Short-Term Route for Hemp Products Iteration

1. Lignin-Enhanced Hemp Paper Bags

   - (1) In addition to the existing lignin film (approximately 12-18 grams per 1 square meter) for composite Mulch film and long-fiber hemp paper industrial packaging bags(next week one more final test before production), we will offer a highly-strengthen film (testing is nearing completion) for packaging of heavier goods.

   - (2) We hope that farmers will nail the bags in the field after emptying seeds to test their ability to suppress weeds or maintain temperature and moisture, especially the degradation time under local temperature and soil conditions. For the short term orders, we will use a hygroscopic paper made from a blend of straw and waste hemp fiber pulp to laminate the film (see Attachment 1).- Paper should degrade faster than the film, but it's essential to provide affordable, agriculture-specific paper to reduce costs. If sales of hemp paper bags stabilize over the long term, we suggest local recycling and reprocessing, bringing the expected cost of lignin mulch film per one mu(666 square meters) to around 400-900 RMB (depending on the needs of different crops), making it competitive with traditional cheap plastic films.

   - (3) We noted that a major pain point for shopping bags is that the handles tend to break easily (see Attachment 2). Therefore, we aim to design a smooth surface (suitable for UV printing with beautiful patterns) to laminate with the upgraded film mentioned above, using a lighter but highly tensile strength film and a lighter paper to achieve a balance of cost and performance, replacing plastic with paper.

 2. Lignin Glue Boards

   - (1) We will provide boards in thicknesses of 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, and 2CM to meet various product needs. All boards are high-density, waterproof, and release virtually no formaldehyde. We will research high-performance fireproof boards in future.

   - (2) ) We are exploring a design that incorporates a sandwich panel structure using a network of natural wood cellulose fibers bonded together with lignin. In simple terms, it's like adding steel reinforcement to concrete structures. Our experimental design features a sandwich panel where a non-petroleum-based, plant-derived nanofiber net ( strong tiny silk) is applied to both the top and bottom surfaces of the panel,thus, any partial stress can be supported by the overall structure, potentially allowing a 1.2 cm thick panel to compete in load-bearing capacity and toughness with a 20 mm thick panel, thereby achieving cost reduction.

The boundless atmosphere appearance of lignin boards (which similar Australia’s Ayers Rock) and lightweight, high-strength, high-toughness paper has potential applications in crafts and furniture, but we’ll focus on packaging first. Following the principle of "crossing the river by feeling the stones," I don’t recommend a total adaption of  HEMP SEEDS packaging for the first time,mixed package along with old plastic pack is preferred due to the freezing condition in a reefer,yes theoretically,its fine,but we need limit-scale real load test for further improvement.

 3. Upcoming Hemp Daily Products

   - Communicating with ChatGPT about product ideas and designs has been very interesting. Although generative AI doesn’t fully grasp your imaginative concepts and cost control intentions, but it can remind you of details, such as the "grip" that I overlooked on one product. I currently do not plan to launch HEMP FLUSHABLE WET WIPES, as any unbleached paper in a high-humidity environment easily go mouldy, and I’m not willing to surrender to chemical preservatives that easily. I was not satisfied with ChatGPT’s suggestions for odorless, colorless natural preservatives, so we actually need help on the solicit suitable formulas. My email is CNKENAFSEED@GMAIL.COM. However, this product will first evolve into a skin-friendly, highly absorbent kitchen towel (see Attachment 3). I’ve thought of the advertising slogan: “WIPE HERE, WIPE THERE, ALL WIPE OFF, REUSABLE.”--Currently I still searching a manufacturer able to fulfill my idea of “Paper pack fabric”,paper factories can't handle the cut of the fabric while fabric factories hard to fold towel in half in a paper out-pack .

Attachment 1

Lignin liquid film

a hygroscopic paper made from a blend of straw and waste hemp fiber pulp

Attachment 2

Attachment 3