06 April 2010

7th Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), on May 26th-27th, 2010, at Wesseling near Cologne, Germany

State of the Hemp Industry - Country Reports
· State of the hemp industry: Michael Carus (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany)
· Hemp Technology Ltd 2010: John Hobson (Hemp Technology Ltd, Great Britain)
· Hemp production in Thailand: Prof. Arkom Kanjanaprachot (Maejo University
and Royal Project Foundation, Thailand)
· Industrial hemp as organic growth medium in Denmark: Bodil Pallesen (AgroTech A/S, Denmark)
· Future of hemp: cultivation, processing and markets: Francois Desanlis (Hemp Farmer, France)
· Polish cultivars and perspective lines of industrial hemp: Malgorzata Strybe (Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, Poland)

Hemp Fibres: Separation and Modification
· High - performance hemp fibres and industrial applications: brake linings, gaskets, and others: Dr. Volker von Drach (ECCO Gleittechnik GmbH, Germany)
· Latest developments in chemical fibre decortication: Herbert Costard (FLASIN Faser GmbH, Germany)

Hemp Shivs for Construction
· BRE and the Renewable House: Nicholas Corker (Building Research Establishment Ltd, Great Britain)
· The aims of the International Hemp Building Association: Steve Allin (International Hemp Building Association, Ireland)
· Development of strong hemp fibres for building construction: Dr. Mizi Fan (Brunel University, Great Britain)
· Characteristics and advantages of hemp-lime construction: Dr. Mike Lawrence (University of Bath, Great Britain)

Programme, 2nd day: May, 27th 2010: 09.00 - 16.30h

Hemp Fibres: Reinforcement
· Hemp fibre reinforced plastics from France: Pierre Amadieu (Sarl Start hemp, France)
· Innovative Natural Fibre Reinforced Bio-Composite Granules for Cradle-to-Cradle Solutions - China in our hands? Martin Snijder (GreenGran B.V., The Netherlands)
· Polypropylene-Hemp compounding with internal mixers: Dr. Hans Korte (Innovationsberatung Holz und Fasern, Germany)
· Innovative bicycle frame made of hemp and bambus! Nicolas Meyer (ONYX composites, Germany)
· Fibrous materials from the wet supply chain as reinforcement in composite: Wallot, G.; Gusovius, H.-J. Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim, Germany)

Hemp textiles and more
· Hemp Cultivation and Processing in China - Textiles, particle boards and more: Lawrence Serbin (Hemp Traders, USA)
· Hemp in cloths - in the past and today: Robert Hertel (HempAge AG, Germany)

Hemp Seeds and Oil
· Hemp foods and Hemp milk from Living Harvest: Hans Fastre (Living Harvest Food, USA)
· Marketing for hemp soap and cosmetics: Dr. Michael Bronner (Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, USA)
· Hemp for Food - an update from Canada: Anndrea Hermann (Hemp Oil Canada Inc., Canada)