7 January 2010, Portland, OR - Naturally Advanced
Technologies Inc. (NAT) has received an order from Hanesbrands Inc. to deliver
approximately 10,000 lbs of its Crailar organic fibre the first quarter of
2010.
"This first purchase order supplies Crailar fibre in a
full-scale trial using our proposed manufacturing equipment supplier in Germany
in January 2010. Thereafter, we will conduct another full scale blending trial
on commercial scale spinning equipment at a Hanesbrands facility," said Ken
Barker, CEO of NAT.
"After the trial is completed, the next phase in
product development would be to conduct consumer testing. With positive results
from these tests, we will begin finalizing commercialization plans to bring
Crailar products to market."
NAT is committed to unlocking the potential of renewable and
environmentally sustainable biomass resources from hemp and other bast fibers.
The company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Crailar Fiber Technologies
Inc., is developing proprietary technologies for production of bast fibres,
cellulose pulp, and their resulting by-products, in collaboration with Canada's
National Research Council and the Alberta Research Council.
According to NAT, Crailar technology offers cost-effective
and environmentally sustainable processing and production of natural, bast fibres
such as hemp and flax, resulting in increased performance characteristics for
use in textile, industrial, energy, medical and composite material
applications. The company was founded in 1998 as a provider of environmentally
friendly, socially responsible clothing and adheres to a ‘triple bottom line’
philosophy, respecting the human rights of employees, the environmental impact
of the company's operations and fiscal responsibility to its shareholders.
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