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The article focuses on the global production of industrial hemp, an agricultural commodity that is cultivated for use in producing a range of products. Topics discussed include hemp's international production, a historical overview of its U.S. production, and the lifting of bans by many European Union (EU) countries on hemp production in the 1990s. Charts showing the global production of hemp fiber and seed from 1999 to 2011 and Canadian hemp acreage from 1998 to 2011 are presented.

The article reports on the 24% to 97,049 metric tonnes increased sales of Indian company Aditya Birla Group on its viscose staple fibre (VSF) business in for the three months until December 2013. It states the company's better performance in both domestic and export marketing. It also mentions the 4% increase of VSF production, helped by higher capacity at its plant in Harihar, India.