Programme of the 7th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA):

1st day: 26.5.2010: 10 - 18.00h
State of the Hemp Industry - Country Reports

10.00 State of the hemp industry
Michael Carus (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany)

10.30 Hemp Technology Ltd 2010
Mike Duckett (Hemp Technology Ltd, Great Britain)

11.00 Hemp production in Thailand
Prof. Arkom Kanjanaprachot (Maejo University and Royal Project Foundation, Thailand)

11.30 Industrial hemp as organic growth medium in Denmark
Bodil Pallesen (AgroTech A/S, Denmark)

12:00 Polish cultivars and perspective lines of industrial hemp
Malgorzata Strybe (Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, Poland)

12.30-14.00  Lunch Break

Hemp Fibres: Separation and Modification

14.00 Crailar update and potential impact on North American hemp fibre industry.
Jason Finnis (Naturally Advanced Technologies, Canada)

14:30 High – performance hemp fibres and industrial applications: brake linings, gaskets, and others
Dr. Volker von Drach (ECCO Gleittechnik GmbH, Germany)

15.00 Latest developments in chemical fibre decortication
Herbert Costard (FLASIN Faser GmbH, Germany)

15.30-16.00 Coffee Break

Hemp for Construction

16.00 BRE and the Renewable House
Nicholas Corker (Building Research Establishment Ltd, Great Britain)

16.30 The aims of the International Hemp Building Association
Steve Allin (International Hemp Building Association, Ireland)

17.00 Development of strong hemp fibres for building construction
Dr. Mizi Fan (Brunel University, Great Britain)

17.30 Characteristics and advantages of hemp-lime construction
Dr. Mike Lawrence (University of Bath, Great Britain)

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2nd day: 27.5.2010: 09.00 - 16.30h

Hemp Cultivation

9:00 Future of hemp: cultivation, processing and markets
Francois Desanlis (Hemp Farmer, France)

9:30 Optimizing yields and Improving harvesting conditions: Key tasks for the french Hemp Technical Institut (ITC)
Nicolas Cerrutti (INSTITUT TECHNIQUE DU CHANVRE, France)

10:00 Coffee Break

Hemp Fibres: Reinforcement

10:30 Innovative Natural Fibre Reinforced Bio-Composite Granules for Cradle-to-Cradle Solutions – China in our hands?
Martin Snijder (GreenGran B.V., The Netherlands)

11:00  Polypropylene-Hemp compounding with internal mixers
Dr. Hans Korte (Innovationsberatung Holz und Fasern, Germany)

11:30 Innovative bicycle frame made of hemp and bambus!
Nicolas Meyer (ONYX composites, Germany)

12:00 Fibrous materials from the wet supply chain as reinforcement in composite
Wallot, G.; Gusovius, H.-J.; Pecenka, R.; Hoffmann, Th. (Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim, Germany)

12:30-13:30 Lunch Break

Hemp Textiles and more

13:30 Hemp in cloths – in the past and today
Robert Hertel (HempAge AG, Germany) 

14:00 Hemp fabrics and clothes – developments and challenges
Daniel Kruse (Hempro Int. GmbH & Co. KG, Germany) 

Hemp Seeds and Oil

14:30 Hemp foods and Hemp milk from Living Harvest
Hans Fastre (Living Harvest Food, USA)

15:00 Marketing for hemp soap and cosmetics
Michael Bronner (Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, USA)

15:30 A Canadian Research Update – Food, Fibre and Feed Trials
Anndrea Hermann (Hemp Oil Canada Inc., Canada)

16:00 Hemp foods, oil and milk from Manitoba Harvest, Canada
Daniel Kruse (Hempro Int. GmbH & Co. KG, Germany)

16:15 Panel Discussion and Get Together

Contact: Mr. Dominik Vogt, dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de