Spring Hope hemp mill
| Spring Hope hemp mill | |
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| Location | 1436 Highway 581 North Spring Hope, North Carolina[1] |
| Coordinates | 35°58′05″N 78°06′43″W / 35.9680°N 78.1120°W |
| Industry | Cannabis industry |
| Products | Hemp products |
| Area | 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2) |
| Owner(s) | Industrial Hemp Manufacturing, LLC (Hemp Inc.) |
The Hemp Inc. mill in Spring Hope, North Carolina is the largest industrial hemp processing facility in the United States.[2] It is on North Carolina Highway 581.[3]
The mill, a 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m2) former sweet potato processing plant, contains a decorticator to separate hemp hurds from external fibers, and supercritical carbon dioxide extraction for CBD recovery.[4][2]
Fiber products will become textiles and composites used in the automobile industry.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ North Carolina Industrial Hemp Registered Processors (PDF), North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, June 2017
- ^ a b Cutler, Amy (2018-04-05), NC hemp processing facility is largest in western hemisphere, WNCN / CBS 17 News
- ^ Corey Davis (June 25, 2017), "Spring Hope firm bets on hemp", Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
- ^ a b Herrington, A.J. (2017-09-25), "North Carolina Is Harvesting Its First Legal Hemp Crop in Decades", High Times
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