Panda Biotech Opens Largest Hemp Facility In Western Hemisphere
Panda Biotech, in partnership with The Southern Ute Indian Tribe, celebrated the grand opening of its industrial hemp facility in Wichita Falls, Texas. The event featured a hemp denim ribbon-cutting ceremony and a barbeque lunch inside the 500,000-square-foot Panda Hemp Gin facility.
Speakers included Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce CEO Ron Kitchens, Panda Biotech President Dixie Carter, Chief Operating Officer Scott Evans, Southern Ute Indian Tribe Chairman Melvin J. Baker and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
Dixie Carter praised Chairman and CEO Robert W. Carter’s vision for establishing a premier hemp processing facility in the U.S. She highlighted his “no excuses” leadership, which inspired the team to overcome challenges, including a global pandemic, to achieve this milestone.
Notable guests included Paul Guez, founder of the designer jeans brand Sasson, senior executives from textile spinning mills, textile importers and exporters, regional agriculture leaders, Southern Ute Tribal Council members, Mayor Tim Short, and other officials.
Commissioner Sid Miller proclaimed, “We will lead the nation in industrial hemp!” Ron Kitchens added, “Today, we celebrate the courage of entrepreneurs who believe in Wichita Falls.”
The Panda Hemp Gin, capable of processing 22,000 lbs. of hemp fibre per hour, is the largest industrial hemp processing facility in the western hemisphere and the second largest in the world.
