Production underway at new Kraig facility
04/10/2016
The company successfully hatched more than 40,000 silkworms, meaning it is now on schedule to produce all the spider silk necessary to fulfill its contract with the US government. It plans to increase the hatch rate of its large inventory of silkworm eggs in the coming weeks.
Jon Rice, Kraig’s chief operating officer, said the opening was “a major milestone” for the company and a “significant step forward for spider silk manufacturing”.
He added that this was the start of Kraig’s “aggressive plans to scale domestic production” and would give it the capability to respond to “the numerous requests we receive” for material.
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