Search Results for 'Hemp'

DOE awards Hempitecture $8.42 million to boost hemp fiber manufacturing in Tennessee

November 18, 2024 | Rebecca Gendron

In Idaho, sustainable building materials firm Hempitecture has been awarded $8.42 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda. The funds will facilitate an industrial hemp fiber processing and manufacturing facility in northeast Tennessee, aimed at producing high-performing, carbon-reducing products for the building materials, packaging, and […]

Evogene teams with Google Cloud to propel ChemPass AI tech-engine

November 6, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Israel, Evogene Ltd. recently announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to develop a cutting-edge foundation model for generative small molecule de novo design, propelling Evogene’s ChemPass AI tech-engine to new levels of innovation. ChemPass AI is a computational technology platform that directs and accelerates the discovery and development of novel products based on small […]

Indigenous research team shows hemp can clean up PFAS

October 14, 2024 | Rebecca Gendron

In Maine, scientists from the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, an indigenous tribe located in Northern Maine, have found that hemp can remove notorious forever chemical PFAS from soil. Chelli Stanley and the tribe’s Vice Chief, Richard Silliboy, found that hemp’s thick roots absorbed the chemicals into their shoots. The plants grew quickly and without much […]

Honeywell and SGP BioEnergy developing tech to use hemp and other plants as biochemical feedstocks

October 8, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In North Carolina, Honeywell and SGP BioEnergy are working together to develop new, scalable technology to convert industrial hemp and other plant-based material into biochemicals that can be used to produce plastics and other everyday items, offering an alternative to chemicals produced from fossil fuels. As part of this collaboration, Honeywell will develop the new […]

National Textile University team develops sap, hemp, and chitosan flame retardant

October 7, 2024 | Rebecca Gendron

In Pakistan, a team of researchers at National Textile University has pioneered the creation of flame-retardant biobased hydrogel composites utilizing hemp and wool nonwoven fabrics, enhanced with chitosan and banana sap. The work, published recently in Scientific Reports, addresses the environmental concerns associated with traditional flame retardants, which often contain toxic chemicals. The researchers explored […]

Iconic stoner duo Cheech and Chong sue California over hemp ban

September 30, 2024 | Rebecca Gendron

In California, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong have filed suit against the California Department of Public Health over new hemp regulations they claim will harm their cannabis business. The law, which came into effect this week, bans the sale of hemp food and beverages with any detectable amount of THC. According to the LA Times, […]

AM Green Technology acquires Chempolis next-gen 2G biofuel technology

September 24, 2024 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Finland, AM Green Technology and Solutions B.V. has announced the signing of binding agreements to acquire Chempolis Oy and Fortum 3 B.V. entities. AM Green will establish large-scale bio refineries that utilize multiple feedstocks and produce green products enabling global decarbonization in aviation, fuels, chemicals and other industrial sectors. Chempolis’s technology will enable the […]

Chempolis Oy announces new ownership and transfer of Fortum Bio2X

September 23, 2024 | Rebecca Gendron

In India, biorefining technology firm Chempolis Oy has said it will be acquired by AM Green, a producer of green hydrogen and green ammonia. Chempolis Oy’s subsidiary, Chempolis India Private Limited is included in the transaction. AM Green aims to become one of the most cost-competitive producers of green molecules in the world. The venture […]

AM Green to acquire Chempolis and Fortum 3

September 23, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Finland, AM Green Technology and Solutions B.V. (part of AM Green Group), has announced the signing of binding agreements to acquire Chempolis Oy and Fortum 3 B.V. entities. This acquisition highlights AM Green’s commitment to develop innovative technology enabled solutions. AM Green will establish large-scale bio refineries that utilize multiple feedstocks & produce high-value […]

High standards: Volkwagen eyes hemp-based leather for car interiors

September 2, 2024 | Rebecca Gendron

In Germany, Volkswagen has partnered with hemp materials startup Revoltech to use 100% biobased leather alternative for its interiors. Dubbed LOVR, Revoltech’s material is fully recyclable and compostable and could be deployed in Volkswagen models as soon as 2028. Kai Grünitz, Volkswagen’s Board Member for Technical Development, told Manufacturing Today India the car maker is […]