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Processing long-fibre hemp: demonstration of hemp weaving in Ghent

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Processing long-fibre hemp: demonstration of hemp weaving in Ghent

As long-fibre hemp demonstrates its potential for the sustainable textile market, the Hemp4Circularity project is making progress in understanding each stage of hemp cultivation, and now its processin...

16 May 2024

Hemp4Circularity: a promising journey in textile hemp cultivation and processing

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Hemp4Circularity: a promising journey in textile hemp cultivation and processing

When speaking of sustainable textile, hemp may be the fibre of the future. Diving into its potential, the Hemp4Circularity NWE Interreg project is conducting promising hemp cultivation and processing ...

22 Apr 2024

Hemp4Circularity joins the ECOSYSTEX community!

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Hemp4Circularity joins the ECOSYSTEX community!

Hemp4Circularity has joined ECOSYSTEX, the European Community of Practice for a Sustainable Textile Ecosystem. Formally established in early 2023, ECOSYSTEX now brings together 28 EU-funded member pro...

5 Mar 2024

Growing long-fibre textile hemp: advantages, characteristics and challenges

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Growing long-fibre textile hemp: advantages, characteristics and challenges

As part of the Interreg NWE Hemp4Circularity projet, which aims at implementing hemp in the textile value chain in North-West Europe, Lin et Chanvre Bio has realised a short explanatory video, to illu...

23 Feb 2024

Hemp4Circularity (H4C), driving forward the textile hemp industry in North-West Europe

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Hemp4Circularity (H4C), driving forward the textile hemp industry in North-West Europe

On 9 and 10 November, the Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp held its European Forum 2023 in Versailles. As part of the event, a round table on textile hemp put into perspective the opportunities...

23 Jan 2024

Hemp crop fact sheet

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Hemp crop fact sheet

As part of the Interreg NWE Hemp4Circularity project, which aims to implement long-fibre hemp in the European textile value chain, Valbiom and its partners have developed a hemp cultivation data sheet...

19 Jan 2024

Long-fibre hemp: training for growers - Winter sessions

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Long-fibre hemp: training for growers - Winter sessions

The next theoretical training session on the needs of hemp will be held this winter, with a focus on 'long-fibre' textile hemp. Those sessions are part of the 3-year 'textile hemp' training course org...

22 Dec 2023

Hemp cultivation explained at the Haute Ecole Charlemagne ISIa in Huy

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Hemp cultivation explained at the Haute Ecole Charlemagne ISIa in Huy

Hemp was in the spotlight in Huy on Thursday 14 December. Valentine Donck, from Valbiom, gave a presentation to HECH Master 2 students on the state of hemp cultivation in the world, in Europe and in B...

14 Dec 2023

Growing long-fibre hemp: a survey of farmers

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Growing long-fibre hemp: a survey of farmers

To gain a better understanding of the realities of hemp textile growing, the partners in the Hemp4Circularity project are going out to meet farmers. In France, Lin et Chanvre Bio is conducting a surve...

23 Nov 2023

Follow-up of ‘long fibre’ hemp trials in 4 countries thanks to the Interreg Hemp4Circularity

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Follow-up of ‘long fibre’ hemp trials in 4 countries thanks to the Interreg Hemp4Circularity

Textile hemp trials have been successfully carried out in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany, thanks to the Interreg NWE Hemp4Circularity project. These trials involved two varieties of hemp...

25 Oct 2023

Long-fibre hemp takes centre stage at the Libramont Fair

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Long-fibre hemp takes centre stage at the Libramont Fair

The Libramont Agricultural Fair took place from 28 to 31 July in the Belgian town of Libramont. Every year, the fair attracts thousands of visitors. This year, 200,000 people attended Belgium's bigges...

19 Sep 2023

Start of the training of hemp growers in Flanders.

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Start of the training of hemp growers in Flanders.

On June 28, the training of Flemish hemp growers was kicked off! 40 participants were welcomed and visited a hemp field at HOGENT (Bottelare, Belgium) and discussed together with farmers the requireme...

12 Jul 2023