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The Alberta government says hemp is part of an agri-food investment and growth strategy developed under its economic recovery plan. | File photo

Two companies will receive a maximum of $900,000 to transform Alberta’s hemp industry.

“I really mean it when I …

In Canada, biocomposite developer INCA Renewable Technologies Inc (INCA Renewtech) has divulged plans to manufacture a “high-performance, cost-competitive” alternative to tropical balsa wood and fossil polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thermoplastic foams used to construct wind turbine blades and boats.

The biocomposite …

In a win for Alberta’s cleantech sector and rural job creation, INCA Renewable Technologies announced plans to build a state-of-the art 200,000-square-foot fibre processing and composites manufacturing facility in Vegreville, Alta. Their chosen location is adjacent to InnoTech Alberta, the …

The Canadian province of Alberta is moving fast to develop infrastructure to support dual-cropping of hemp grain and fiber through ambitious initiatives that look to expand the output of raw materials amid projections that hemp farming and processing will grow …

Both projects are funded through the Emerging Opportunities program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

In partnership with the federal government, Alberta has awarded two grants totalling $900,000 to help grow the province’s hemp industry.

INCA, a hemp manufacturing company, will receive a …

The fiber processing and composites manufacturing facility will ramp up INCA’s production of highly refined short and long fibers to substitute increasingly scarce balsa wood in boats, wind turbine blades, rail and automotive.  

In a win for Alberta, Canada’s cleantech …

The Alberta government has awarded two grants, in partnership with the federal government, in hopes of growing the province’s hemp industry.

A total of $900,000 has been awarded through the Emerging Opportunities program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The partnership is a five-year, …

In partnership with the federal government, Alberta has awarded two grants totalling $900,000 to help grow the province’s hemp industry.

INCA, a globally recognized hemp manufacturing company, will receive a grant of up to $400,000. INCA will use the funding to …

EDMONTON, April 21, 2022— In a win for Alberta’s cleantech sector and rural job creation, INCA Renewable Technologies announced today plans to build a state-of-the art 200,000-square-foot fibre processing and composites manufacturing facility in Vegreville, Alberta.  Their chosen location is …