| Trombly points out that the strong fiber produced by hemp and kenaf blends well with the weaker post-consumer recycled paper. |
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| After harvest, the whole kenaf plant is processed in a fiber separator similar to a cotton gin. |
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| Potential sources being tested include soy, hemp, ramie, kenaf stems, pineapple and henequen leaves, and banana stems. |
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| Gunny bags account for about 90 percent of the total production of Chinese juteand kenaf textile mills. |
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| The summer growing season of kenaf corresponds with low quality forages deficient in protein in the Southeast. |
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| In Japan, commercial products made from kenaf include hamburger wrappers, fast-food containers, and wallpaper. |
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| Both hemp and kenaf offer a sound alternative to virgin fiber, leaving the world's fast-disappearing forests intact. |
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| Raising of cotton and silkworms has long been widespread in that area, which is also an important producer of kenaf and other fibre crops. |
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| A loudspeaker diaphragm comprising a fibrous material characterized in containing at least a kenaf fiber resulting from a paper-making step. |
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| The current trial will also compare how well kenaf, another fibre crop related to hibiscus, and clumping bamboo act as mop crops. |
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| Its basic ingredients: kenaf, a fibrous member of the hibiscus family, as well as components derived from sugar cane and sweet potatoes. |
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| A relative of okra and cotton that towers 12 to 15 feet, kenaf is grown primarily as a fiber source for low-grade paper, particleboard, and oil absorbents. |
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| Both hemp and kenaf offer excellent possibilities for use as a virgin fiber replacement in newsprint, which tends to carry a high recycled content. |
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| Commercially useful bast fibres include flax, hemp, jute, kenaf, ramie, roselle, sunn, and urena. |
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| Beyond agricultural waste, hemp, kenaf and other well-known fibers, there are a host of other raw materials that show considerable promise as non-wood resources. |
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| The earliest-known kenaf production was in 4000 B.C., and the plant has traditionally been used in the making of rope, sacking, twine and matting. |
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| Studies begun in the 1950s demonstrated that kenaf, which reaches its mature height in less than six months, is easier to process, produces a higher yield, and has stronger fibres than plants grown for wood chips. |
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| It currently uses flax and hemp alongside imported raw materials such as jute, sisal or kenaf, which are generally slightly cheaper and in more reliable supply, despite the distance of the supply sources. |
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| In Cuba, the United States, and similarly affected countries, governments encouraged cultivation of kenaf, and production became increasingly mechanized. |
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| Hashiba has produced a molded article by mixing a plant material such as kenaf with water and a thermoplastic resin for injection molding. |
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| These natural fibers include flax, hemp, jute, sisal, kenaf, coir, kapok, banana, henequen, and many others. |
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| Other members of the genus Hibiscus include the fibre plants mahoe and kenaf, okra, musk mallow, rose of Sharon, and many flowering plants known by the common name mallow. |
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| While some of these crops have odd-sounding names like canistel and kenaf, most can be found in the fresh produce section of any supermarket. |
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| The harvested kenaf stems are usually first decorticated to separate the bark from the core, producing ribbons of kenaf fibers. |
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