Material science company Bloom Labs has announced a development that it says will lead to “next-generation alternatives to natural and synthetic fibres and plastics”.

New York-based Bloom Labs wants to harness the value of natural waste by-products to create material for high-performance clothing. It has said these waste by-products are “a protein-rich and globally abundant raw material”, explaining to sportstextiles that it consists of proteins that occur in biomass waste steams. Bloom Labs has calculated that, around the world, almost 7 million tonnes of this protein waste accumulates every year.

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