The biggest event on industrial hemp coming soon

01 May '09

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The EIHA Conference established itself as the biggest expert meeting on industrial hemp in Europe and also world-wide.

Experts from all over the world will meet each other in order to exchange information about the latest developments concerning hemp and other natural fibres. Topics are applications of fibres like composites, reinforced plastics, insulation materials, textiles. Other topics are applications of hemp shives (bedding, construction, particle boards) and hemp seeds/oil for human nutrition and body care.

Participants are experts from agriculture, industry and research and development. Industry means from SME to global players, e.g. machine producers, processors as well as plastic, construction and automotive industry. The Conference will take place in context of the International Year of Natural Fibres 2009 (www.naturalfibres2009.org).

The Conference language will be English.

Sessions of the Conference:

1st day - May, 27th
Introductional Session
Country Reports
Agriculture: Cultivation, Harvesting, Hemp Straw and Fibre Processing

2nd day - May, 28th
Innovative Processing and Applications
Hemp for Food
Hemp for Energy
For detailed information, please have a look at our Conference Flyer.

Exhibition: You would like to present your innovative industrial hemp products? Book a table and a bulletin board now: Mr. Dominik Vogt, Phone +49 (0)2233-4814-49, email: dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de

Exhibitors: Hempro GmbH + Co. KG, I.S.T. ficotex e.K., Van Dommele Engineering nv

Workshops plenary: In addition to the Plenary meeting we offer this year several workshops whose participants number are limited to approx. 20 persons. Please make your registration for one or serveral workshops by writing an email to Mr. Dominik Vogt: dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de. We suggest the following workshop topics, but we are open for other proposals:

Hemp seeds/oil as food
Canadian and European natural fibre industry
Hemp shives - lime for construction
Hemp fibre reinforced plastics

Further information: The participant fee is 330 EUR plus 19% VAT and for EIHA members we have a special offer: The participant fee for EIHA members will be 165 EUR (including lunches, snacks and the dinner buffet)!

We are most grateful for the support of our sponsor Hempro International (www.hempro.com) and our partner of the Conference Giesel Verlag GmbH (www.giesel.de/composite/
composite.php), the IYNF 2009 (www.naturalfibres2009.org) and the News Portal about Renewable Resources (www.renewable-resources.de)

Organiser:
nova-Institut GmbH,Chemiepark Knapsack,Industriestrasse,50354 Huerth,Germany.

European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)

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