HEMP PRODUCT: Plastic

SUB MARKETS: Packaging, Automotive, Design, Building, Polymers

We’re expressing our love for Mother Earth on day ten of the 31 Days of Hemp campaign: hemp plastic. Often trapping more carbon during growth than releasing in production, hemp plastics are biodegradable and more sustainable than current petroleum-based methods. Hemp bio-plastic makes use of cellulose found in the stalk [bast] fibers and can even be mixed with traditional formulas for stronger composite plastic products. Standard compression and injection molding methods as well as new R&D advancements are making safer, alternative plastics feasible with a smaller ecological impact.

• Recyclable
• Renewable
• Strong and durable
• 5x stiffer than polypropylene (PP)
• 2.5x stronger than polypropylene (PP)
• Alternative cellophane for packaging
• Can print with 3-D printer
• Carbon-sink / negative
• No DEHP leaching
• Non-toxic
• No BPA

VENDORS / Research & Development:

• Sunstrand (US)
• Faurecia SA (France)
• Zelfo Technology/ Zellform (Austria)
• Hemp Plastic (UK)
• Zeoform (Australia)
• Litrax (Switzerland)

Want to see more research and promotion of products like these? Donate or become a Kentucky Hemp Industries Association member today.