Record cultivation of industrial hemp in Europe in 2016

Especially hemp food and pharmaceuticals face strong demand Hemp is a multi-purpose crop, delivering fibres, shivs, seeds and pharmaceuticals. Currently, the fibre is used for light weight papers, insulation material …

DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibres Award 2017

The Discover Natural Fibre Initiative (DNFI) was created in January 2010 as an outgrowth of the International Year of Natural Fibres 2009, which had been declared by the United Nations …

Architectural Components made with Jute

Over the last few decades, indoor air quality and emissions from building material have been a major challenge for scientists, consumers and the construction industry itself. The OSIRYS project aims …

Jute Market Report for December 2016

The Indian government has imposed an anti-dumping duty on Jute yarns and twines and Jute products of Bangladesh and Nepal origin on January 5th, 2017. As there had been complaints …