Hemp fiber standards critical to market development

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Hemp fiber standards critical to market development

The hemp fiber segment in the US is generally preoccupied with research and development on a broad scale. Standards and specifications are key to developing liquidity in markets, and there is substantial work to do just to develop the processes and test methods that will accurately evaluate key characteristics for hemp fiber.

The field is broad. Non-wovens standards are thought to be more easily attainable but if you speak to any non-wovens industry veteran, it is a significant hurdle for hemp...

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