Raw hemp fibre
- Impurities< 1%
- Length50–100 mm
- Fineness< 5 denier
- Tensile strength500–900 MPa
- Moisture10–12%
- ColourLight cream to golden
Typical uses: For technical textiles, composites and premium non-wovens.
Sisebenza nabalimi bakwaZulu-Natal.
KwaZulu Hemp (KZH) buys industrial hemp stalks from permitted growers and processes them into bast fibre, hurd and microfibre for building, animal bedding and manufacturing.
Hemp is a farm crop with real industrial uses: its outer fibre and woody core go into building materials, bedding, textiles and composites. KZH gives growers in KwaZulu-Natal a buyer for their stalks and turns them into products that local and export customers can use.
We are committed to empowering previously disadvantaged communities through hemp processing, creating rural income and jobs around Empangeni and the King Cetshwayo District.
To empower previously disadvantaged communities through hemp processing, giving local growers a reliable market and fair, quality-based prices.
A thriving hemp economy in South Africa, with KwaZulu-Natal leading in fibre and hurd processing.
We purchase industrial hemp stalks from growers who hold a valid Department of Agriculture hemp permit.
Decortication separates each stalk into bast fibre and hurd, then we clean, grade and pack it.
Farm inspections and genetics checks before harvest, and graded quality on every lot we sell.
Help with hemp permit applications, harvest timing, baling and storage, in isiZulu or English.
Every product is graded against a written specification. Bulk products are packed in 1 m³ bulk bags (about 100 kg); microfibre in 20 kg bags.
Typical uses: For technical textiles, composites and premium non-wovens.
Typical uses: For insulation, non-wovens and fibre-reinforced products.
Typical uses: For pulp, paper, mulch mats and filler applications.
Typical uses: For hempcrete and building blocks, premium bedding.
Typical uses: For animal bedding, garden mulch and fibreboard.
Typical uses: For mulch, compost, biomass and absorbents.
Typical uses: Absorbent, low-dust bedding for horses, poultry and small animals.
Typical uses: For bioplastics, coatings and composite fillers.
Tell us the product, grade, volume and delivery point. We will reply with pricing and availability for the 2027 season.
Email admin@kwazuluhemp.comSpecifications are KZH's target grades. Each delivery is tested and supplied with its own grading results.
KZH gives permitted growers a buyer for their hemp stalks. No permit yet? We can help you prepare your application to the Department of Agriculture.
You need a valid hemp permit from the Department of Agriculture. We help with the paperwork.
Send us your name, farm location, hectares and permit details by WhatsApp or email.
Our quality team visits, checks the seed variety and confirms your site matches your permit.
We agree volumes, grades and prices in a written offtake agreement before harvest.
Cut, dry and bale your stalks, then deliver. You are paid by grade.
WhatsApp or call us. Siyasikhuluma isiZulu.
KZH is run by an executive director and overseen by a board guided by the King V Code on Corporate Governance.

Leads KZH's strategy, finance and operations. Holds a BCom in Finance, Economics and Supply Chain Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance, Banking and Investment Management from UKZN, and previously worked in Standard Bank's Wealth and Investment division.

Chemical engineer (BSc Hons, UKZN) with a manufacturing-focused MBA from GIBS. He is Head of Energy at Prop5 Corporation, where he leads its solar generation subsidiary Traverna Solar, and COO of SAMAC Engineering Solutions, which develops thermal energy storage products for buildings. He began his career as a process engineer at Toyota SA and holds several engineering patents. His ventures have won SAB Kickstart’s Most Innovative Business, Top 5 Youth Innovators in Africa (Africa Energy Indaba) and Standard Bank KZN Business of the Year 2024.

Procurement and supply chain leader with over 10 years in strategic sourcing and category management. He is Global Procurement Category Manager at PepsiCo, following senior procurement roles at Diageo Africa, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa and Tongaat Hulett. He holds an MCom in Management from UKZN.

Chartered Accountant and Financial Manager at Sanlam Group Risk, where she provides board-level financial reporting and supports risk governance in a regulated financial services group. She was previously a Financial Accountant at Alexander Forbes and an audit executive with Grant Thornton in South Africa and the United Kingdom. She holds a BCom in Accounting from UKZN and postgraduate diplomas in accounting from UNISA.