News, Facts, and Information about the Hemp Plant
The major t-shirt company, Hanesbrands Inc is pursuing additional testing of hemp-based fiber for mass production, reports reports GeenBiz.com. The company first partnered with Naturally Advanced Technologies (NAT) in November 2008 to conduct preliminary tests of hemp-based fiber in their t-shirt production. Preliminary tests involved determining whether NAT’s hemp-based fiber could be spun on conventional [...]
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The company Naturally Advanced Technology has been on quite a roll lately. They successfully conducted some bulk commercial hemp trials that have already lead to a partnership with Hanes, and the scientists who made those trials a success then won an award for figuring out how to alter hemp fibers so that they could be [...]
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Last week, we reported how Naturally Advanced Technologies (with Hanes) conclude the bulk commercial hemp trials they had jointly undertaken earlier in the year. The result was that NAT’s Crailar hemp fiber was successfully used on cotton machinery, making it a viable substitute to cotton (one of the most destructive crops there is). Well it [...]
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The same company that recently concluded bulk hemp trials and offered their CEO stock option, has just reported their third quarter earnings. Naturally Advance Technologies (NAT) has reported that, although earnings are up from the second quarter, they are down from the third quarter one year ago. As Market Watch reports: CEO Ken Barker said, [...]
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A company called Naturally Advanced Technologies (NAT) has been conducting bulk commercialization trials. The aim of these trials is to determine the potential for mass commercial use of industrial hemp, and the trials are expected to conclude in November. As the press release explains: Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc., a pioneer in commercializing the use of [...]
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