The trials are being conducted with hemp fiber grown specifically for CRAILAR F-Series, which is expected to yield positive benefits in fiber applications and performance characteristics. Using the CRAILAR technology platform for processing and production of sustainable bast fibers such as hemp, the Company's objective is to develop fiber that is a more environmentally sustainable alternative to organic cotton
Spinning trials are being conducted by an independent third party in the USA, and initial results are in line with the Company's objectives of creating a certifiable organic and sustainable fiber, from seed to yarn. Final applications for CRAILAR F-series are expected to include apparel, home furnishings, carpeting and basic composites.
In addition, the Company has begun the manufacturing of production equipment planned to be used in the Company's first manufacturing facility in Craik, Saskatchewan. The production plant equipment is scheduled to be constructed in Montreal, Canada, where the first full scale production trials are expected to be conducted in conjunction with the NRC team that developed the CRAILAR enzymatic process.
After completion of the bulk CRAILAR fiber trials, which are scheduled to be used for knitting and weaving developments in Q2, 2008, management anticipates that the production line will be moved to the facility in Craik in preparation for the first CRAILAR production to commence in Q1, 2009.
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc is committed to unlocking the potential of renewable and environmentally sustainable biomass resources from hemp and other bast fibers. NAT, through its wholly owned subsidiary CRAILAR Fiber Technologies Inc., is developing proprietary technology for production of bast fibers, cellulose pulp, and their resulting byproducts, in collaboration with Canada's National Research Council and the Alberta Research Council.
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