Hemp | 75Avery Dennison’s hemp label material is 25 percent hemp and 75 PCRSustainable substrates: HempHemp is gaining momentum as a sustainable substrate option. Jordan Hart reports on its potential impact on label and package printingTHERE’S NO TIME ith all eyes on sustainability, reused around seven times.’many new methods of being The structural makeup of hemp also Wsustainable have emerged. At end makes it as advantageous as paper. As FOR DOWNTIMEof life, there are increased compostable and Hempathy Living explains, hemp has a biodegradable materials. For reduced carbon higher cellulose content and a lower lignin emissions during shipping, light weighting content than wood; this is an advantage packaging is increasing in popularity. Other because in processing paper, lignin must be sustainability efforts include certifcations removed and a higher cellulose content is ™such as FSC materials. However, few are more desirable. Additionally, hemp paper is NEW RotoRepel Release Coating.looking seriously at hemp as a sustainable much stronger than tree paper: three times substrate alternative. That may change stronger according to the Global Hemp Now on Precision Idler Rolls.soon, as hemp could disrupt the packaging Association. In addition to being more industry with its sustainability benefts and recyclable, OG Hemp found that hemp fber widespread applications. can be totally composted in 60 days.While hemp may have gained some Paper making company Mohawk US FDA compliant RotoRepel™ is now available traction in the last few years, this is not a explained that turning hemp into pulp A sample of Tiny e Paper’s hemp packaging optionsnew material by any means. According to ‘requires less chemicals, water, and on Webex and Componex idler rolls. the Hemp Foundation, ‘The frst known use energy than wood, and it can be used to of hemp paper was in China way back in make a vast array of paper types, from Increase your run time and reduce scrap “Hemp is ready to 200-150 BC.’ While it fell out of favor due greeting cards to label paper, cardstock, with dramatically less adhesive buildup to government bans, the benefts of this and packaging.’harvest in about 70 material never faded. Compared to trees, An added bonus of hemp paper is that to 90 days from the and ink picking, all while greatly reducing hemp has a remarkably short growing cycle, it utilizes what was previously wasted. as Hemp Foundation details: ‘Hemp is ready ‘Previously hemp stalks never got utilized, time of seeding, as press downtime for roll cleaning.to harvest in about 70 to 90 days from other than being tilled under out on the the time of seeding as compared to most felds,’ Mohawk detailed. ‘Now, they can be compared to most trees which take around 20 to 30 years to repurposed to make paper that’s a beneft completely mature.’ to the environment on every level.’trees which take To learn more call or visit Additionally, hemp requires far less space. ‘The number of sheets of paper produced Global Hemp Association around 20 to 30 years 1-844-MAXCESS | Maxcess.com.from around 4,000 square meters of To learn more about the benefts of hemp is equal to what trees over an area hemp L&L spoke to Mandi Kerr of Global to mature” of 40,000 square meters can produce for Hemp Association. Kerr emphasizes the twenty years,’ explains Hemp Foundation. sustainability benefts of growing hemp, eliminate or substitute the deforestation For end of life, hemp paper ‘is far more regardless of end use markets. ‘Before the is really peaking people’s interest. It grows recyclable compared to other papers. Wood paper even, the plant itself is sequestering four times the biomass per acre of hemp paper can be recycled to the maximum of an astronomical amount of carbon. What compared to an acre of trees and hemp three times; however, hemp paper can be it is capable of doing for our earth to grows in 120 days compared to 20 years for Jan - Mar 2022