21.-22. November 2006 in EUROMEDIA hotel in Hürth (Metropolitan area Cologne-Bonn), Germany
First Day:
- Michael Karus, nova – Institut (Germany)
Overview on the EIHA & the European Natural Fibre Industry - Bengt Svennerstedt, Biofibre Technology Research Group, Dep. of Agricultural Biosystems and Technology (JBT), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (Sweden)
Development of Hemp Production in Sweden - Marie Široká, Hemp Assosiation of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
The History, Present, and Future of Hemp Growing and Processing in the Czech Republic - Cesare Tofani, Gruppo Fibranova (Italy)
Hemp Industry in Italy: Latest Developments - Bernd Frank, Badische Naturfaseraufbereitung GmbH (Germany)
From Straw to Fibre – The BaFa Experience - Pierre Bouloc, Stepidavise (France)
Le Chanvre Industriel, production et utilisations (book promotion) - Pierre Bouloc, Stepidavise (France)
New center of development and progress in France: New uses for natural fibres - Dr. Marcel Toonen, Plant Research International, Wageningen UR (The Netherlands)
Development of a hemp textile chain in the Euregion Rhein-Waal - Gilles Gagné, Lanaupôle Fibres (Canada)
Hemp Project in Québec‘s Context - Karl-Erich Oldemeyer, Verein zur Förderung des Hanfanbaus NRW e.V. (Germany)
New effective decortication technology for green hemp straw - Daniel Kruse, Hempro International (Germany)
Hempseed as food raw material in Europe
Second Day:
- Francois Desanlis, EIHA (France)
Basics of hemp growing - Dr. Tony Blake, University of Leeds (United Kingdom)
Identification and removal of polysaccharides involved in hemp fibre adhesion - Michael Karus, nova-Institut (Germany)
Raw material shift – industry is looking for fossil oil independent raw material – world wide increasing demand for natural fibres - Sven Ortmann, nova-Institut (Germany)
World wide market and price development of natural fibres - Mireille Portmann, ECOFE (France)
Carbon credits and hemp - Pierre Bouloc, STEPIDAVISE (France)
Hemp fibres for pulp & paper - Dr. Jörg Müssig, FIBRE (Germany)
Hemp fibre reinforced bio-polymers – concepts and future trends - Dirk Fischer, R+S Technik GmbH (Germany)
Hemp applications in automotive and non automotive branches – technology status for one-shot - Frank Otremba, M-Base Engineering + Software GmbH (Germany)
Advantageous material properties of natural fibres reinforced polymers - Willem Böttger, NPSP Composieten BV (The Netherlands)
Resin transfer moulding (RTM) with flax and hemp for new applications - Ralf Pecenka, Institut für Agrartechnik (ATB) (Germany)
Production of fibre boards from wet preserved hemp in a pilot plant