Nike launches new line of hemp sneakers
The use
of hemp fiber in mass production by the American transnational company Nike for
several years, as well as the production of an iconic line of its products from
hemp fabric, is another step indicating that the United States has developed
the necessary technologies for the mass production of products with high added
value, exploiting the exclusive properties of plant fibers .
On the pages of
the specialized electronic publication of national hemp growers, at the
beginning of 2022, the attention of our respected readers and listeners was
focused on the fact that “ NIKE is releasing several models of
sneakers made from hemp fiber .”
Already at the end of 2022, representatives of the editorial team discussed the
topic “ What does the fact that Reebok is bringing hemp sneakers to the
market mean ?” Of course, the
information that in 2024 Nike will launch a new line of hemp sneakers “ Hemp”
onto the global market has not gone unnoticed. Hoops ."
Nike silhouette
Dunk High " continues to attract the attention of basketball shoe lovers.
Peter Moore's iconic sneaker design for Nike , which has served as the basis
for countless special editions over the years, will be made from hemp fabric in
2024. For the first time, during the production of the iconic line of sneakers,
the specialists of the transnational company abandoned the use of the
traditional material from which basketball sneakers are made - leather, in favor
of hemp. Issue " Nike" Dunk High Hemp Hoops " is scheduled for
February 2024.
Commentary
from specialists of the Association “Ukrainian Industrial Hemp”
The use of hemp fiber in mass production by the American transnational company Nike for several years, as well as the production of an iconic line of its products from hemp fabric, is another step indicating that the United States has developed the necessary technologies for the mass production of products with high added value, exploiting the exclusive properties of plant fibers . Considering the fact that throughout the year in the United States a massive launch of capacities for primary and deep processing of the fibrous component of hemp is planned, we can say that the country is establishing production chains that make it possible to most effectively exploit the properties of not only grain, but also leaves/inflorescences, but and the fibrous component of the hemp plant
.