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Kraig Biocraft expands spider silk facility

19/07/2024
US-based Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, which specialises in genetically engineered spider silk-based fibre technologies, has expanded its facility to providing a place to process fresh mulberry so it continue production during the rainy season when silk production is traditionally reduced.

Kraig Labs is also constructing a silkworm egg hatchery. 

This larger facility is expected to address the company's production needs for the next 12-18 months. 

"These investments are a part of our systematic growth plan for commercial scale production of spider silk," said the company’s founder and CEO, Kim Thompson. "These additional facilities will allow us to keep our foot on the accelerator, bringing cost-effective and eco-responsible spider silk to the global markets."
 

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