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Abstract
Worldwide, there is a growing interest in hemp fibre
for textile applications. It is in the economic and
social interest of the EU to become self-supportive
in that area. In the EU, there is no large scale production
of hemp yarns and fabrics, because of poor fibre quality
and poor fibre homogeneity. Those aspects and the uncertainty
of a constant supply of hemp fibre limit the interest
of EU industries.
The HEMP SYS project aims to solve these problems by
providing decision support to primary producers, integrated
quality control systems for raw and processed products,
and dissemination of information to support the entire
chain of the hemp fibre industry. Main project result
are: innovative hemp fibre production systems with support
tools for farmers, optimal processing methods, a prototype
for integrated quality control, disseminated knowledge
and high-value hemp textiles end products. |
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Objectives
The main objective of this project is to promote the
development of a competitive, innovative and sustainable
hemp fibre textile industry in the EU by:
a) Developing an improved, ecologically sustainable production
chain for high quality hemp fibre textiles coupled to
an integrated quality system for stems, raw and processed
fibres, yarns and fabrics based on eco-labelling criteria.
b) Providing a comprehensive economic assessment of EU
and international fibre hemp markets, consumer requirements
and EU-production costs and returns.
c) Disseminating as much as possible the knowledge generated
using the latest information technologies. |
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Brief
description of the work
This project has been designed to investigate, develop
and implement improvements and quality standards throughout
the entire hemp fibre-textile production chain. In order
to minimise environmental impact and to enhance the added
value to hemp fibre production, the whole production
chain has been designed following criteria that will
enable end-products to be Eco-label certified. The participation
of university researchers, farmers’ organisations,
processors, spinning and textile industries and textile
end-product producers is necessary, and provides evidence
that private sector entrepreneurs are convinced that
this industry has good prospects in Europe.
The activities needed to reach these objectives will
be executed in six workpackages (WP), each having their
own specific goals. These six workpackages include the
production and processing of raw material, yarns and
fabrics, design and application, integrating quality
aspects of the production chain, and disseminating knowledge
to support the hemp fibre industry. |
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