19.-20. November 2007 at Werk P2 / EUROMEDIA Hotel at Huerth (Metropolitan area Cologne-Bonn), Germany
First Day, 19th November 2007:
Overview and Country Reports
- Michael Carus (nova-Institut (***), Germany): Welcome and introduction
- John Hobson (Hemcore Ltd (**), Great Britain): Hemcore, an update on the Hemp Industry in the UK
- Joan Reverte (AGROFIBRE SAS (*), France): AGROFIBRE, natural hemp (naturellement chanvre)
- Bodil Pallesen (AgroTech (*), Denmark): Hemp for new industrial applications and technical breakthroughs in Denmark
- L. Grabowska, M.Strybe, M.Reszelska (Institute of Natural Fibers (*), Poland): Applications of hemp in Poland
- John Baker (Stonehedge Bio-Resources (*), Canada): Bio-Prospecting Upper Canada Heritage Hemp Genetics; and their usefulness in the 21st Century
- Michael Carus (nova-Institut (***), Germany): Why hemp could be a crop for the future
Hemp Food – Seeds and Oil
- Daniel Kruse (Hempro Int. e. K. (*), Germany): Update on the European hemp food market
- Gero Leson (Leson & Associates (*), Berkeley, USA): Hemp Foods in North America – Status and Results from Nutritional Studies
- Jace Callaway (Finola ky, Finland): Results from Two Human Clinical Trials with Hempseed Oil
- Thomas Wodarsch (Germany): HanFu – a versatile food made of hemp seeds: Unfortunatelly, this presentation is not free for download
Second Day, 20th November 2007:
Hemp Genetics and Breeding
- Dr. Janos Berenji (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Serbia): The late Professor Dr. Ivan Bocsa – success in hemp genetics and breeding
- Keith Watson (Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI), Canada): Industrial Hemp in Western Canada
- Anndrea Schorzman-Herman (University of Manitoba, Canada): Canadian Hemp Fibre Agronomic Practices: Research Potentials
- Jace Callaway (Finola ky, Finland): The Finola Variety of Hemp in the EU: Sampling is Everything!
Natural Fibre Composites
- Christian Gahle (nova-Institut GmbH (***), Germany): PP-NF marketing campaign: Natural Fibre Injection Moulding, granule producer and products
- Martin Snijder (GreenGran Ltd. (*), The Netherlands): GreenGran Europe GmbH – NF/plastic granules ready to produce and supply
- Ophelia Hansen (3-form GmbH, Germany): Ecoresin- innovative design and ecological claim – there is no contradiction
Processing Technologies & Technical Textiles
- Stefaan Declerck (Van Dommele Engineering nv (*), Belgium): Bast Fibre Processing by Van Dommele Engineering
- Christian Krasemann (Bioformtex, Germany): Technical non-wovens made of hemp fibres for different applications
Fibres and Shives: Hemp & Building
- Laurent Arnaud (Development Chanvre Laurent Goudet, France): Hemp Lime Concrete (I): A Technically powerful solution (Approval is not available at the moment , 2007-12-14)
- Laurent Goudet / Bernard Boyeux (*) (BCB Balthazard & Cotte Bâtiment, France): Hemp Lime Concrete (II): An Opportunity for sustainable Construction
- Markus Hemp (Kompetenzzentrum Bauen mit Nachwachsenden Rohstoffen (KNR), Germany): German and european insulation market
Hemp Oil as Biofuels
- Michael Carus & Thomas Breuer (nova-Institut GmbH (***), Germany): Hemp oil as biofuel (as pure plant oil / straight vegetable oil)]
- Andreas Sommer (Biotechx Energy Pvt Ltd., Germany/Nepal): Renewable Energy in Developing Countries.pdf
(*): EIHA member / (**): EIHA board of directors / (***): EIHA executive committee