Global Fiber Processing

Name

Global Fiber Processing

Legal name

Global Fiber Processing, LLC

Website

https://globalfiberprocessing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Fiber Processing, LLC is a Colorado-based American hemp processing company founded in 2021. It decorticates and sells graded hemp fiber and hurd to U.S. farmers and manufacturers using its wholly-owned subsidiary Formation Ag's proprietary Fibertrack 660 equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Hemp Processing

NAICS

Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (313110)

SIC

Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural Fiber Processing (Cotton/Wool/Flax/Hemp) (IMAOAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fiber Crop Contract & Identity-Preserved Farming (Traceable/Certified Programs) (AFAGAFAG)

Keywords

• Hemp fiber processing
• Hemp decortication services
• Industrial hemp materials
• Hemp hurd supply
• Bast fiber production

Headquarters

HQ city

Monte Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hemp Fiber and Hurd Sales: Sale of processed hemp materials including bast fiber (first milled, first cleaned, second cleaned, short fiber) and hemp hurd (first milled, large/medium/small cleaned & sorted milled, custom cleaned final sized and milled, absorbent material). Products sold in 5lb to 100lb bags with sample sizes available.
2. Hemp Processing Equipment: Sale of industrial hemp processing equipment for planting, cultivating, harvesting, processing, and decortication developed by Formation Ag subsidiary.
3. Consulting Services: Expert consulting services for farmers and manufacturers covering contract farming, equipment selection, decortication planning, processing and production, product manufacturing, logistics and operations, and marketing and packaging.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Global Fiber Processing processes American-grown hemp into cleaned, sized bast fiber and hurd products and sells them to farmers and industrial manufacturers across the United States. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Formation Ag, it also manufactures hemp processing equipment, including the Fibertrack 660 decortication machine, and offers consulting services covering planting, cultivation, harvesting, processing, manufacturing, logistics, and marketing across the hemp supply chain.

Product overview

Global Fiber Processing operates as a vertically integrated hemp processing company offering both raw materials and equipment/services. The core product portfolio consists of processed hemp raw materials including: First Milled Hurd (rough unrefined entry-level hurd at $3.00), Large/Medium/Small Cleaned & Sorted Milled Hurd (sized hurd products at $4.00), Custom Cleaned/First/Second Cleaned Fiber (bast fiber products ranging $14-15.00), First Milled Fiber - Unclean ($13.00), Custom Cleaned Final Sized and Milled Hurd ($8.00), Absorbent Material - Floor Dry ($7.00), and Short Fiber ($7.00). The company also operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Formation Ag, providing hemp processing equipment including the Fibertrack 660 for decortication. Additionally, the company offers expert consulting services covering the full hemp supply chain from contract farming through marketing and packaging. Samples are available in 5lb to 100lb bags.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• First Milled Hurd Rough, unsized, unrefined hemp hurd that may contain various amounts of fiber. Entry-level processed hemp hurd product priced at $3.00 per unit, sold to farmers and industrial manufacturers.
• Large Cleaned & Sorted Milled Hurd Cleaned and sized hemp hurd with pieces generally 1 inch to 3 inches in length, with the majority of dust removed. Priced at $4.00 per unit for industrial manufacturer use.
• Medium Cleaned & Sorted Milled Hurd Cleaned and sized hemp hurd with pieces generally 1/4 inch to 1 inch in length, with the majority of dust removed. Priced at $4.00 per unit.
• Small Cleaned & Sorted Milled Hurd Cleaned and sized hemp hurd with pieces generally 5/32 inch to 1/4 inch in length, with the majority of dust removed. Priced at $4.00 per unit.
• Custom Cleaned Fiber Custom-cleaned hemp bast fiber. Two-times cleaned fiber produces 95% clean by volume and three-times cleaned fiber produces 98% clean by volume. Priced at $15.00 per unit.
• First Milled Fiber - Unclean Coarse hemp bast fiber generally 6 inches to 4 feet in length, decorticated but with hurd pieces potentially entangled between fibers. Priced at $13.00 per unit.
• First Cleaned Fiber Cleaned hemp bast fiber that is finer, more opened, and separated than first milled fiber, with fiber length generally 3 inches to 18 inches. Priced at $14.00 per unit.
• Second Cleaned Fiber Further cleaned hemp bast fiber that is finer and more separated than first cleaned fiber, with fiber length generally 3 inches to 12 inches. Priced at $15.00 per unit.
• Custom Cleaned, Final Sized and Milled Hurd Hemp hurd collected after secondary cleaning unit and re-screening, then milled for final consistent sizing and dust removal, with sizing adjustable per project requirements. Priced at $8.00 per unit; quote-based for custom sizing.
• Absorbent Material - Floor Dry Hemp-based bulk absorbent material for floor drying applications, with bulk tote pricing available. Priced at $7.00 per unit.
• Short Fiber Finer, more opened hemp fiber 1 inch to 3 inches in length with hurd intermixed at 30-50% by volume. Priced at $7.00 per unit; also available in Super Sack 50 lb bulk at $15.00.
• Formation Ag Hemp Processing Equipment (including Fibertrack 660) Industrial hemp processing equipment for planting, cultivating, harvesting, processing, and decortication of American hemp at industrial scale, including the Fibertrack 660 decortication machine. Manufactured by Formation Ag, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Fiber Processing. Made in the USA.
• Hemp Industry Consulting Services Expert consulting services for farmers and manufacturers covering the full American hemp supply chain, including contract farming, equipment selection, decortication planning, processing and production, product manufacturing, logistics and operations, and marketing and packaging.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two times cleaned fiber produces 95% clean by volume; three times cleaned fiber produces 98% clean by volume

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Formation AgcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerFormation Ag is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Fiber Processing that develops cost-effective and cutting-edge technology for planting, cultivating, harvesting, processing, and decortication of American hemp at industrial scale. They manufacture the Fibertrack 660, the core decortication equipment used by Global Fiber Processing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IND HEMP: IND HEMP is a Montana-based industrial hemp processor and product developer that processes hemp fiber, hurd, grain, and seed into food, animal feed, and bioproducts. It is the closest U.S. counterpart to Global Fiber Processing in terms of operating a vertically integrated American hemp processing business with multiple output grades and end-markets.
• Sunstrand: Sunstrand is a U.S.-based processor of natural and bast fibers, including hemp, flax, kenaf, and jute, supplying fiber and hurd products to industrial customers. It operates in the same bast-fiber decortication and cleaning niche as Global Fiber Processing and sells into overlapping downstream verticals such as composites, nonwovens, and building materials.
• Panda Biotech: Panda Biotech is developing large-scale industrial hemp processing and decortication capacity in Texas, including the Panda Hemp Midland project, to produce high-quality hemp fiber for textiles and other applications. It competes directly with Global Fiber Processing for U.S. hemp fiber processing throughput and downstream textile-grade output.
• Bast Fibre Technologies: Bast Fibre Technologies (BFT) is a Canadian bast fiber processor specializing in industrial decortication of hemp and flax into clean, refined fiber for nonwoven, textile, and composite applications. It is a directly comparable processor in the same bast-fiber cleaning niche, with overlapping customers in technical textiles and similar specifications to Global Fiber Processing's graded fiber SKUs.

Emerging players

• Hempitecture: Hempitecture is a U.S.-based hemp building materials manufacturer that uses processed hemp fiber and hurd as inputs into insulation and acoustic products. It is comparable to Global Fiber Processing as a downstream industrial buyer of clean hemp fiber and hurd, and as an emerging brand that is helping legitimize U.S. industrial hemp end-uses.
• Parkland Industrial Hemp Growers (PIH G): Parkland Industrial Hemp Growers is a Canadian hemp processing and product company involved in decortication, fiber handling, and downstream hemp products. It is comparable to Global Fiber Processing in the fiber-processing operating model, though with a different geographic and product mix.

Broad incumbents

• Hemp, Inc. Hemp, Inc. is a publicly traded U.S. hemp company with activities spanning cultivation, processing, and product sales across CBD, fiber, and grain applications. While it is a broader incumbent with a much wider product portfolio than Global Fiber Processing, it competes for the same pool of U.S. hemp growers and downstream fiber buyers and is a relevant industry reference point for scale and execution.

Regional players

• HempFlax: HempFlax is one of Europe's largest hemp fiber processors, operating full-scale decortication and downstream product lines in the Netherlands and Romania. It is a comparable peer by virtue of running industrial decortication of hemp into fiber and hurd grades, but it does not directly compete with Global Fiber Processing in the U.S. domestic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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