Hemp Fiber & Wood from READE

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Reade Advanced Materials offers:

Chopped Hemp Fiber & Wood

Hemp Designations:

Chemical Name: Hemp

Hemp Description:

Hemp is an annual herbaceous plant of the species Cannabis sativa, meaning "useful hemp." It is a high yield commercial fibre crop which flourishes in areas with temperate climates. Hemp grows successfully at a density of at least 150 plants per square meter, and reaches a height of two to five meters in a three month growing season. Every part of the plant can be used commercially.

The stalk of the hemp plant is harvested for its fibers. The fibre length and the content of cellulose and lignin are important quality parameters for raw material used in the cordage, textile, paper and fiberboard industries. Hemp plants yield three different types of fibre:

Bast Fibers

Hemp has traditionally been grown for its valuable and versatile high quality (primary bast) fibers. The production of these fibers has traditionally been a very labor intensive process. After harvesting, the hemp stalks are soaked with water to initiate a process of retting (the decompositional separation of the bark-like bast fibers from the inner woody core). After the retting process, the plants are dried and then the fibre must be separated from the hurds, shaken out, and cleaned.

Recently, alternative fibre separation processes have been developed, using technologies such as ultrasound and steam explosion, which as much less labor intensive. Once separated, the bast fibers are ready for spinning and weaving into textiles, or for pulping into high quality pulp. Because of their high tensile strength, bast fibers are ideal for such specialized paper products as: tea bags, industrial filters, currency paper, or cigarette paper.

Hemp Typical Chemical Properties Available:

a) Hemp is an annual plant that grows from seed.

b) READE makes a "best efforts" basis to offer only industrial grade Hemp that complies with the official Health Canada Protocol of a THC detection limit of 4 ppm or less.

Hemp Physical Grades Available:

a) Hemp wood

        b) Short fiber

        c) Long fiber

        d) Primary hemp fibre comes in the following grades:

Ultra Clean Grade Fibre:

99.9% clean of core fibre
Dust extracted
Available in staples lengths between 1/2" to 6" and sliver.
Well opened with a typical staple denier of between 15 to 65
Applications include: nonwovens, composites, textiles, any where that a very clean well opened fibre with uniform staple length is needed.

Composite Grade Fibre:

96 - 99% clean of core fibre
Dust extracted
Available in staples lengths between 1" to 6".
Fairly well opened with a typical staple denier of between 50 to 125
Applications include: a range of composites such as automotive, furniture and construction;
nonwovens; insulation.

General Purpose Grade Fibre:

50 - 75% clean of core fibre
Staple lengths vary between 1" to 6". Can be modified according to your requirements
Applications include: fibre for hydro mulch; cement and plaster filler; insulation; geo-matting.

Core fibre:

For animal bedding and garden mulch, under the Hemp Chips (tm) brand, is available in 3.2 cu. ft. (90 L) compressed bags through retail outlets and direct-to-stable in truckload
quantities.

Hemp Typical Applications:

1)Energy source (whole plant)
2) Building material (bast, core or whole plant)
3) Paper (bast, core or whole plant)
4) Textiles (bast)
5) Oil (seed)
6) Plastics filler
7) Animal bedding
8) Automobile parts
9) Fiberglass alternative

Hemp Packaging:

The fibre is available in 40ft. and 20 ft. containers, truckloads or by the bale and shipped internationally. For further information on packaging options Contact READE. Packaging may vary according to HAZMAT and TSCA (SARA Title III) status.

TSCA (SARA Title III) Status:

Not listed For further information please call the E.P.A. at 1.202.554.1404

Contact READE

East Coast USA: +1-401-433-7000 / West Coast USA: +1-775-352-1000 / Latin America: +507-314-1282

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