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Topic: Provide Info · Industry: Construction · by Hemp Directory Global

Hempcrete is a lightweight, breathable, and insulating biocomposite made from hemp and lime — one of the most eco-friendly building materials available. What makes it unique: hempcrete provides excellent thermal and acoustic properties in a single structurally sound, airtight material that can form the whole thermal envelope (walls, floors, and roofs) of a building. Other modern methods need several different materials and assemblies to match it. Key advantages: - Carbon-negative: a net 110-165kg of CO2 is sequestered per cubic metre, locked away for the lifetime of the building, while traditional cement production accounts for ~8% of global CO2 emissions. - Highly insulating and airtight — ideal for meeting today's building standards. - Thermal mass + insulation work together: buildings change temperature more slowly, with reduced energy demand for heating and cooling compared to lightweight insulation. - Hygroscopic and vapour-permeable: absorbs and releases moisture vapour, regulating internal humidity and preventing condensation, damp, and toxic black mould — ideal for historic and traditional buildings. - Lightweight, flexible, and resistant to cracking and mould buildup. - Fire-resistant: the lime binder ventilates heat and produces little smoke; the material doesn't fully ignite under sustained exposure. - Biodegradable and recyclable — break it down and reuse the leftovers. Cost: comparable to conventional construction, and often more cost-effective due to lower weight requiring less substantial foundations. Sustainable cultivation: hemp can be grown in rotation with food crops to improve soil and reduce weeds, requires no agrochemicals, pesticides, or insecticides, and the hemp shiv used in hempcrete is a low-value by-product of the hemp seed and fibre industry. Note: hempcrete is not load-bearing like concrete. It surrounds timber, metal, or concrete structures as an insulator within walls — replacing siding, insulation, and drywall in one step.

Topic: Provide Info · Industry: Plastics · by Hemp Directory Global

Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats to ocean health. These 7 actionable solutions show how individuals and communities can reduce ocean plastic pollution today — from cutting single-use plastics to supporting circular and plant-based alternatives like hemp bioplastic.

Topic: Provide Info · Industry: Plastics · by Hemp Directory Global

Hemp plastic is emerging as a clean, biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based plastics that pollute oceans. Hemp plastics are highly degradable and don't sit on sea beds for years. Companies like Sana Packaging are combining 100% plant-based hemp plastic with reclaimed ocean-bound plastic for cannabis packaging in a circular economy. Hemp bioplastic can also reduce new plastic entering waterways — offering a low-tech, high-impact solution to the ocean plastic crisis.

Topic: Provide Info · Industry: Automotive-Transportation · by Hemp Directory Global

In 1941, Ford unveiled a prototype known as the "hemp car" — a revolutionary vehicle made partly from plant-based plastics. The body panels were built from a composite of soybeans, wheat, hemp, flax, and ramie, and were lighter and more fuel-efficient than a standard metal body. Hemp-Based Biofuel: Powering Cars from Crops In the 1930s, Ford worked with researchers to refine methods for producing fuel from cellulose — the fibrous part of plants — so the car could run on hemp fuel. Why Ford's Hemp Innovations Never Took Off Hemp was restricted under the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act, making industrial cultivation costly and complex, and the project never reached mass production.