New enviro friendly hemp fabric 'Crailar' to give cotton 'its run for money'
13 Oct '05
2 min read
Initial Crailar technology licensing and a production mill in Craik, Saskatchewan are planned for 2006-2007, with clothing products and raw fabric anticipated to start shipping to department stores in Spring 2007. More than 2,500 hectares of hemp were grown in Canada last year, according to the Saskatchewan Hemp Association.
Hemp supplier and manufacturer Hemptown Clothing Inc was founded in 1995 in response to growing demand for environmentally friendly, socially responsible clothing. The company supplies wholesale imprinted promotion-wear distributors and private label customers throughout North America through offices in Vancouver B.C., Shanghai, China and Blaine, Washington.