Agronomic Characteristics and Textile

Application of the Hemp Variety Chamaeleon

Marcel Toonen

Chamaeleon

Chamaeleon

Kompolti sargaszaru X Ferimon 12

Chamaeleon

fine fibre

easy decortication

bright colour

35% fibre

THC < 0.2%

dioecious

Dry matter yield per ha.

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4

6

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10

Yield (tons/ ha)

Felina 34

Fedora 19

Chamaeleon

Fibre yield

Bredemann methodalkaline boiling

Decorticationmechanical treatment

Fibre yield (%)

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10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Bredemann Decortication

Felina 34

Fedora 19

Chamaeleon

Fibre yield (ton/ha)

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1

2

3

4

Bredemann Decortication

Felina 34

Fedora 19

Chamaeleon

Commercial cultivation

limited seed supply

good fibre yield

ease of decortication

blond fibre

soft touch

THC < 0.2%

Textile application of Chamaeleon

European Agricultural policies

Increasing demand for textile fibres

Situation of cotton

Farmers benefit

Good characteristics of ‘Chamaeleon’

long fibre spinning

scutching

primary production

processing

primary production

short fibre spinning

manufacturing

fabric refinement

weaving

yarn refinement

‘BRAND’

home textiles

short fibre long fibrecotton flax

decortication

primary production

XX

hemp

Refining of hemp

Steam explosion

(Bio-) chemical treatment (Isoris)

Enzymatic treatment

Others ......

Short hemp fibre spinning

Chamaeleon Chamaeleon cottonbefore STEX after STEX

long fibre spinning

scutching

primary production

processing

primary production

short fibre spinning

manufacturing

fabric refinement

weaving

yarn refinement

‘BRAND’

home textiles

short fibre long fibrecotton flax

STEX

decortication

primary production

XX

hemp

How

to develop a hemp

textile chain?

Hemp textile chain

Market pulldemand from textile industry

Develop missing linkfibre refining

Develop production chainfrom breeding to textile industry

chain management

short fibre spinning

fabric refinement

weaving

yarn refinement

BRAND

decortication

primary production

STEX

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Interreg project

Regional development (Rhein-Waal)

Develop cultivation

Develop refining technology

Produce fabrics

Develop production chain

Supported by:

short fibre spinning

fabric refinement

weaving

yarn refinement

BRAND

decortication

primary production

STEX

Interreg project

Cultivation/processingBiological Product Society AchterhoekAgricultural Research Station NRWPlant Research InternationalBaFaIAF Reutlingen

TextileGerman Textile Centre Nord-West (DTNW)Trützschler/SchlafhorstWeaving companies

Chain managementVrisimaBRUT

short fibre spinning

fabric refinement

weaving

yarn refinement

BRAND

decortication

primary production

STEX

Economics of hemp textiles

cultivation processing STEX processing confection

Price (€/kg) 0.14 0.65 3.00 10.20 9.50

Cotton (€/kg) 1.40 8.00 8.00

Additional for hemp 19%

Potential markets

Thanks to

Chamaeleon breedingHenk van Dijke

Marlijn Hellendoorn

Economics hemp textilesKai Nebel

Martin Tubach

Interreg projectRoland Neswadba

Erwin Reingoudt

Agronomic Characteristics and Textile

Application of the Hemp Variety Chamaeleon

Marcel Toonen