6th International Conference of the European Industrial HempAssociation (EIHA)

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May 27th–28th, 2009Rheinforum, Wesseling / near Cologne (Germany)

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Dear EIHA-members,dear sponsors and partners,dear experts on hemp fibres, shives, seeds and oil,dear experts on natural fibres,dear speakers, dear exhibitors, dear moderators,dear participants, interested in new applications of Hemp raw material,

welcome at the Rheinforum in Wesseling, our new venue, to the 6th International Conference of the European Industrial HempAssociation (EIHA). For the sixth time, the nova-Institut has organised this conference on behalf of EIHA, and we are parti-cularly pleased to welcome almost 120 participants from 31 countries. You have made this conference the biggest event onindustrial hemp worldwide and the best place to find out about the latest developments in the hemp sector and to associatewith new an existing contacts.

Because of the growing number of participants, we had to leave the previous venue of the conference, the EuroMedia hotelin Huerth, and find a new setting, not a mere congress hotel, but a locality to remember for all participants. We hope that youlike the new location, which carries a lot of symbolic power. The conference takes place in the “Rheinforum”, a former fac-tory building converted with support from Brussels. It is situated in Weeseling, an important site fort the chemical and pla-stics industries in Germany.

Listening to the presentations at the conference, the audience is sitting with the old town of Wesseling behind them. To theright and to the left are chemical refineries characterising the present economy based on crude oil. Directly in front of themis the Rhine, one of the largest and most important rivers in Europe. And opposite, only separated by the river, lies a naturereserve area as symbol of a new “green economy”. But the chemical and the plastics industries are also increasingly acces-sible to biobased raw materials (biorefineries) and to hemp fibres as reinforcement for (bio-)plastics.

Apart from this unique setting, even more reasons caused us to choose this location: The atmospheric “Hotel am Rhein” inclose proximity to the venue accomodates about half of the participants, while the “Rheinforum” itself offers ample networ-king opportunities.

Networking & CommunicationSince many of the participants meet only once a year – that is to say: at the EIHA conference – we have made sure that thenew venue makes communication, meetings and networking as easy as possible:

■We have furnished the main room at the “Rheinforum” in such a way that participants can sit in a semicircle, thus hopingto keep alive the vivid discussions form previous conferences

■Anyone who’d like to sit together with other experts will find the “Empore” (gallery) upstairs from the lecture hall, withcomfortable red leather armchairs for relaxed conversiations

■Adjecent to the gallery ist the room “Rheinblick”, where workshops with about 20 participants are offered parallel to the pre-sentations (see insert). This was a suggestion from several participants at last year’s event, which we were happy to take up.

Proceedings of theConference?All presentations will be availableonline after the conference – butonly for EIHA members! Join EIHAfor only 200 € / year and you’llgain access to the presentationsof this and all previous confe-rences. EIHA members have access to one of the largest data-bases with information on indu-strial hemp, with presently morethan 300 documents. Join EIHAand support the hemp industry inEurope and worldwide!

Workshops26th April, 19:30, room “Berzdorf” at the “Hotel am Rhein”: General meeting of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) –for members only

27th April, 16:00 –18:00, room “Rheinblick” at the “Rheinforum”: Canada – EU Workshop (invitation of the Canadian Embassy necessary), moderators: Bruno Wiest (Canadian Embassy, Berlin) and Michael Carus (EIHA)

28th April, 11:00 –13:00, room “Rheinblick” at the “Rheinforum”: Workshop Hemp seeds / oil as food, moderator: Anndrea Hermann (CanadianHemp Trade Alliance, Winnipeg / Canada)

28th April, 14:00 –16:00, room “Rheinblick” at the “Rheinforum”: Workshop Hemp shives – lime for construction, moderator: Steve Allin (Hemp-Building, Ireland)

The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) – www.eiha.orgEIHA has formed itself as an association of Regular members, the Hemp primary processing companies within the EU and As-sociate members who are associations, national organisations, companies and individuals working in the field of Hemp or othernatural fibres. Founded in 2005 EIHA today has 9 regular and over 60 associated members from 30 different countries.

EIHA was formed originally to give members a voice at the European Commission in Brussels. It has grown quickly into a re-spected Organisation that is an excellent bank of information and a real support to the fast developing Hemp Industry. Eachannual EIHA conference allows members and non members alike to exchange views and important developments with theircolleagues.

Don’t worry – join EIHA!■ All questions about Hemp business are passed on to the relevant EIHA members■ The entrance fee to EIHA conferences is reduced by 50%■ Instant access to more than 300 presentations, studies and statistical data■ You will be part of a network of important international Hemp actors:■ More than 60 companies, associations, institutes and individuals are already supporting EIHA!■ Support the networking, lobbying and publishing of information on Hemp by EIHA!■ You will be supporting the environmentally conscious Hemp Industry!

Only members of EIHA have access to all presentations of this and previous conferences.

■ Further opportunities for exchange and communication are offered by our small exhibition directly in front of the lecturehall as well as

■ the “Plaza” between the “Hotel am Rhein” and the “Rheinforum”. Facing the Rhine and the nature reserve area, you mayenjoy a good cup of coffee here and – provided the weather gods are with us – the spring sun. This is an ideal spot also forsmokers.

■We shouldn’t forget the evening buffet on the first evening of the conference, which takes place in the “Rheinforum” at20:00. It will last well into the night – following european custom – and offer ample opportunity for exchange. The cost forthe evening buffet is included in the conference fee – except for the drinks. The water on the tables is included, but wemust ask you to pay for all other drinks. This is necessary in order to keep the conference fee modest.

We’d like to thank our sponsors and partners. Their networks have very considerably contributed to the success of this con-ference. We are particularly pleased that the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) is increasingly linked up with theHemp Industries Association (HIA) from the USA and the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance.

We hope that all speakers and participants will gain new insights, have a constructive exchange of ideas, intensive discussi-ons and will gain new business contacts and, above all, a multitude of inspirations for new projects and products in the hempsector.

If you enjoy the new venue and time (we have changed the conference date from grey November to sunny May), we’d love tosee you again at this very place in the year 2010. Any suggestions are always welcome!

Michael CarusManaging Director of EIHA and nova-Institut

and the nova-Team for the EIHA-conference

Dominik Vogt (organisation) and Stephan Pietrowski

(natural fibre expert), Florian Gerlach (agriculture

expert), Claudia Destrait (conference organisation),

Jörg Burbach (IT), Lena Scholz (bioplastics) and

Jenny Feuerstein (layout).

EIHA-conferences

Programme

www.eiha.org/conf6th

May 27th 2009 (10:00 –18:00)A1: INTRODUCTIONAL SESSION10:00Welcome – Recent status of EIHAMichael Carus (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany)

10:30Why hemp should be a crop of the future – EIHA lobbying in Brussels – update on HemcoreJohn Hobson (EIHA, United Kingdom)

11:00Status and outlook on natural fibres in the international year of natural fibres (IYNF)Stephan Piotrowski (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany)

11:30Regional development in Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) of the European UnionFlorian Gerlach (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany)

A2: COUNTRY REPORTS11:45The French Hemp Industry: Cultivation, Processing & Applications – Main acteurs in agriculture, industry andbranch-frameworkSylvestre Bertucelli (FNPC, France)

12:15ITC: a technical institute in the middle of a federative and innovating networkNicolas Cerrutti (Institut Technique du Chanvre, France)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch buffet

13:30French Varieties of Hemp, multiplication of hempseedsOliver Beherec (FNPC, France)

14:00New legislation for growing hemp in SlovakiaMichal Tozser (ABM Slovakia s.r.o., Slovakia)

A3: AGRICULTURE: CULTIVATION, HARVESTING,HEMP STRAW & FIBRE PROCESSING14:30Hemp projects, the bottlenecks and some solutionsFrançois Desanlis (experienced hemp farmer, France)

15:00High effective harvesting and straw handling technologies to improve competitive situation of bast fibre productionJ. Paulitz (Ing.büro für Naturfasertechnologien), G. Rascher, H.-J. Gusovius

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break

16:00New approach to hemp processing and handling technologiesPhil Warner (Ecofibre Industries Limited, Australia)

16:30Optimisation of bast fibres for use in industrial productionDr. Holger Fischer (Faserinstitut Bremen — FIBRE, Germany)

A4: HEMP FOR ENERGY17:00Hemp: A bioenergy feedstock for IrelandJohn Finnan (Teagasc, Ireland)

17:30Hemp shives as a source of energyJacek Kolodziej (Institute of Natural Fibres & Medicinal Plants,Poland)

20:00 Dinner buffet

May 28th 2009 (09:00 –17:30)B1: INNOVATIVE PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS09:00Hemp fibres for industrial applicationsMichael Carus (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany)

09:30An alternative processing route for hemp and other natural fibres for economical viable productsDr. H.-J. Gusovius (Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim)

10:00The Crailar Action Plan: Commercializing technology for the pulp and paper and textile industriesJason Finnis (Naturally Advanced Technologies, Canada)

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00Natural longfiber multipurpose forming technologyGerhard Spengler (R+S Technik GmbH, Germany)

11:30Dunagro, a new approach to hemp processingAlbert Dun (Dunagro, The Netherlands)Stefaan Declerck (Van Dommele Engeneering, Belguim)

12:00Press moulded hemp fibre reinforced PLA composites –influence of fibre mixture and processing techniqueGraupner, Nina & Prof. Dr. Müssig, Jörg (University of Applied Sciences Dept. for BIOMIMETICS/Biological Materials, Germany)

12:30Fibreshape – innovative system for characterizing of natural fibresDr. Schmid (IST Innovative Sintering Technologies LTD., Switzerland)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch buffet

B2: HEMP FOR FOOD14:00Hemp-Food-Booklet/Marketing tools made by EIHADaniel Kruse (Hempro International GmbH & Co. KG, Germany)

14:30Update of the canadian hemp industryAnndrea Hermann (Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance, Canada)

15:00The health properties of hemp support its use in the european food and supplement marketsKelley C. Fitzpatrick (Canada)

15:30National and international canadian industrial hemp grain variety characterization/development projectGordon Scheifele (Ontario Hemp Alliance & Canadian Hemp TradeAlliance, Canada)

16:00 Coffee & cake

Surname Given name Company / Organisation City / Country Internet

'sJongers Dirk Wervel vzw Brussel, Belgium www.wervel.beAdegboyega Kayode ADKAY PRODUCTION SURULERE LAGOS, Nigeria N/AAhrens Ralph, Dr. Journalist Köln, Germany Amadieu Pierre Start hemp Brive, France www.starthemp.comAmelynck Steven Van Dommele Engineering Gullegem, Belgium www.vandommele.beArqué Joan CELESA Tortosa, Spain www.celesa-pulp.comBanas Boris Diverzita, o.z. Dolny Kubin, Slovakia (Slovak Republic) www.konopa.skBaquet Hughes Lhoist Bénélux, Carrières et Fours à Chaux

DUMONT-WAUTIER Wavre, Belgium Beherec Oliver FNPC Le Mans, France Benjamin Lukoki Mpindi United Nations Development, UNDP Kinshasa 1, Zaire Bertucelli Sylvestre FNPC Le Mans, France www.interchanvre.comBessette Ron LifeCrete EcoMasonry Fairfield, United States www.ecomasonry.comBoyeux Bernard THORIGNY SUR OREUSE, France Böser Artur OP papírna, s.r.o. Olsany, Czech Republic Carus Michael nova-Institut GmbH Hürth, Germany www.nova-institut.de/nrCerrutti Nicolas Institut Technique du Chanvre (ITC) TROYES Cedex 9, France www.institutduchanvre.orgChoueiter Dominique United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nejmeh, Beirut, Lebanon Colombier Jean Pierre Syndicat Mixte du Pays de Bièvre Valloire Viriville, France Corker Nick InCrops Ltd Norwich, United Kingdom www.incropsproject.co.ukCyrille Bouhier de l'Ecluse La Chanvrière de l\'Aube Bar sur Aube, France, Metropolitan www.chanvre.comDammer Ingo, Dr. conpara Gesellschaft für Unternehmensberatung mbH Köln, Germany Daniel Babineau, Dr. Lanaupôle Fibres Berthierville (Québec), Canada www.lanaupole.comDe Ceuster Patrick Wervel vzw Brussel, Belgium www.wervel.beDe Herdt Peter Wervel vzw Brussel, Belgium www.wervel.beDeleger Thibaud BU Plastics France www.specialchem.comDesanlis Francois experienced hemp farmer Maizieres, France Destrait Claudia nova-Institut GmbH Hürth, Germany www.nova-institut.de/nrDidier Laurent Est Chanvre COUME, France Dun Albert Dunagro Oude Pekela Netherlands Dupetit Alfredo The Latin America Hemp Trading Co. (The LAHT) Neunkirchen-Richelbach, Germany www.thelaht.comFinnan John TEAGASC Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland www.teagasc.ieFinnis Jason Naturally Advanced Technologies Vancouver, B.C., Canada www.naturallyadvanced.comFischer Holger, Dr. Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. -FIBRE- Bremen, Germany www.faserinstitut.deFitzpatrick Kelley C. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Frank Charle Charle & C° bvba Bissegem, Belgium www.charle.beFürst André Hanf-Info Clavaleyres, Switzerland www.hanf-info.chGerlach Florian nova-Institut GmbH Hürth, Germany www.nova-institut.de/nrGiamberini Fabrizio The LAHT Co. Montevideo, Uruguay www.thelaht.comGiles Ruairi Harrison Spinks Leeds, United Kingdom Gislaine Legendre CenC SAINT VALERIEN, France Glaznieks Janis Latvian Textile and Clothing Industry Association Riga, Latvia Goffin Bénédicte, Dr. CERTECH Seneffe, Belgium www.certech.beGonzalez Esquivel Carlos, Dr. InCrops Ltd Norwich, United Kingdom www.incropsproject.co.ukGrashorn Cord IST Ficotex e.K. Bremen, Germany www.ficotex.deGraupner Nina Hochschule Bremen Bremen, Germany www.bionik.hs-bremen.deGusovius H.-J., Dr. Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering

Potsdam-Borni Potsdam-Bornim, Germany www.atb-potsdam.deHendrick Emily Key Development Services s.a.r.l. Gemmayze, Beirut, Lebanon www.kdslebanon.comHermann Anndrea Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance Winnipeg, MB, Canada Hertel Robert HempAge AG Adelsdorf, Germany www.hempage.deHerzog Tilmann HempAge AG Adelsdorf, Germany www.hempage.deHobson John Hemcore Ltd Halesworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom www.hemcore.co.ukHustache q Yves Construire en Chanvre (CenC) Saint-Valérien, France Höppner Frank, Dr. Julius Kühn Institut (JKI) Braunschweig, Germany www.jki.bund.deJan Demeulenaere Tex-Dem bvba Izenberge, Belgium Jankauskiene Zofija, Dr. Upyte Research Station of LIA Upyte, Panevezys district, Lithuania www.lzi.lt

Participants

Morgner Jörg, Dr. Temafa Maschinenfabrik GmbH Bergisch Gladbach, Germany www.temafa.deKanjanaphachot Arkom, Prof. Royal Project Foundation (Thailand) Chiang Mai, Thailand www.royalprojectthailand.comKavanagh Dermot Green Hemp Ltd. Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland Kim Beom-Jun LOM NEPHESH Seoul, Korea, Republic of Kim Eun Soo, Prof. Dr. KONKUK UNIVERSITY Seoul, Korea, Republic of Koether Helmut Van Dommele Engineering Gullegem, Belgium www.vandommele.beKolodziej Jacek Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants Poznan, Poland www.inf.poznan.plKruse Daniel Hempro International Duesseldorf, Germany www.hempro.comKubelka Václav Delfort Group Traun, Austria Latendorf Dennis Ahlstrom Altenkirchen GmbH Altenkirchen, Germany www.ahlstrom.comLazarescu Dan Canah International SRL Bucharest, Romania www.canah.comLee Dong-Gyu LOM NEPHESH Seoul, Korea, Republic of Lucas Mark Reinders HempFlax Verwerking Bv Oude Pekela, Netherlands www.hempflax.comMarie de Korff Construire en Chanvre (CenC) Saint-Valérien, France Marita Bartelet Ecological Textiles Roermond, Netherlands www.ecologicaltextiles.nlMátrai Tibor Agromag Kft. Szeged, Hungary www.agromag.huMicaelli Laure Institut Technique du Chanvre (ITC) TROYES Cedex 9, France www.institutduchanvre.orgMüssig Jörg, Prof. Dr. Hochschule Bremen Bremen, Germany www.bionik.hs-bremen.deNadiradze Kakha, Dr. Biotechnology Center of Georgia Tbilisi, Georgia www.biotechcenter.com.geNaeem Khan Muhammad Muhammad Akram & Sons Trading & Investment Rawalpindi, Pakistan under contNasrallah Hussein United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nejmeh, Beirut, Lebanon Pallesen Bodil Institut for Jordbrugs- og FodevareInnovation Arhus N, Denmark www.agrotech.dkPaulitz Jürgen, Dr. Ingenieurbüro für Naturfasertechnologie Dresden Dresden, Germany Pecenka Ralf Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik Potsdam-Bornim e.V. Potsdam, Germany www.atb-potsdam.dePhilipps Axel Temafa Maschinenfabrik GmbH Bergisch Gladbach, Germany www.temafa.dePiotrowski Stephan nova-Institut GmbH Hürth, Germany www.nova-institut.de/nrRemy Michael Chambre dʼAgriculture du Bas Rhin Schiltigheim, France Rengeo Dejan Hanah biz d.o.o. Slovenia Reverte Joan AGROFIBRE SAS Cazeres, France www.agrofibre.comRizk Gerges A.I.C. SAL Beirut – Down Town, Lebanon Roy Olivier Embassy of Canada Berlin, Germany www.canada.deScheifele Gordon Ontario Hemp Alliance Tavistock, Ontario, Canada www.ontariohempalliance.orgSchmid H.G., Dr. IST Innovative Sintering Technologies LtD Vilters, Switzerland www.istag.chSchmidt Christin nova-Institut GmbH Hürth, Germany Scholz Lena nova-Institut GmbH Hürth, Germany www.nova-institut.de/nrSeikaly Johnny Key Development Services s.a.r.l. Gemmayze, Beirut, Lebanon www.kdslebanon.comSiiner Ago Perfect Plant LLC Tallinn, Estonia www.perfectplant.eeSinan Karadal Temafa Maschinenfabrik GmbH Bergisch Gladbach, Germany www.temafa.deSpengler Gerhard R+S Technik GmbH Offenbach, Germany www.rstechnik.deSprynar Zdenek consultant ROHOZNA U JIHLAVY, Czech Republic Stefaan Declerck Van Dommele Engineering nv Gullegem, Belgium Strybe Malgorzata Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants Poznan, Poland www.inf.poznan.plTael Tarmo Perfect Plant LLC Tallinn, Estonia www.perfectplant.eeTormalm Anna IKEA of Sweden AB Hackås (Cost center 1163 BA8), SwedenTourres Aldric SpecialChem France www.specialchem.comTozser Michal Diverzita, o.z. Dolny Kubin, Slovakia (Slovak Republic) www.konopa.skvan Gompel Michael Baltiks East Rezekne, Latvia www.baltikseast.lvVirginie Mpaka Nseka, Dr. aps industriel kinshasa, Zaire Vogt Dominik nova-Institut GmbH Hürth, Germany www.nova-institut.de/nrWarner Phil Ecofibre Industries Limited Toowoomba, Australia www.ecofibre.com.auWertz Jean-Luc, Dr. VALBIOM Gembloux, Belgium www.valbiom.beWiest Bruno, Dr. Embassy of Canada Berlin, Germany www.canada.de

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