Projektsuche

HempFill - Development of a Process Chain for the Production of High-Quality Short-Fiber Additives from Industrial Hemp

Authority

Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

Federal State

Lower Saxony and Hamburg

Contact

Calenberger Straße 2
30169 Hannover

Website: External link to the authority

Project Title

HempFill - Development of a Process Chain for the Production of High-Quality Short-Fiber Additives from Industrial Hemp

Project description

The EIP innovation project HempFill is developing a sustainable process for producing high-quality short fibres from industrial hemp. The aim is to use these fibres as a bio-based natural fibre additive in specialty papers and innovative leather alternatives for the automotive industry. All partners along the value chain – from agriculture and processing to industrial application – are actively involved in the development process. A key focus is the use of winter hemp as a catch crop to create additional value in rural areas without competing with food production. In addition, summer hemp is being assessed with regard to technical, economic and environmental factors. HempFill aims to establish regional and scalable raw material supply chains while contributing to biodiversity, soil protection and CO₂ reduction.

Final report

Results and the Final report will be found here, as soon as the project is completed.

Keywords

Arable crops
Crop rotation/crop diversification/dual-purpose or mixed cropping
Farm diversification

Main funding source

Rural development 2023-2027 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 127 of Reg. 2021/2115)

OG contact information

Hochschule Osnabrück
Albrechtstraße 30
49076 Osnabrück

Phone: 0 170 3890176

Email: k.schnitker@hs-osnabrueck.de

Type of OG partners

Farmer
Advisor
Researcher
Industry

Begin of project

2026

Project status

ongoing

Total budget applied for in EUR

499,945

NUTS3 CODE

DE944