PureHemp Converts Colorado Hemp Stalks into Packaging Paper
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A Michigan paper mill has converted hemp stalks grown and pulped in Colorado into rolls of hemp paper, marking an industry milestone for integrated industrial hemp processor PureHemp Technology.
With delivery of the hemp paper rolls, PureHemp has taken a major step to establish the infrastructure to provide hemp business cards, boxes, card stock and packaging materials to companies throughout Colorado and beyond.
PureHemp developed a new biorefining technology and operates its own mini hemp refinery that rapidly converts stalks into pulp and other usable co-products. PureHemp has been producing hemp pulp during the past three years and delivering the pulp to Boulder-based Bloomin’ Paper, where the pulp has been converted into handmade paper used for business cards, packaging and posterboard.
PureHemp is the first company in the world to produce cannabidiol (CBD) tinctures from hemp flowers and then use hemp stalks to make boxes for its CBD-based products. On July 19, 480 pounds of 100% virgin hemp pulp shipped from Ft. Lupton, Colorado was used to make six thicknesses of paper. As a conservative first step, the hemp was blended with 40R% virgin softwood pulp and 40% virgin hardwood pulp, creating a 20% hemp paper blend. The six different weights of paper will be used to make a variety of boxes and card stock.
More information is available in the full story originally published by PureHemp Technology on Pulp and Paper Canada.
