Suppliers
BaFa – Badische Naturfaseraufbereitung GmbH Foundation 1996 Turnover 1.5 million € Employees 12
BAFA – Badische Naturfaseraufbereitung is a young and private initiated natural fibres processing company We have a vast amount of experience in developing and modifying natural fibres during the harvesting, retting and decortication stages. Our ambition is to modify Hemp fibres to meet the demands of our customers and our project partners at the highest levels of quality and durability.
Branches Natural fibres industry
The environment comes first in all our various approaches, thus BAFA strives to advance both economic and environmental concerns for the mutual benefit of each.
Key Materials Hempstraw
Established in 1996 after the cultivation of industrial hemp was
Facts about BAFA legalized in Germany.
Key Products Hemp fibres Hemp shives and hemp seeds
Connector between agriculture and industry. BAFA processes hemp straw by mechanically separating the fibres
from the shives. Three quality grades of hemp fibres are available for the consumer
market and are sold on to industrial partners & clients for further processing. Cleaned and dust-free shives are utilized e.g. as horse bedding or in the construction business for structures of almost any kind. BAFA has developed a special combine harvester for hemp in cooperation with corporate partners Götz Inc. (Bühl/Moos), Deutz-Fahr Inc. (Lauingen) and the state-owned Landesanstalt für Pflanzenbau. BAFA is continuously involved in developing new products and solutions for our customers, e.g. pelletized fibres for compounding and injection moulding Active participant in different research project
Free access to online database with detailed index: www.bio-based.eu/iBIB
Suppliers
Products Fibres for industrial use Technical Fibres VF6 for non-woven applications: Automotive industry Insulation industry Geotextiles Technical Fibres KF S20 for injection moulding Technical Fibres SKF 2 for injection moulding New Product: Hemp Fibre Soft Pellets
Shives, e.g. for horse bedding or for building and construction company
New Product: Hemp Fibre Soft Pellets for compounds (PP-Hemp fibre).
Contact BaFa Badische Naturfaseraufbereitung GmbH Stephanstr. 2 76316 Malsch Germany Phone: +49 (0)7246 92 575 – 0 Fax: +49 (0)7246 92 575 – 23
[email protected] www.bafa-gmbh.de Contact Person
Bernd Frank