1. Rene Herrmann

2. Biological reinforcements, http://www.kukin.to/tietosivut/hamppu/pohninaseppala.html#7 PlantFiber length[mm]Fiber thickness(microns) Linen3020 Cotten2520 Hemp2022 Pine340 Euycalyptus0,920

3. World Market Share: Hemp Fibre and Tow Production (1996), http://www.votehemp.com/PDF/hemp97.pdf China 41.4% Korea DP 21.6% Russian Fed 9.0% Chile 7.2% France 6.9% Turkey 5.4% Other 8.6% Total annual production about 50000 tonne per year

4. World Hemp Fibre and Tow Major Exporters (1995) ($1,000), http://www.votehemp.com/PDF/hemp97.pdf China 18.3% ($881) Switzerland 17.1% ($820) Bel-Lux 15.3% ($733) Romania 13.0% ($626) Germany 11.7% ($560) USA 9.3% ($449) Poland 3.7% ($176) Others 11.7% ($560)

5. Density of fibers Jute, hemp and flax 1500kg/m^3 Fiber glass 2300kg/m^3

6. Youngs modulus of fibers Flax 100GPa Hemp 70 Gpa Jute 60GPa Glassfiber 80GPa Carbon 200GPa

7. Strength of fiber Flax, hemp and jute 0,9GPa Glasfiber 3,5GPa Carbon 2,6GPa

8. Fiber moduli/strength to density, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/43/49/44049180.pdf Moduli/densityStrength/density Flax65.80.55 Hemp46.10.61 Jute39.50.57 Glass27.81.33 Aramid86.11.92 Carbon109.91.40

9. Industrial fiber market Hemp resource: http://www.hempfabric.co.uk/ and http://www.envirotextile.com/http://www.hempfabric.co.uk/ http://www.envirotextile.com/ Sisal resource: http://www.tradekey.com/ks-sisal- fabric-cloth/http://www.tradekey.com/ks-sisal- fabric-cloth/ Flax and jute fabric resource: http://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=00000 0000000206260 http://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=00000 0000000206260