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Bast Fibre Tech

The
Bast
Company

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Bast Fibre Tech is a business ecosystem. We are a coordinated team of plant biologists, growers, engineers, manufacturing specialists, and business leaders bound together by a shared passion for natural fibres.

As upstream innovators, we have engineered technical natural fibres that make it possible to design out plastic from many consumer fabrics. Together with our partners, we are making a difference in the battle against plastic pollution.

How we've grown

2016 | Company Founding

Established roots in Western Canada to develop technical natural fibres as innovative upstream solutions for the global plastics crisis.

2016-20 | Research & Development

Extensive early phase R&D, intellectual property build out, product development, and scale up of our technical natural fibre platform.

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2020-22 | Team Expansion

People investment grows our team to 60+ fibre industry professionals & sustainability leaders in Canada, USA, Germany, Switzerland & Denmark.

2021-22 | Manufacturing Capacity

We establish and develop our EU & North American manufacturing capacity by acquiring facilities in NRW, Germany and NC, USA.

2022 | sero™ Commercialization

Working with our European commercial partners, we launch the first consumer products containing our next-gen sero™ natural fibres.

2022 | Onward

A major strategic financial partnership allows us to target an expansion of our annual natural fibre manufacturing capacity to over 50,000 tonnes.

We are working to impart meaningful change in our communities and the environment.

Our Code of Conduct outlines our values and the way we do business.

Download Our Code of Conduct

Leadership

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Jason Finnis

Executive VP and Chief Innovation Officer

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Lars Bo Lauritzen

Chief Commercial Officer

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Pieter Meijer

General Manager, Europe

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Chuck Oxendine

President, Chief Operating Officer

Board

Noel Hall

Executive Chair

Andreas Ahlström

Director

Phil Christopher

Director

Ken Hallat

Director

George P. Murphy

Director
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Thinking Global Growing Local

Map of the world with Bast Fibre operations indicated.

Head Office

Victoria, BC, Canada

US Operations

Lumberton, NC, USA

EU Operations

Tönisvorst, NRW, Germany

Contact Us

EDANA Global Nonwovens Association

The Voice of Nonwovens
edana.org

United States Green Building Council

usgbc.org

National Hemp Association

nationalhempassociation.org

Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance

hemptrade.ca

National Industrial Hemp Council of America

nihcoa.com

INDA

Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry
inda.org

European Industrial Hemp Association

Hemp Processing Consortium
eiha.org

Associa­tions

We are active members of the global hemp and nonwovens industries:

Grow
WITH US

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success. We strive to cultivate a culture of openness and collaboration across our company, enabling us to excel as a supportive, high-performing team.

If you want to work with us, but don't see the right opportunity below, email head office.

For agricultural, equipment, and other inquiries, please use our suppliers email.

Current Opportunities

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