Industrial Materials Hidden in Plain Sight.
The performance never disappeared. Access did.
Now the supply chain is reopening.
Material Classes & DBX Grade Standards
These are high-performance industrial inputs, not agricultural products. Every shipment references DBX grade standards: tensile strength, modulus, ash content, moisture, particle morphology. This is procurement-defensible material specification, not agricultural variability.
| Material | DBX Grade | Primary Applications | Pricing Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemp Bast Fiber | F1–F5 | Automotive composites, NVH acoustic systems, panel board | Market Bulletin Issue 001 — January 2026 |
| Bamboo Fiber | BF1–BF3 | High-modulus reinforcement, carbon precursor | Market Bulletin Issue 001 — January 2026 |
| Bamboo Hard Carbon | HC1–HC4 | Battery anodes, supercapacitors, filtration media | Market Bulletin Issue 001 — January 2026 |
Pricing bands launch with DBX Market Bulletin Issue 001 in January 2026. Grade specifications available now.
Why Manufacturers Use These Materials
Why Manufacturers Specify AFG Materials
| Decision Driver | Conventional Supply | AFG Biofiber |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Content (FEOC/IRA) | Limited or non-compliant | 100% U.S. chain-of-custody |
| Carbon Accounting | Cost center | Revenue opportunity (biogenic carbon credits) |
| Supply Continuity | Import-dependent | Regional processing network |
| Cost Basis | Market volatility | DBX-referenced pricing bands |
| THC Regulatory Exposure | Gray-market risk | Zero THC industrial applications only |
Suppression History = Value Validation
Why Suppression Validates the Opportunity
Hemp and bamboo were not outperformed. They were systematically removed from U.S. supply chains through policy and subsidy. The materials never lost their performance characteristics. The infrastructure to process them was intentionally dismantled.
| Policy/Event | Impact | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 USDA Bamboo Quarantine | Prevented domestic propagation | U.S. never developed bamboo fiber or carbon infrastructure |
| 1937–2018 Hemp Prohibition | Fiber processing infrastructure dismantled | No domestic hemp bast capacity |
| Petrochemical Subsidy Era (DuPont/Polymer Expansion) | Synthetics artificially cheap | Natural fibers priced out, not outperformed |
| 2018–Present Legal Reversal | Hemp legal, bamboo propagation allowed | Materials are back — but processing capacity is not |
The performance never disappeared. The supply chain was intentionally removed. That removal is the market signal: these materials threaten established commodity flows. AFG rebuilds the processing layer that was systematically eliminated.
Already in Use Across Global Supply Chains
These materials are not speculative. They are active in Tier-1 manufacturing:
Automotive interior composites and molded panels
Municipal and industrial filtration systems
Construction panels and acoustic insulation
Battery anode precursor carbon (evaluation cycles underway)
Consumer goods housings and packaging alternatives
The bottleneck is domestic processing throughput, not demand. AFG scales the supply infrastructure to match contract volume.
Performance Characteristics
Measured Performance, Not Marketed Claims
| Capability | Hemp/Bamboo | Conventional | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strength-to-Weight | High | PP / ABS / Glass Fiber | Lightweight reinforcement |
| NVH / Acoustic Dampening | Best-in-class | Petro interiors | EV cabin performance advantage |
| Carbon Yield & Purity (Bamboo) | Highest yield, lowest ash | Coal / Coconut | Superior filtration & anode precursor |
| Water/Energy Input to Produce | Low | High | Lower cost basis even without carbon pricing |
We are not introducing new materials.
We are restoring a supply chain that was intentionally removed.
