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Biocomposites. Rene Herrmann. Biological reinforcements , http://www.kukin.to/tietosivut/hamppu/pohninaseppala.html#7. World Market Share: Hemp Fibre and Tow Production (1996), http://www.votehemp.com/PDF/hemp97.pdf. China 41.4% Korea DP 21.6% Russian Fed 9.0% Chile 7.2%
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Biocomposites Rene Herrmann
Biologicalreinforcements, http://www.kukin.to/tietosivut/hamppu/pohninaseppala.html#7
World Market Share: Hemp Fibre and Tow Production (1996), http://www.votehemp.com/PDF/hemp97.pdf • China 41.4% • Korea DP 21.6% • Russian Fed 9.0% • Chile 7.2% • France 6.9% • Turkey 5.4% • Other 8.6% • Total annualproductionabout 50000 tonne per year
World Hemp Fibre and Tow Major Exporters (1995) ($1,000),http://www.votehemp.com/PDF/hemp97.pdf • China 18.3% ($881) • Switzerland 17.1% ($820) • Bel-Lux 15.3% ($733) • Romania 13.0% ($626) • Germany 11.7% ($560) • USA 9.3% ($449) • Poland 3.7% ($176) • Others 11.7% ($560)
Density of fibers • Jute, hemp and flax 1500kg/m^3 • Fiber glass 2300kg/m^3
Youngs modulus of fibers • Flax 100GPa • Hemp 70 Gpa • Jute 60GPa • Glassfiber 80GPa • Carbon 200GPa
Strength of fiber • Flax, hemp and jute 0,9GPa • Glasfiber 3,5GPa • Carbon 2,6GPa
Fiber moduli/strength to density, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/43/49/44049180.pdf
Industrial fiber market • Hempresource: http://www.hempfabric.co.uk/ and http://www.envirotextile.com/ • Sisal resource: http://www.tradekey.com/ks-sisal-fabric-cloth/ • Flax and jute fabricresource: http://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000000206260