Crucial water shortages are reported with regularity. Yet, a
water-dependent T-shirt industry continues to boom as it manufactures
and sells 1.4 billion cotton T-shirts yearly. Figures compiled by
Hemptown Clothing, Inc. (OTCBB:HPTWF) confirm that producing one cotton
T-shirt takes/purges 1740 gallons from our country's fragile water
supply. If America's cotton garments were switched to hemp, the
company said that 1.33 billion gallons a year of precious water would be
saved.
To spearhead the change, Hemptown is developing Pectinase, a
patented industrial hemp enzyme that can revolutionize the industrial
hemp manufacturing process. The use of Pectinase will create T-shirts
the texture of cotton and the strength of hemp. Pectinase will break
down the hemp into a soft pliable fabric in just five hours compared to
the current 45-60 day process.
Hemptown also reports that hemp grows like a weed from rainwater,
is four times stronger than cotton, and becomes softer as it is washed.
Much like the paper products that took market share from styrofoam cups
and food packaging when the damage caused by CFCs in styrofoam became
more widely understood-----hemp T-shirts are the alternative, and can
totally replace water-dependent, water-selfish cotton tees saving much
of our depleted supply.
About Hemptown Clothing, Inc.
Hemptown Clothing, Inc., Reno, Nevada, is the world's largest
hemp T-shirt apparel brand and sells a line of hemp/cotton activewear:
T-shirts, sweatshirts and ball caps to wholesalers, retailers and
consumers. Hemptown is also involved in ongoing research and development
of quality and conservation-based textile technology, working vertically
to enhance its products and the benefits they provide to crop farmers,
consumers and the environment.
For more information, http://www.hemptown.com or call 561/881-7318.
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