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Chanel invests in green-tech silk pioneer

12/06/2019
Luxury goods company Chanel has invested in a US-based green technology company. 

Evolved by Nature, which was set up by silk experts Drs Gregory Altman and Rebecca Lacouture in 2013, created Activated Silk, a silk in liquid form that can be blended with other materials.

Mr Altman said: "We are excited to have the support of Chanel and benefit from its fashion and beauty sector expertise as we accelerate commercialisation of our natural Activated Silk chemistry platform.”


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