Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has received its first spider silk shipment from Prodigy Textiles, its wholly-owned Vietnamese subsidiary which it established to ramp up production of its recombinant spider silk fibres, threads, and textiles.
Kraig Biocraft says it has received fibre requests from a broad range of interested parties, including companies that produce products in the fields of sports apparel, industrial textiles, first responder supplies, medical products, and other manufacturers.
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The company’s operations at its Prodigy Textiles facility are now moving forward to significantly expand spider silk production. It expects to begin filling the backlog of material requests, including requests from Polartec LLC and MtheMovement, as this added capacity comes online.
“I want to thank the Prodigy Textiles team for making this milestone possible and setting the stage for our expansion. This helps us transition from being the leading developer of spider silk technologies to the producer and supplier of high-quality spider silk fibres,” said Jon Rice, chief operations officer. “Now we can focus on meeting the substantial demand for spider silk and solidifying market channel partnerships to reach our goal to develop and bring new products to market.”
