Hemp bioplastics a huge American opportunity?

Made with plastic composites

When GM debuted the launch of the Chevy Volt at NAIAS a few years ago, it debuted a concept made with composites. Quite simply composites enable shapes that conventional materials cannot replicate. Still, they are too expensive for the mass market today, but most believe that will change in the near future, and many companies are already exploring this opportunity. Nonetheless, what was particularly interesting about the Volt's composites was that they were plastic composites

Hemp based plastic composites, for instance, could represent a significant, green industrial opportunity for America. Hemp, when mixed with wood-pulp based lingen, could create a "strong, nontoxic alternative to petroleum-based plastics" according to researchers.

America has a significant supply of lingen, and America's farming capabilities could bring the best out of hemp, a plant with amazing potential. Lest we forget, hemp was legalized in WWII as part of the war effort.

In addition to bioplastics, clothing, food, etc are other potential applications for hemp. Still, bioplastics alone justify the legalization of hemp, which as we've stated many times, is not a drug. Yet, hemp bioplastics could be just one tiny piece of hemp's commercial and industrial potential.