How Hemp, Inc. Measures Up to the U.S. Natural Fiber Composites Industry

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - May 12, 2016) - Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP) executives announce today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Industrial Hemp Manufacturing, LLC (IHM), a soon-to-be leading producer of better quality natural fiber and other cellulose-based products for major growth markets, expects to rank among the top companies of natural fiber producers in the United States. According to "Global Natural Fiber Composite Market 2015-2020: Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis," a recent report on the natural fiber composites market, demand for lightweight and environmentally sustainable composite materials has increased thereby creating the need for more producers of natural fiber composites.

With the largest multi-purpose industrial hemp decortication facility in the United States, Hemp, Inc. expects to capture a large share of the natural fiber composites market. The industry's projected growth is a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2% through year 2020. "This creates tremendous opportunity for Hemp, Inc. and its subsidiary, Industrial Hemp Manufacturing, LLC (IHM). Hemp is becoming one of the most sought after raw materials and Hemp, Inc. has the largest, commercial multi-purpose decortication plant in the U.S. to process that natural fiber," says Bruce Perlowin, CEO of Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP).

North America accounts for a large share of the Natural Fiber Composites market. According to the report, the demand for more ecofriendly materials from the construction and automotive industries, specifically, has created the surge. DEFRA (Department of Environment Food & Rural Affairs) reported, "Almost 1.5 million vehicles included applications for natural fibers such as kenaf, jute, flax, hemp and sisal in combination with thermoplastic polymers such as polypropylene and polyester. The demand for natural fiber composites in North America is projected to continuously increase in the near future on account of significant performance at lower prices of natural fiber composites in automotive and construction applications driven by regulatory standards recommending the use of lightweight and recyclable materials."

Hemp, Inc. has been likened, by many shareholders and supporters, to global natural fiber composites industry players such as FlexForm Technologies, Procotex Corporation SA, and GreenGran BV, to name a few. FlexForm, for example, formulates natural fiber composites from a blend of kenaf, hemp, flax, jute and sisal and thermoplastic polymers such as polypropylene and polyester and is currently found in over a million vehicles in the United States.