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Showing posts with label Hemp In France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hemp In France. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Industrial hemp production in France

France is Europe's biggest producer with 8,000 hectares cultivated.
  • 70-80% of the hemp fibre produced in Europe in 2003 was used for specialty pulp for cigarette papers and technical applications.
  • 15% is used in the automotive sector
  • 5-6% were used for insulation mats
  • 95% of hurds were used as animal bedding
  • 5% were used in the building sector.
  •  In 2010/2011, a total of 11,000 ha = 27,182 acres was cultivated with hemp in the EU, a decline compared with previous year.

Hemp Info for Source information provided by MOhemp Energy

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