Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) announced today that it has purchased a whole
line of automated Temafa decortication equipment designed to
separate the fiber from the core of the hemp plant through a
process known as decortication. The Temafa decortication line of
equipment, the only one of its kind in the United States, purchased
by Hemp, Inc. will now enable the company to process raw hemp for
American farmers into two valuable base products (fiber and hurd)
that can both yield hundreds of products. The equipment is
currently located at a plant in North Carolina. Hemp, Inc. is set
to move the equipment to a more suitable location such as Kentucky,
Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, or the Georgia area.
Click here to see video of the processing plant.
"This purchase of decortication equipment was a critical step in
order for Hemp, Inc. to help Americans transition from
non-sustainable synthetic solutions to a hemp-based green solution.
We are very excited at what we'll be able to achieve once our
manufacturing facility ramps its hemp production volume up over the
next few years," said Perlowin, CEO of Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP).
According to Hemp, Inc. executives and its Board of Directors,
the purchase of decortication equipment was crucial to Hemp, Inc.'s
long-term business goals, giving Hemp, Inc. a hemp presence on two
continents. Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) also has contract grows of hemp
in Northwest China. The first year growth test yielded over 40,000
kg of seeds and 35,000 kg of raw fiber.
Now that Hemp, Inc. has purchased the only decortication
equipment of this scale in the country, executives said they are
looking forward to purchasing the American farmers' hemp for
processing which would allow the farmers to benefit from the move
to a more sustainable, beneficial, and faster growing biomass
supplied through hemp.
After meetings with business associates, including meeting one
Wall Street icon in New York and an industry political group in
Washington, DC last week, Bruce Perlowin, CEO of Hemp, Inc.,
continued on to Snow Hill, North Carolina over the weekend to visit
the plant housing the decortication equipment. Up until a short
time ago the Temafa decortication equipment had been in use in
North Carolina for processing kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus which is a
plant in the Malvaceae family) ... a substance similar to hemp,
often called Ambari Hemp and Deccan Hemp.
According to the former VP of Operations of the kenaf processing
plant, "As the kenaf enters the 8 to 10-ft wide enclosed bale
opener, the concealed product travels up- and downstream
approximately 300 feet through a continual series of spiked rollers
that remove the fiber from the core of the stock. As the fiber is
separated and baled, the core is conveyed to the other side of the
plant for further fiber removal from the core. The core is
then stored in a 12 x 70-ft tower silo until further
refined. The finished product can then be used for processes
such as absorbing oil and other chemical spills or it can be milled
into a powder form for use in numerous other products."
Due to the similarities of kenaf and hemp, the same equipment
can process both raw materials. Appraised as "very good" condition,
the decortication equipment was originally purchased for over
$10,000,000. The recent purchase made by Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) not
only included the machinery, but also included roughly 15 million
pounds of raw and processed kenaf which can be sold to the
automotive, paper, oil drilling, textile industries and as
construction materials.
The kenaf was an important source of bast or cordage fibers used
in the manufacturing of rope, bagging and other coarse fiber
products. According to William Fakes' The Rise and Fall of Kenaf as
a Fiber Crop in North Carolina, kenaf has been "evaluated in North
Carolina and the Southeastern United States since 1957 as an annual
source of fiber for pulping. Two types of fibers occur in the kenaf
plant: bast fibers in the outer bark and short woody fibers in the
thick core of pith. Both fibers can be used in making paper pulp.
The kenaf would not substitute directly for wood in paper pulps but
combinations of fibers from both sources could meet future demands
for paper pulps in many areas of the United States."
This opens a huge opportunity for Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) to
position itself as the buyer and processor of farmers' harvests. As
American farmers begin to grow and cultivate hemp, Hemp, Inc.'s
facility will also serve as a place to buy the harvest. With the
only decorticating machinery of this size in the United States,
Hemp, Inc. can process raw hemp which can be used to make paper,
fabric, cellulose plastics, materials used extensively in well
drilling to prevent lost circulation, material for toxic spill
cleanup; and, highly insulating building products such Hempcrete,
to name a few.
Hemp is one of the fastest growing biomasses on earth and the
products made from it are non-toxic and biodegradable, thus its
bountifulness will undoubtedly alleviate the many problems American
farmers face from farming, to processing, to production, to
disposal.
The first decorticator was invented in 1861, in Italy, for the
decortication of hemp. It was developed to replace the labor
intensive, back breaking work of separating the fiber from the
hurd, the softer inner core. With over 120 years of experience in
the manufacturing of fiber opening, cleaning and blending, the
Temafa Machines' modular design of its decortication line will
allow a flexible system concept to support the hemp decortication
process.
According to the well known book, The Emperor Wears No Clothes –
The Authoritative Historical Record of the Cannabis Plant,
Marijuana Prohibition & How Hemp can still Save the World!
by Jack Herer, "Under old methods, hemp was cut and allowed to lie
in the fields for weeks until it "retted" enough so the fibers
could be pulled off by hand. Retting is simply rotting as a result
of dew, rain and bacterial action. Machines were developed to
separate the fibers mechanically after retting was complete, but
the cost was high, the loss of fiber great, and the quality of
fiber comparatively low."
Bruce Perlowin, CEO of Hemp, Inc. said, "Hemp, Inc. is the
pioneer of the Industrial Hemp industry. We are also
advocators and educators who have promulgated for years hemp's
viability as a sustainable resource. The possibilities are
endless. Industrial Hemp is a burgeoning, relentless industry
bursting at the seams. Its strength is in numbers and more
people are demanding it as a greener alternative. Hemp, Inc. is now
in the position to supply that demand. The future couldn't be more
bright."
According to Perlowin, the future is also very bright for Hemp,
Inc.'s subsidiary, The Industrial Hemp and Medical Marijuana
Consulting Company, known as IHMMCC which is comprised of a
"Community of Companies". IHMMCC has been touted as the best
'connected' consulting company in the industry. Thus far, the
public companies include: Dewmar International BMC, Inc.; Resource
Ventures, Inc. (REVI); Webxu, Inc. (WBXU); Greene Concepts, Inc.
(LKEN); Global Links Corp (GLCO); Strategic Global Investments,
Inc. (STBV); Liberated Energy, Inc. (LIBE); Hollund Industrial
Marine, Inc. (HIMR); Vapor Brands International, Inc. (VAPR); and,
Cloud Medical Doctor Software Corp (NSCT) which have all mutually
benefitted from the network.
ABOUT HEMP, INC. (OTC:HEMP)
Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) focuses on the vast market created by the
quickly emerging, and growing, multibillion dollar industrial hemp
industry, Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) is not currently involved in the
cultivation or marketing of medical cannabis – not yet.
(www.hempinc.com) Watch Bruce Perlowin on Bloomberg TV.
HEMP, INC.'s TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE
Hemp, Inc. (HEMP) seeks to benefit many constituencies, not
exploit or endanger any group of them. Thus, the publicly-traded
company believes in "upstreaming" of a portion of profit from the
marketing of their finished hemp goods back to its originator. By
Hemp, Inc. focusing on comprehensive investment results — that is,
with respect to performance along the interrelated dimensions of
people, planet, and profits — our triple bottom line approach can
be an important tool to support sustainability goals.
ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA
CONSULTING COMPANY, INC. The Industrial Hemp and Medical
Marijuana Consulting Company (IHMMCC) is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) that pulls industry information from a
vast network of specialists. IHMMCC is entrenched in all the
multi-faceted opportunities in the medical marijuana and Industrial
Hemp industry. (www.HempInc.com) Executives of IHMMCC are
interviewing an additional 14 companies and expect considerably
more to sign up with this network of companies in the coming weeks,
and months.
ABOUT DEWMAR INTERNATIONAL BMC, INC. (OTC:DEWM)
Dewmar International BMC, Inc. is a leading provider of consumer
brands to global markets. The Company's flagship product, Lean Slow
Motion PotionTM whose three flavors are Yella, Purp and Easta Pink,
is rated as one of the top 3 national selling relaxation beverages
currently available in the U.S. market, Trinidad & Tobago,
Puerto Rico and Mexico. To leverage the explosion in national
popularity of both the industrial hemp and medical marijuana
industry, and forecasts a strong presence in the space for the
immediate and long-term future, the Company has entered into an
agreement with Hemp, Inc.'s IHMMCC to create a co-branding
partnership to strategically launch a series of its consumer goods
that stem from the functional and nutritional components of hemp.
The company has offices in Clinton, Mississippi; Houston, Texas and
Las Vegas, Nevada.
ABOUT RESOURCE VENTURES, INC. (OTC:REVI)
Resources Printing & Graphics is a "Total Graphics" company
with its roots in offset printing & direct mail. The company
entered an agreement with Hemp, Inc's IHMMCC to
publish "The
Hemp Nation Magazine".
According to the agreement, while Hemp, Inc. will to produce and
edit all content for the industrial hemp magazine, REVI will bear
responsibility for publishing the magazine. It is anticipated that
hemp paper will be used for at least some of the material for
publishing the magazine, including the cover. Although based in
Southern California and Colorado, their production plants are
located across the US and in China. Their model is simple;
customer service is first, with the best quality products available
and fast turnarounds. Their clients count on them for all their
graphics needs, including offset printing, direct mail, promotional
items, banners & posters, packaging, point of purchase, binders
and more. Resource Ventures, Inc. has served customers nationwide
for over 27 years and will be expanding into the international
market. Resources Printing & Graphics is in the early stages of
their new online print and graphics website
"WikiClickPrint.com". Customers simply upload their artwork to
the site or use templates to create unique graphics. The Company is
well positioned for significant future growth.
(www.resourcesprinting.com)
ABOUT CLOUD MEDICAL DOCTOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION
(OTCQB:NSCT) Cloud Medical Doctor Software Corporation (Cloud-MD)
(OTCQB:NSCT), trades on OTCQB, the venture stage marketplace for
companies that are current in their reporting with a U.S. regulator
(SEC). With the help of Hemp, Inc.'s IHMMCC, Cloud-MD expects to
bring a new level of professional encryption security and inventory
management solutions to the Hemp and Medical Marijuana
Industries. Investors can find Real-Time quotes and market
information for the Company on http://www.otcmarkets.com. For
further information about Cloud Medical Doctor Software Corporation
go to http://www.cloud-mds.com or mdlg@cloud-mds.com.
ABOUT HOLLUND INDUSTRIAL MARINE INC. (OTC:HIMR)
Headquartered in Blaine, WA, Hollund Industrial Marine Inc.
(OTC:HIMR) seeks to align the interests of businesses, communities,
utilities and governments by offering an integrated business model
for underwater forest management. Per an agreement with Hemp,
Inc.'s IHMMCC, IHMMCC will advise Hollund on a market strategy
focusing on nations with progressive legislation on hemp
cultivation, that also have viable underwater timber projects --
such as Panama, France, Canada and China. Hollund's model --
including resource and needs assessment, permitting, environmental
and project planning, logging, milling, product branding and sales
adds value for its shareholders, partners and reservoir based
communities. (www.hollundindustrial.com)
ABOUT LIBERATED ENERGY, INC. (OTC:LIBE) About
Liberated Energy, Inc. Liberated Energy, Inc. is a growing
alternative energy company seeking to reduce the purging of our
planet's resources by bringing patentable and, more importantly,
affordable ideas to the marketplace. After entering into an
agreement with Hemp, Inc.'s IHMMCC to help Liberated Energy, Inc.
market and distribute their alternative energy products in the
Industrial Hemp and Medical Marijuana industries, IHMMCC
facilitated the largest order, to date, for Liberated Energy,
Inc.'s (OTC:LIBE) Guard Lite Security Lighting System, less than
one week after its strategic partnership. The order was for twenty
(20) lighting units which created revenue for Liberated Energy,
Inc. For more information on Liberated Energy, Inc.,
visit www.liberatedenergyinc.com.
ABOUT STRATEGIC GLOBAL INVESTMENTS (OTC:STBV)
Strategic Global Investments is a company engaged in developing the
two primary sectors of the business; providing various venues to
reach the client's target audience with on demand programming or
advertising through Wazillo.com and WazilloMedia.com and creating a
considerable position in the emerging marijuana industry.
WazilloMedia.com is involved in the production of videos for
customers and consumers permitting the use of the Company's state
of the art studios to produce their own videos and the use of a
website where subscribers can make available live, streaming video
for their potential audience. The company entered into an agreement
with Hemp, Inc.'s IHMMCC to develop a larger network of business
relationships, enhance its sales and marketing tactics, public
communications, public partner company ventures, and receive
general industry specific guidance. Strategic Global will also
provide video production and professional video development, and
online streaming for Hemp, Inc. as well as make services available
to other Hemp, Inc. and IHMMCC clients through their high tech
studios in San Diego and their collaboration with Emmy Award
winning Soapbox Multimedia, Inc. The Company produces Internet
content, taped video shows, in their state-of-the-art studios in
San Diego, California, where the productions can be stored and
replayed on Demand 24/7 through the Company's cutting edge Content
Management System. For more information visit its website
at: www.strategicglobalinvestments.com.
ABOUT WEBXU, INC. (OTC:WBXU) Webxu, Inc. is a
media company that develops branded consumer Websites and acquires
and integrates consumer-oriented businesses in the customer
acquisition and e-commerce categories. The company also provides
marketing solutions for online businesses, media agencies, and
marketers. By working with Hemp, Inc.'s IHMMCC, Webxu will be able
to expand its reach and provide ongoing services in the areas of
online web development and advertising initiatives for businesses
in the Industrial Hemp and Medical Marijuana industry. Webxu was
founded in 2010 and is based in Los Angeles, CA. For more
information about Webxu, visit http://www.webxu.com.
ABOUT GREENE CONCEPTS,
INC. (OTC:LKEN) Greene Concepts, Inc.
(http://www.greeneconcepts.com/) is an ink technology Manufacturing
and Distribution Company headquartered in Fresno, CA. Chairman and
Founder Lenny Greene has spent the past 30 years serving the
printing needs of businesses and consumers. By joining forces with
Hemp, Inc.'s IHMMCC, LKEN expects to bring additional sources of
hemp-based products, including hemp-based ink, hemp paper and
related products, to its hemp-centric website, The Hemp Exchange
(http://hemp-x.com). Greene Concepts intends to be the
catalyst for the introduction of a number of innovative products
and marketing strategies, including its announced hemp-centric
website, and to bring the world the best products at the lowest
prices so consumers and business can save time, save money, print
more and print better.
ABOUT GLOBAL LINKS CORP. (OTC:GLCO) Global
Links Corp. is a holding company committed to exploring business
opportunities in emerging industries. The company now has three
subsidiaries, one of which is Hemp Life Today, a growing online
source for industry information and branded products related to
Hemp and Medical Marijuana. The company signed an agreement
with Hemp, Inc.'s IHMMCC in which both companies will work together
to introduce and sell specific hemp products on Hemp Life Today's
website as part of the revenue sharing agreement. For more
information on Global Links Corp, please
visit www.globallinkscorp.com or visit
http://www.hemplifetoday.com.
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