Plans Revealed For £30m Hemp Processing Plant
Written by HFM News on 4th September 2020
Plans have been announced for a £30m hemp processing plant near Theddingworth.
It would be the biggest of its kind in the UK and process up to 25 tonnes of the cannabis-type plants a day, to make products for energy and construction industries, in a more environmentally-friendly way than current means.
It follows a successful research project last year, when the crop – which looks like cannabis but doesn’t contain the psychoactive element – was grown in fields near the village, after a cultivation licence from the Home Office was secured.
The hemp will be grown locally
Market Harborough-based Unyte Hemp is behind it – Chief Executive Officer Jamie Bartley told Hfm they are hoping to work with other local farmers:
The plant will create around 30 jobs and a planning application for it is set to be lodged shortly.
