is easy to decorticate; Michael Carus, managing director of another German outfit, nova-Institut, held forth on the use of hemp fibres in the automotive industry, which used 19,000 tons of natural fibres in 2005; From France, Pierre Bouloc and Francois Desanlis reported on R&D into paper, including projects utilising the hurd.

For a more detailed report, contact me at cotingas@hotmail.com and I can send as an attachment a lengthier write up on the event.

CONTENTS OF JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP, Vol. 11 Number 2, 2006

[abstracts are available from Haworth Press and linked to here. Hard copies sent out in 4-6 weeks. If link does not go to page, try the haworth press home page and navigate from there]

"Welcome to the Journal of Industrial Hemp" by Robert Clarke, David Watson, Hayo van der Werf

"The Effects of Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen Fertilizer on the Morphology and Anatomy of Cannabis sativa "Fedrina" (Industrial Fiber Hemp) Grown in Northern British Columbia, Canada" by Charlene Forrest, Jane P. Young

"A Technical and Economic Feasibility Study of Green Decortication of Hemp Fibre for Textile Uses" by Sue Riddlestone, Emily Stott, Kim Blackburn, James Brighton

"Hemp in the British Isles" by Kenyon Gibson

"Official Fouding of the "European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)" and Third International Hemp Conference" by Michael Karus

"Searching Hemp Treasures - Field Identification of Hemp Fiber in Markets, Museums and Private Collections" by Robert C. Clarke

"The Flow of Oil" by Kenyon Gibson

"Jahniella boehmica: A Rediscovered Species that infests Hemp Stalks" by J.M. McPartland, K.W. Hillig