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Four companies advance work in biofabrics
May 1st, 2024
Seaweed, both farmed and wild-sourced, makes up 75% of the content in Keel Labs’ innovative fiber, Kelsun™. It shows promise for tangible applications of biomaterials in home goods, furnishings, automotive, fashion and other sectors. Image: Keel Labs/Ryan Duffin It’s a fertile time for next-generation biofabrics, and the environmental impact of the textile industry is a […]
RadiciGroup debuts 100% castor bean yarn
July 1st, 2023
Biofeel® Eleven yarn is made from 100% castor bean oil. The beans are grown on semiarid land and do not compete with food production. After the oil is removed from the beans, the remnants can be returned to the soil as fertilizer. Photo: © Tetiana Kovalenko, Dreamstime.com RadiciGroup recently developed sustainable, recyclable yarn called Biofeel® […]