ENCOURAGE
HEMP AGRICULTURE
One of our goals is to extend hemp agriculture, in order to benefit from its various ecological assets.
WATER
According to OECD 70% of water used worldwide is for crop irrigation.
So not only is the agricultural sector the largest consumer of water but it's also a major polluter of water.
At the same time, this sector faces increasing water risks, with major droughts.
Growing hemp displays many key characteristics that makes it a relevant crop in this context.
Hemp is not only highly resistant to drought, but also to pests and pathogens.
Therefore its culture does not usually requires irrigation or chemicals, preserving water both in terms of quantity and quality.
CARBON STORAGE
One of the most efficient way to fight climate change is to capture carbon dioxide.
Hemp farming culture is a key contributor in this fight against global climate change thanks to its significant biomass : before it's harvested, 1 hectare of hemp absorbs as much CO2 as 1 hectare of wood, estimated to the equivalent of about 12-15 tons.
BIODIVERSITY
Intensive farming and monocultures have depleted agricultural soils and contributed to the loss of biodiversity.
A better alternative is to develop crop rotation, which promotes soil quality and pest resistance.
Hemp is very adapted to culture rotation and results in the farmers using less inputs plus benefiting from increased yield for following crops, especially grains. It is a reservoir of useful biodiversity, welcoming many predators of crop pests such as spiders.
FOOD
The World population should reach 9,7 billions in 2050, so arable land and water are a priority to meet the demand for food.
Hemp is a great source of food that we value, by focusing on the use of hemp stalks harvested after hemp seeds have been collected. Those ones have great nutritional properties, displaying a high source of vegan proteins and an ideal ratio of omegas 3 and 6. They can be available as seeds, oil, flour... We promote hemp seeds use !
We collaborate with various farmers, who grow hemp in rotation and forbids irrigation as well as chemicals and pesticides.
TRANSFORM HEMP INTO
NEW MATERIALS
Then we apply our own process combined with TECHNOLOGIES
to create diverse MATerials :
Iroony® Cellulose
Filaments
(textiles,
composites,
carbone fibers ..)
Staple fibers
(textiles,
composites,
non woven ...)
Packaging,
Paper,
Molded cellulose...
Paper yarn Cellulose membrane
During our transformation process, we collect sugar based by-products which can be used in particular for energy production.
We also get raw and purified hemp lignin.
Iroony® materials are suitable to be further transformed through various standard machinery used in textile (spinning, twisting, knitting, etc.), packaging and bioplastics industrial sectors.
standard MATERIALS (OIL-based, WOOD-based, etc.) Can be replaced by alternative solutions IROONY®.
