Industrial hemp is returning to Italy through agricultural production, textile manufacturing and material research. Hemp Supply Chain investigates the processes connecting cultivation, harvesting and fibre extraction to spinning, weaving, construction materials, food production and industrial applications. Through field reports and interviews with farmers, processors, researchers and manufacturers, Lampoon examines the infrastructure, technologies and economic conditions required to develop a reliable hemp industry. The research addresses traceability, environmental impact and the challenges of scaling production, documenting how a historically established crop can become a viable industrial resource.
Hemp Supply Chain
Hemp lime and hempcrete: green building and less CO2
The building industry consumes about forty percent of global energy: from Brittany to Italy, hemp lime could be help the green building sector
Hemp cultivation’s sustainable assets: neither pesticides or fertilizers required
Sustainable hemp cultivation: with sporadic irrigation and no use of pesticides or fertilizers, hemp takes care of itself
Industrial hemp: where does decortication stand in Italy?
Processing centers and investment in machinery: where the potential of hemp cultivation stalls in Italy. Rachele Invernizzi of South Hemp: «We could have no competition»
Hemp and lime for green building
Renovation, historic preservation and energy efficiency. A natural combination recovered from the past, and the case for public support in Gilberto Barcella’s book
Lampoon, the new issue, a tribute to the independent publishing: roughness and sustainability
The new issue of Lampoon is a tribute to independence: in publishing, music, and architecture. From Romain Laprade to Olivier Zham, from Joel Dicker to Caterina Barbieri, Mathis Chevalier, Isabelle...
What is a purpose-driven economy? Definition, meaning of each contemporary work
Running a business means giving profit to the owner and workers, as well as the community and the area where the business grows: purpose economy is a successful strategy for...
The SPARE project relaunches hemp in the EU for prefabricated and biobased materials
Prefabricated panels, composites and road signs: the European model aiming to make industrial hemp a competitive construction material, from cultivation to on-site assembly
EIHA and the Green Deal: hemp as a driver of Europe’s bioeconomy
An alliance between farmers, businesses and institutions: the European Industrial Hemp Association – EIHA – positions hemp as a strategic resource for the Green Deal and European production sovereignty
Green building and industrial hemp in Italy: sustainability and supply-chain limits
Mario Catania explains how hemp can become a concrete resource for the ecological transition, combining industrial production, environmental sustainability and social development
Provoking Italian manufacturing as much as you can
Italian, natural, plant-based supply chain - from farm field to weaving: the transparency of Made in Italy that wants to be not just a label, but a value
100% female Hemp plants – the future is here
One of the most versatile and sustainable plant, hemp could explore mass production entry with NWG’s AMPLIFY hybrid trait fostering hemp populations with up to 100% female plants
Industrial hemp in Italy: a sustainable economy in a regulatory maze
Italy’s new industrial hemp laws redefine the plant’s limits and uses, amid demands for control, legal uncertainty and a sector that continues to call for clarity
Phytoremediation, Lagooning and Phytoextraction: hemp and the power of plants
Hemp as an ideal plant for phytoremediation projects for its tolerance to pollution and its versatility of use at the end of the phytoremediation process
Federcanapa and industrial hemp today: where does the Italian supply chain break?
A conversation with Beppe Croce, president of Federcanapa, on industrial hemp in Italy: how to cultivate and process it without a linear supply chain
What is the difference between sustainable and regenerative agriculture?
From regenerating contaminated soils to sustainable water management: hemp and regenerative agriculture, the RiqualifiCanapa project in Piedmont
Industrial hemp for food
Flour, oil and milk: hemp for food provides nutritional elements that are good for those who practice sports and for animal and livestock feed
Lampoon, rough: from rationalist architecture to sustainable hemp
Roughness according to Lampoon: Milan’s consistent, coherent architecture, the Italian hemp and natural-fibre supply chain, towards a sustainable textile industry
Manila Hemp is better known as Abaca Fiber: what is it?
The Sustainable Alternative to Glass Fiber: Manila Hemp (aka Abaca Fiber) - tensile strength, seawater resistance it’s willing to surpass hundreds of millions by 2030
Certifications of the hemp supply chain: limits and opportunities
In Italy, the hemp supply chain is promoted but not regulated, categorized and certified - blockchain may lead to a solution
What is ethical entrepreneurship? Definition and meaning for contemporary work
EEthical entrepreneurship: generating profit for owners and workers, while benefiting the community and territory where a company grows – hemp offers a new opportunity
Hemp: reflections with author Paolo Ranalli
The paradox of hemp in Italy is that of a plant that was once a national excellence but failed to enter the modern market. At the beginning of the twentieth...
All about Hemp: the textile industry, fabrics and yarns, uses and operations
The only vegetable textile fiber that can be sourced in Italy is hemp. Scutching and retting are the two critical agricultural steps in a supply chain that supplies material to...
From hemp, new life for Italian producers
Opera Campi in Parma aims to create hemp fabric as soft as it was two hundred years ago, and an Italian supply chain. Opera means ‘work’, ‘masterpiece’ and evokes the...
From fields to bioreactors: hemp water retting
Italian Hemp Water Retting: monitoring water biological parameters, the new Bioreactor by Prototipo Studio is ready for operations
Hemp – why now is the best time to invest in the industry?
Canada is able to produce the raw material at a much lower cost than anywhere else, enabling them to see a larger profit market as a result
Natural binders: magnesium and potato starch make hemp products fully circular
Dutch designer and professor Jack Brandsma explains how the combination of hemp, water and natural binders allow the creation of a robust cement-like material
What is hempcrete? The Velindre cancer centre by White arkitekter
Hempcrete is a cellulose aggregate concrete made from hemp hurds or shivs with the addition of a lime-based binder and water, or lime-hemp concrete (LHC). The Velindre Cancer Centre by...
Hemp biocomposites: food packaging solutions using hemp biomass
An international team of scientists studies the valorization of hemp biocomposites, revealing its potential in developing sustainable food packaging solutions
Hemp in Sardinia: agricultural potential and legislative obstacles
Sardinian hemp is an agricultural crop with potential, held back by rules that fail to keep pace with farming. Across Barbagia, Nurra and Campidano, cultivation could provide a wider range...
The link between hemp and female empowerment
Hemp cultivation as a form of female empowerment and womanity. The story of the European beguines and the hemp work that inspired the Sisters of the Valley
Do you need to apply for a license to grow hemp in New York?
A multidisciplinary team at Cornell collaborates to enhance hemp cultivation and resource sharing within the industry, backed by state funding and focused on research and education
The future of Ukraine: hemp can aid in reconstruction and sustainable growth
Exploring the potential of industrial hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) cultivation in Ukraine as a tool to improve the economy and support sustainable development in the aftermath of conflict
Carbon-negative innovation: the power of hemp fibers
Hemp and carbon – combining hemp fibers and carbon negative coconut biochar reduces drying shrinkage in recycled aggregate concrete (RAC), enhancing its overall performance
Hemp in animal feed: facts and fiction
Regulatory concerns arise with the integration of hemp in livestock nutrition. A promoter of sustainable agricultural practices? Scientific research results show C02 reduction
Textile hemp and industry: why cottonization remains on hold
The point where fiber stops short of industry: in Italy, hemp cottonization remains an interrupted stage – a technical step linked to spinning that exists only in academic studies and...
Hemp, a leading sustainable and zero-waste material
From agriculture and construction sites to urban regeneration, the hemp supply chain reveals both potential and structural gaps: an updated assessment based on observations gathered by ANAB
From seed to fiber: Assocanapa and the rebuilding of the hemp supply chain
In Piedmont, Assocanapa is working to rebuild the industrial hemp supply chain through university research, agricultural mechanization and new textile and construction applications
Textile hemp in Italy: a broken supply chain between research and a lack of vision
Giampaolo Grassi retraces thirty years of hemp research in Italy: a supply chain caught between experimentation, missing processing plants and the absence of an industrial policy
Hemp and wheat flour: combined, they can produce a nutritionally complete flour
The starting point is always a cultivated plant. Differences in the composition of the fruit, known as a caryopsis (the grain), and its suitability for milling and processing into flour...
Hemp and sustainable construction: the story of Italy’s first hemp house
Hemp, timber, unfired clay, straw, flax and rice husks: exploring natural alternatives to conventional building materials with designer Olver Zaccanti
Hempcrete: the building material that sequesters CO₂
How hemp could become a game changer in the construction industry: a smaller footprint than traditional concrete and the ability to sequester CO₂ for up to one hundred years
Hemp for the future: here’s why one plant can change everything
From ancient civilizations to climate-resilient futures, hemp is the sustainable, regenerative crop that touches every aspect of our lives – from agriculture to architecture, wellness to wearable tech
Hemp at Première Vision. The historic fiber back in the spotlight
As hemp gains popularity for its low environmental impact and technical qualities, Première Vision is promoting hemp-derived fibers for textiles, highlighting the advantages and supporting the supply chains
Hemp and Phytodepuration: a topic for discussion
Phytoremediation uses plants to absorb contaminants, including heavy metals – a study from Poznań University shows that hemp can reclaim degraded mining soil by increasing the amount of humus
Offsetting: Hemp Carbon storage, more than one hectare of forest
The market for offset credits to support ecosystem services: a source of income for adaptation, mitigation and technological innovation actions
Why hemp is an effective tool in regenerative agriculture?
Tracing the journey of hemp production and its role in improving soil health: reporting Rafael Dulon at EIHA June 2021 conference
