State profile / Southeast

North Carolina

Textiles & manufacturing are defining the state’s role in the emerging domestic hemp economy.

NC4 organizations indexed

RegionSoutheast

Related industriesTextiles & manufacturing

Organizations indexed4

Local projects1

Regional profile

Capability grows where agriculture meets infrastructure.

North Carolina represents one node in a national industrial system. Its competitive position is shaped by crop knowledge, nearby processors, manufacturing capacity, freight access, research, and the willingness of downstream markets to specify domestic hemp materials.

Supply-chain position

Move upstream or downstream through the industrial system.

01Genetics & seed 02Cultivation 03Harvest 04Primary processing 05Refinement 06Manufacturing 07Industrial use

Organizations headquartered here

Representative industrial hemp material refinement environment

[01]BF

Textile fiber / North Carolina

Bear Fiber

Refining U.S.-grown hemp into textile-grade fiber for blended yarns, apparel, and durable goods.

Material refinement

Representative industrial hemp research environment

[02]NS

University research / North Carolina

NC State Industrial Hemp Program

Conducts agronomic, fiber, and production research for North Carolina growers and industry.

Research

Representative industrial hemp primary processing environment

[03]BN

Fiber processor / decortication / North Carolina

BIOPHIL Natural Fibers

Hemp-stalk processor with decortication and refining lines producing hurd and fiber; announced a $10.9M, ~90,000-square-foot Robeson County facility in 2022.

Primary processing