Thursday, June 11, 2009

China Hemp: A Magical Plant


Author: chh    Time:Jun 11 2009 9:45AMChina
Hemp is an ancient plant, known as "the king of natural fibers". Clothing and clothing products made from China hemp have many functions like moisture-absorption, breathable, comfort, heat-disperse, anti-mildew, antibacterial, anti-radiation, anti-ultraviolet, and sound-absorption. The fabric is suitable for military and civilian. The excellent properties of China hemp will bring about revolutionary changes to food and clothing for soldiers in the future.


China hemp is a magical plant, which can be processed into a variety of military apparel and high-end apparel materials. It is expected to change the structure of textile products in the world; it might become alternatives of oil, coal and other fossils to reduce environmental pollution caused by energy consumption. China hemp is a multi-purpose plant that is eco-friendly and renewable. It can become white fiber like cotton after processes of degumming and spinning, and then the fiber can be used in wool textiles, cotton textiles, and blended textiles at low-cost. China hemp fabrics 
With in-depth study of China hemp, experts find that the plant is all of magic. Moisture-absorption rate of China hemp is 3 times of cotton. China hemp fabric can kill bacteria attached to the fabric within one hour; China hemp fabric can shield more than 95 percent of ultraviolet rays. The fabric does not fade in 370 ℃ high temperature and does not burn at 1000 ℃. The fabric has excellent heat resistance and anti-UV properties. Stalk core of China hemp can be processed into wood powder, activated carbon and pulp for paper; hemp leaves, hemp flowers and hemp roots can extract drugs with functions of hemostasia, loosing sediment, detoxification and securing embryo; hemp seed can squeeze oil; hemp stalk core can absorb formaldehyde 11 times higher than pine and it also has special features to decompose harmful chemical gases. China hemp will be promising in production of military uniform. Chinese army is the world's first army to use china hemp fiber in large volume.