New Guide for Guide for Industrial Hemp Applications (Fiber/Hurd/Byproducts)
1. Scope
This guide covers industrial hemp applications relevant to fiber (FB), hurd, and byproduct fractions used across textiles, composites, construction, and related technical materials. It excludes all applications related to CBD extraction, grain (GR), and seed (SD) intended for food, feed, or nutraceutical uses.
-FB (Fiber/Bast): Textile and technical fiber applications.
- Hurds/Shives: Construction, composites, absorbents, and paper.
- Mixed fractions / fines / byproducts: Biochar, fillers, binders, circular reuse
2. How the Guide Will Be Used
The proposed Guide will serve as a foundational reference document to:
• Illustrate common conversion and processing pathways for hemp materials across major application sectors;
• Support the development of future test methods and performance specifications for hemp-based products; and
• This Guide will not serve as a testing or specification document, but as a cross-reference and framework to ensure comparability and reproducibility in industrial hemp research and product development.
3. Intended Users
The primary users of this Guide will include:
• Researchers and universities conducting studies on hemp fiber and hurd processing, material characterization, and product development.
• Manufacturers and processors developing technical and industrial products incorporating hemp materials;
Testing laboratories and standards organizations applying or referencing ASTM and ISO methods for hemp evaluation
