In March of 2023, Pennsylvania-based Americhanvre, a construction firm specializing in hemp building processes, received formal results from their ASTM C-518 thermal resistance test for their “EREASY” hemp-lime spray process. The test confirmed previous European assumptions of R2.2/inch, which exceeds R values for many common building materials like brick or wood.
Founded by Cameron and Melissa McIntosh in 2018, Americhanvre has been a driving stakeholder for the hemp building segment. Hempcrete was approved for the US Residential Building Code in 2022.
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11.11.2024
Falling biodiesel margins lead to expectations for higher RINs, lower feedstock cost
Biodiesel margins continued to fall during the week ending Friday November 8, with rising feedstock cost pushing the soybean oil/heating oil (BOHO) spread to its highest level in more...
11.11.2024
DCO starts the week higher; hog slaughter increases slightly
Distillers’ corn oil (DCO) traded higher out of the FOB Midwest markets on Monday November 11 in what was otherwise a quiet market to start the week.
A...
11.11.2024
US cattle slaughter continues to fall behind 2023 levels
Trading was quiet in the US animal protein market on Monday November 11, with no price changes reported.
Cattle slaughter
Fastmarkets’ research team forecasts cattle slaughter at 625,000...