Monday, November 10, 2008

Hemp has great automotive potential

Hemp in the auto industry. Hemp reinforced resins and hemp composites offer amazing potential for the auto industryEven Henry Ford loved hemp

Here is Henry Ford taking a hammer to a plastic trunk door that was reinforced with resin stiffened with soybean and hemp.

According to the paper, published via Purdue University, Hemp: A New Crop with New Uses for North America, hemp is a natural for the automotive industry because of "considerable advantages for use in conveyance: low density and weight reduction, favorable benefits (compared to glass fibers), no off-gassing of toxic compounds, and price advantages.

Hemp. It's not just about food. It's not just about clothes. It's not just about beauty products. Hemp offers amazing industrial applications. Recently, Ford has renewed its use of hemp, and other automakers, such as Mercedes, also use hemp for automobiles.

So, why is hemp illegal? Let's legalize hemp farming.

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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Mercedes C-Class autos use hemp

Did you know?

Did you know that many European automakers have been using numerous natural fibers, such as hemp, for years in their cars?

Hemp is about a lot more than just green clothing.

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