Tuscarora to develop blended yarns using NAT's CRAiLAR flax fibre

摘要

Naturally Advanced Technologies (NAT) will partner Tuscarora Yarns to explore and develop new blended yarns using its CRAiLAR flax. Under the terms of the non-exclusive, non-transferable licence, Tuscarora will design and manufacture highly specialised CRAiLAR flax fibre yarns and related products for sale and distribution to third party licencees of CRAiLAR. Ken Barker, CEO of NAT, said: "Tuscarora is one of the most innovative yarn spinners in the world, and has the ability to prepare us for entry into several unexplored categories such as couture fashion, sports performance, extreme weather gear and certain sectors of home furnishings.