Official Founding of the “European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)” and Third International Hemp Conference

Abstract On 23 November 2005, the “European Industrial Hemp Association” was officially founded. For the next year, the EIHA has planned the setup of a system that shall supply studies and background information on hemp via the Internet as well as an overview study of the ecobalances for hemp products that have been conducted so far. On 28 and 29 November 2005, the third International EIHA Conference brought together 70 experts from 15 countries. The spectrum of participants ranged from cultivation, consulting, primary and further processing, trade, mechanical engineering and investors to numerous small — and medium-sized enterprises and to globally operating automotive enterprises and suppliers. They all had in common the fact that they were interested in the utilisation of hemp fibres and shives.