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Report teases out hidden value in fibre
Report teases out hidden value in fibre Article

Report teases out hidden value in fibre

Enough fibre to fill 6600 shipping containers is produced by New Zealand every year, much of it exported as unprocessed product with its value-added potential unrealised, says CEO of Fashion and Textiles NZ Jacinta FitzGerald. Her organisation has headed up the first close examination and report on NZ’s fibre production sector, to get a better understanding of where the potential…
Morris Beegle
May 28, 2026
Startup raises £4m to scale up production of fungi and biomass panels
Startup raises £4m to scale up production of fungi and biomass panels Article

Startup raises £4m to scale up production of fungi and biomass panels

A female-founded Bristol company that launched with an insulated partition wall grown from fungi, agricultural and industrial waste, has secured £4m in funding to scale up production. It brings the total funding secured by Mykor, founded in 2021, to £7.5m, comprising £5.5m in equity investment and £2m in grant funding.
Morris Beegle
May 27, 2026
Major breakthrough for Eastern Cape hemp industry
Major breakthrough for Eastern Cape hemp industry Article

Major breakthrough for Eastern Cape hemp industry

A major breakthrough for the emerging hemp sector in the Eastern Cape has been achieved after local stakeholders successfully produced high-quality hemp fibre using existing South African cotton processing technology. The development is being hailed as a significant step forward and a monumental leap forward for the province’s agricultural and textile industries.
Morris Beegle
May 27, 2026
Programmed Mycelium Jackets
Programmed Mycelium Jackets Article

Programmed Mycelium Jackets

Vollebak constructed the Mycelium Jacket as a unique concept piece that explores what will become possible in the future, since mycelium is already being treated as a living system in speculative biology, architecture and computing. This fully lined, soft mycelium leather jacket has a form inspired by the iconic A-2 flight jacket, featuring double-layer front pockets, a zippered interior pocket…
Morris Beegle
May 26, 2026
Renewabuild Great Plains to build hempcrete blocks in Iowa
Renewabuild Great Plains to build hempcrete blocks in Iowa Article

Renewabuild Great Plains to build hempcrete blocks in Iowa

Renewabuild Great Plains plans to start building hempcrete blocks in Rock Valley. They are the first company to be producing these in the United States. “We’re excited, right. We're already talking to builders. I mean, there’s a lot of applications even in the commercial market, especially when you compare this block to the traditional CMU block,” said Bill Brehmer, president of…
Morris Beegle
May 26, 2026
Brazil: Experts call for increased THC limits in industrial hemp to better suit the tropical climate
Brazil: Experts call for increased THC limits in industrial hemp to better suit the tropical climate Article

Brazil: Experts call for increased THC limits in industrial hemp to better suit the tropical climate

The 0,3% THC limit for industrial hemp cultivation in Brazil is generating concern among industry experts. A Technical Note (No. 01/2026), recently published and jointly prepared by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), HempTech Brasil, and the Ficus Institute, warns that this parameter should not be considered a scientific dogma or a universal standard. The authors recommend that "the 0,3%…
Morris Beegle
May 24, 2026
US Industrial Hemp Fibre Enters India’s Textile Supply Chain Through New Partnership
US Industrial Hemp Fibre Enters India’s Textile Supply Chain Through New Partnership Article

US Industrial Hemp Fibre Enters India’s Textile Supply Chain Through New Partnership

US-based Panda Biotech has partnered with Culturewell Trading LLP to introduce industrial hemp fibre from the United States into India’s textile supply chain. This collaboration aims to meet the rising global demand for sustainable, traceable, and certified raw materials in textile manufacturing. As previously reported by Hemp Gazette, this initiative marks a significant step for US hemp in international markets, connecting growers…
Morris Beegle
May 23, 2026
Rootfull guides living plant roots into bio-textiles for a circular future
Rootfull guides living plant roots into bio-textiles for a circular future Article

Rootfull guides living plant roots into bio-textiles for a circular future

design that begins beneath the surface Rootfull grows lighting, textiles, sculpture, and material studies from plant roots, bringing an underground system of growth into the space of design. Founded by artist and photographer Zena Holloway, the London-based bio-design studio guides roots through hand-carved beeswax templates, allowing the material to form through time, water, and living movement. What arrives is a biomaterial with…
Morris Beegle
May 22, 2026
Exclusive: INCB’s “secret” letter exposes contradictions in the international crackdown on CBD and hemp – Part II
Exclusive: INCB’s “secret” letter exposes contradictions in the international crackdown on CBD and hemp – Part II Article

Exclusive: INCB’s “secret” letter exposes contradictions in the international crackdown on CBD and hemp – Part II

annaReporter® conducted an investigation in which it discovered that, in December 2024, almost every country in the world received a circular letter from the INCB (International Narcotics Control Board) with various guidelines for the application of United Nations (UN) Conventions. But the document was kept secret and only after several efforts were we able to obtain it, through the European…
Morris Beegle
May 21, 2026