Hemp4Circularity is a project within the Interreg NWE program with the objective of integrating a sustainable and biobased long hemp fiber into the textile supply chain across North-West Europe. Going from cultivation to textile artisans, and from agricultural fields to the world of fashion. The aim is to connect and align all actors within the value chain, while also promoting awareness among designers and consumers regarding hemp textiles.
Turning raw hemp into soft, vibrant textiles requires careful finishing. Once reliant on harsh chemicals, today the process is shifting toward eco-friendly methods such as enzymatic treatments, sustainable...
28.08.2025
Valbiom held its third and final summer session of growers’ training in Wallonia on August 4th, spotlighting a hands-on hemp variety trial and an exciting harvesting demonstration — all within the...
12.08.2025
How can a centuries-old crop help shape tomorrow’s materials and industries? This is the question at the heart of FLAX DNA, a two-day European forum dedicated to flax and natural fibres. Taking place in...
07.04.2025
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01.04.2025
Although textile hemp is a promising crop, its cultivation presents numerous challenges, some of which remain unidentified. Could collaboration in the Netherlands and abroad be the key to success? With this in...
03.03.2025
This past December 2024, the various partners of the Hemp4Circularity project had the chance to meet at Hyler's factory, in Meulebeke (Belgium).
19.02.2025
Three French growers —representing both organic and conventional agriculture— share their experiences with cultivating long-fiber textile hemp. Their testimonies highlight the potential of this crop to...
27.01.2025
Did you know that hemp and linen share many similarities? While these natural fibres each have their distinct characteristics, both offer remarkable potential for sustainable textiles. Recently, this potential...
24.10.2024
While textile hemp is proving to be a promising crop, its cultivation presents numerous challenges, some of which still need to be identified. In France and beyond, could joining forces be the key to success?...
21.10.2024
The Libramont Agricultural Fair, held every end of July in the Belgian town of Libramont, is the go-to event for farmers, bioengineers, agronomical companies, and institutions. This year, the fair once again...
23.08.2024
On 6 August 2024, long-fibre hemp was harvested in Wallonia. Valbiom, Walloon partner of the Hemp4Circularity Interreg project, were present to supervised the event. Discover long-fibre hemp harvest in...
08.08.2024
Textile hemp has made remarkable progress in recent years, including through the development of hemp harvesters for the textile sector. In 2023, the Hemp4Circularity project set up several field trial...
15.07.2024
On 27 May, the Hemp4Circularity project brought its partners together in Paris for its bi-annual meeting. The event, hosted this time by the Flax and Hemp Alliance, highlighted the significant progres...
09.07.2024
As long-fibre hemp demonstrates its potential for the sustainable textile market, the Hemp4Circularity project is making progress in understanding each stage of hemp cultivation, and now its processing. In...
16.05.2024
When speaking of sustainable textile, hemp may be the fibre of the future. Diving into its potential, the Hemp4Circularity NWE Interreg project is conducting promising hemp cultivation and processing trials....
22.04.2024
Hemp4Circularity has joined ECOSYSTEX, the European Community of Practice for a Sustainable Textile Ecosystem. Formally established in early 2023, ECOSYSTEX now brings together 28 EU-funded member projects...
05.03.2024
As part of the Interreg NWE Hemp4Circularity projet, which aims at implementing hemp in the textile value chain in North-West Europe, Lin et Chanvre Bio has realised a short explanatory video, to illustrate...
23.02.2024
On 9 and 10 November, the Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp held its European Forum 2023 in Versailles. As part of the event, a round table on textile hemp put into perspective the opportunities offered...
23.01.2024
As part of the Interreg NWE Hemp4Circularity project, which aims to implement long-fibre hemp in the European textile value chain, Valbiom and its partners have developed a hemp cultivation data sheet.
19.01.2024
The next theoretical training session on the needs of hemp will be held this winter, with a focus on 'long-fibre' textile hemp. Those sessions are part of the 3-year 'textile hemp' training course organised...
22.12.2023
Hemp was in the spotlight in Huy on Thursday 14 December. Valentine Donck, from Valbiom, gave a presentation to HECH Master 2 students on the state of hemp cultivation in the world, in Europe and in Belgium.
14.12.2023
To gain a better understanding of the realities of hemp textile growing, the partners in the Hemp4Circularity project are going out to meet farmers. In France, Lin et Chanvre Bio is conducting a survey of...
23.11.2023
Textile hemp trials have been successfully carried out in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany, thanks to the Interreg NWE Hemp4Circularity project. These trials involved two varieties of hemp…
25.10.2023
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