Earlier this month, Kraig Labs announced that it had successfully produced nearly 1.8 metric tons of recombinant spider silk cocoons, marking a historic milestone in the commercialization of spider silk. Today, the Company confirmed that the conversion of those cocoons into reeled silk fiber is now approximately 50% complete.

The silk currently being processed represents the largest volume of recombinant spider silk ever produced by Kraig Labs and is now moving through the next critical stage of commercialization. Once complete, this processing cycle will yield a substantial inventory of spider silk fiber ready to support ongoing product development initiatives and future commercial opportunities.

The accompanying image in this release highlights only a portion of the reeled silk already produced from this record-setting production run. As processing continues, the Company expects total silk output to increase significantly as the remaining cocoons are converted into reeled silk.

“This is exactly the kind of operational execution we have been working toward,” said Kim Thompson, Founder and CEO of Kraig Labs. “Producing nearly 1.8 metric tons of recombinant spider silk cocoons was a landmark achievement. Successfully converting that production into reeled silk is the next major step in transforming our spider silk technology into commercially available yarns and fabrics. The image shared today represents only a portion of what has already been processed, and we remain on pace to complete this work in line with our broader production strategy.”

This milestone represents another breakthrough in the Company’s strategy to establish the world’s first and only reliable, commercially scalable, and cost-effective supply chain for spider silk, nature’s super material.