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With Kims latest "competative analysis", he needs to answer why we are where we are when he makes it sound like our process is so simple.
In addition, they still need to extract the protein from 1.5 million liters of fermented broth. Which means they have to centrifuge every ounce of that liquid, extract the supernatant (protein dense portion), then centrifuge it again. That is a heck of a lot of liquid to process. Oh wait, and then they have to dry it into a powder, before they even begin to make it into a thread. Hmmmmm
For anyone who wants to know the truth about Bolt Threads productivity and protein yields, I invite you to look at their patent application. Particularly page 30 table 10 and 11. It shows their most promising strains (mechanically) and their corresponding yields.
http://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?PageNum=0&docid=20160222174&IDKey=71CFBD6DAC76&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fappft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D3%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPG01%2526s1%3Dwidmaier%2526s2%3Dsilk%2526OS%3Dwidmaier%252BAND%252Bsilk%2526RS%3Dwidmaier%252BAND%252Bsilk
Bolts best mechanical strain (which still only has a molecular weight of 135.1 kDA) has a yield of just 8.81 milligrams of protein per Liter per hour. At a very generous 48 hour incubation, that would yield less than half a gram per liter. if you scale that up to a 1000L tank, thats less than half a kilo of usable protein.
Bolts best yield producing strain (which, likely has almost useless mechanical properties considering it has a molecular weight of 29.5 kDa) has a yield of 58.06 milligrams of protein per liter per hour. At a very generous 48 hour incubation period, that would yield 2.8 grams of useless protein per liter. If you scale that up to a 1000L tank, that would be less than 3 kilo's of useless protein per tank, and almost 1 metric ton of wasted fresh water and nutrients.
Now, one of Bolt threads founders recently said that they ferment there protein in silos 20ft wide and almost 5 stories tall, which would make these tanks able to hold roughly 1,500,000 liters. If they are using the best mechanical silk protein, one of these tanks could make almost 700 kilograms of protein and roughly 1.4 million liters, or 370,000 gallons of wasted fresh water and nutrients.
NOT GREEN. NOT SUSTAINABLE. NOT ECONOMICAL
And before anyone says anything about them incresing their protein yields, know this: Protein expression using yeast is not new. It has been done for a long time. Many large biotechs offer that service to anyone willing to pay for it. And they can express almost any protein you want (including spider silk proteins). The process has become about as effecient as it's going to get without some huge scientific breakthrough (which would be very notable).
P.S. Eskaminagaga, this is not directed towards you. I know you are one of the few who have read through the patents.
so is it a cassette, polypeptide or synthetic precursor sequence being patented?..or is it a "trade secret"?..
is there anything unique in their process?...something that isn’t already being done?..
I'm pretty sure people are misunderstanding the IP that Kraig Labs is patenting.
Although Dr. Fraser was vital to the science behind Monster silk, his piggybac transposon is not the strength of the patent. in fact, it's not even in any of the 30 claims of the invention.
It's Dr. Don Jarvis' genetic "cassettes" with Kraig Labs polypeptides that hold the power. You can read the brief description in paragraph 17 of the patent. Even the first claim of the invention is the actual polypeptide, not the piggybac vector used to insert it.
Essentially, the polypeptides being patented is the snippet of spidersilk gene flanked by the silkworm genes that guide it to the correct spot in the silkworms DNA.
Any gene editing tool (ie, CRISPRs, TALENS, piggybac, zincfingers) will need to use those polypeptides to insert spidersilk into a silkworm.
Kraig Labs can patent that polypeptide because it's chimeric, so it is not found in nature.
It's all in the patent application if anybody takes the time to read it.
This is all assuming the patent is granted. But even patent applications have protections.
P.S. Jazz - If you have a better way to explain it, please do. Thanks
Would Jon deliver the shootpacks in person? with everything that has gone into making them, I'm not sure I'd want to leave it up to freight.
Nothing really earth shattering in this Thanksgiving letter.
However, one thing I liked was reading that they are beginning to stagger their hatchings. It's the smart way to do it. I'm happy we shouldn't see situations anymore where we are waiting for a new batch of worms to go through their full life cycle. It sounds like within the next couple weeks, there will be a constant (weekly) supply of new product. Volume is still the question, though.
I'm basing this off of them having worms at each instar. Once they have hatched, you can't really stop them from growing without killing them.
It was definitely in the last 10-Q. I don't rent land in Texas, but I'm pretty sure renting 15 acres for about ~$960 a month isn't exactly price gouging.
Also, I'm not sure what kind of land use restrictions there are on rented land, but it might be a lot less red tape for Kim to rent land from himself, especially if he's growing trees that could become old-growth. Who's to say that a landlord couldn't evict Kraig Labs from a property they were renting after they've grown trees to maturity.
The more I think about it, the more it seems like the smart decision for Kim to buy and then rent to the company. The company couldn't afford to buy it at that point in time when cash-flow is sparse.
5 days. Even better.
No problem. Looks like they will be filing late. I think this form gives them an extra 15 days.
This isn't the first time Kraig Labs has filed a nt 10-Q, but it's been a while.
From what I understand, PR's would resume after the next quarterly report,
I hope you're right. I just feel like one of Bolts favorite things to do is to talk about their product, then slyly start talking about the properties of spider silk as if they are one in the same.
The ol' switch-a-roo
It's due tomorrow
I find it highly unlikely that they will find a way.
I think finding a different organism is the path of least resistance.
IMO that is the path they must take.
I just don't see a name brand producing a product with fibers that are not as durable as people would expect from "spidersilk".
It would sell for sure but over time would hurt the company reputation.
I'm not big on Market Maker conspiracies, but I do know that they can play either side of the bid/ask. Essentially, they can sell to themselves paying no fee, artificially creating a sale at a price that benefits them. They can exclude the retail investor from participating. I think the only way to combat this is volume and new money, which it looks like Kraig Labs doesn't have right now. I don't think it indicates something is in the pipeline, but it could mean someone is trying to accumulate. I'm not sure.
Shoot. maybe I am into MM conspiracies. :/
If they find a way besides using yeast I will be right.
All I have said is they can't make yeast make something larger than itself.
I agree with you ES1. I'm just waiting for tomorrows news letter to comment further. If Jon gives us details, we may be arguing moot points.
I also think this PR helps clarify what mojo was saying last week. Some people were concerned that the move into the new facility this month was an indicator that the shootpack contract hasn't been started yet because the PR said the move was intended to fulfill the contracts with the Army. I think todays PR shows that the shootpack contract is most likely completed from Kraig Labs' side, and the new facility will begin working on this new contract.
just some thoughts.
Thanks. It will be interesting to see what they value this next contract at. You'd have to imagine that it will be more than $1 million.
I think this a perfect opportunity for Jon Rice to issue a PR, and then clarify with some details in the Newsletter tomorrow. Whether it happens or not, we will see.
Quick question - would this new deliverable (100kgs) necessitate another contract, eventually? The past contract is for the shootpacks and Kraig Labs needed around 30-40 lbs to fulfill it.
This new fabric amount is about 7 times more than the last contract. Would this new deliverable mean there is a new dollar amount on the horizon? Maybe once the Army knows the strain has been created with their specifications, a new larger contract will be written to pay for the scale up in production.
I dont know. However, I do enjoy anytime a PR includes numbers. For whatever thats worth.
Hi Truth,
I think what some people are forgetting is that in the original contract for the Army, Kraig Labs was to deliver woven AND knitted shootpacks. When the blunder at the reelers happened, Kraig couldn't meet the minimum material requirements to run a small batch run on Warwicks weaving machines to make woven clothe.
However, they did fulfill the knitted shootpack requirements, which is why I assume they were given partial funding.
People also need to realize that this is why everything that Bolt Threads makes is knitted. You can knit a material with very low amounts of thread. Once I see a piece of woven material from Bolt Threads, that is when I believe we will be in a slugfest with the competition.
BTW, I know you know these things. This is just a general response.
Thanks
No problem.
I just hope that Quang Nam's political relationship will provide different results than Lam Dong's
Hi Mojo,
I'm guessing that jon was invited to plead his case to central gov officials..he was accompanied by provincial officials who were backing him..i think mard was the opposition..the end result was kblb being given the ok to import and breed..the writing is on the wall for mard..
He was born on 20 July 1954, at the commune of Qu? Phú, district of Qu? Son, Qu?ng Nam Province province. He took economic management at Hanoi National Economic University from 1973 to 1978. He was accepted to join the Communist Party of Vietnam on 12 May 1982, officially becoming a member of this party on 12 November 1983.[2] From 1978 to 1979 he was among personnel at the Qu?ng Nam-Ðà N?ng Economic Board. From 1980–1993: Phúc was an employee, then deputy, rising to Chief of Office of the Qu?ng Nam – Ðà N?ng People's Committee. He studied administrative management at Vietnam National Administrative Academy.
No problem. I appreciate everything of value that each member has contributed so I'm just trying to do my part.
Also, I think it looks a little different than the tie. I never saw the tie in person, but it looked like a bit tighter of a knit than the dress. the dress seems like a jersey knit, while the tie was some other design.
One comment about the ties though. In an interview, Dan Weidmier, Bolt Threads CEO said that each tie was about 50-60 grams. So if there were 50 of them, that would be about 3 kgs (6.6 lbs). So for them to claim that they are the first to market is at best, very misleading, and maybe downright fraudulent.
I think Yankee said something along the lines of the minimum Warwick Mills can work with on their weaving machines is 30-40lbs. Just food for thought.
Hey Bridge,
Technically, you weren't allowed to touch anything, but the dress wasn't behind any glass or anything. It was definitely in arms reach since it was right next to a walkway and about 6ft above the ground. It was on a wall with about 8 other dresses. I really wanted to touch it but it was so crowded in the entire meuseum and there were museum curators everywhere so I didn't want to get kicked out since it was the first exhibit I went to.
But looking closely, it looked very similar to the close-up shots of the knit glove that Kim published.
I was really hoping that since it was a holiday and super busy, that there would have been either Stella or a Bolt threads rep there to show it off. I would have wanted to ask just 2 tough but simple to answer questions...
1. Are any of your strains stronger in tensile strength than regular silkworm silks? (spoiler: they aren't. I've read through all their patents and papers)
2. In a 1000L vat of yeast, how much is usable protein? more or less than 1%? (spoiler: much less than 1%)
would love to see Bolt threads answer those questions in front of Stella.
Haha! thats a good one. I'm going to use that.
Shoots. I dont know how the pics went sideways. that was my first time posting a pic.
And the plaque is a bit blurry but I believe it says:
"Inspired by the Beauty and durability of the spider web, Bolt Threads has perfected a technique for producing lab-created silk proteins through a process of spinning fermented yeast, sugar, and water into yarn. In Bolt Threads' vision, this new material technology will reduce the waste involved in traditional manufacturing processes, replicating the desirable qualities of silk through engineering molecules and proteins, rather than using silkworms. The company partnered with Stella McCartney, a staunch advocate for animal and environmental rights, to produce a dress in this new material, the first of its kind."
I think there are a lot of disingenuous statements in that paragraph and I think they use the terms "perfected a technique very loosely.
I also see that they take a subtle jab at silkworm. I think that will be their biggest play in the future, to try and label the silkworm process as very cruel.
Hey everyone,
I haven't posted in a while but have been reading the board from time to time.
This past weekend I went to New york to visit some friends and decided to stop by the MoMA in new york. It was super busy because I went on monday (Columbus Day) but I was able to snap a couple photos of the Bolt Threads/Stella piece. It was part of a gallary called "Is fashion Modern?" and it had hundreds of pieces telling the history of fashion, from tunics to yoga pants to Air Jordans to dress slips. It was pretty comprehensive. I think this section was maybe future materials. They even had the artificially grown leather. Here are some pics...
Also, here is a picture of the plaque
The design of the dress is beautiful, but that is all Stella's doing. The actual material isn't unique at all. when you look at it close up it looks a little fuzzy. It seems that everything they have been creating has been knit. I don't buy that its because some throw back to knit ties BS. I don't think they have enough material to insert into a weaving machine.
anyways, just wanted to share
Thanks for the reply Jazz.
I apologize for making it seem as though you said it was 100% Kim's fault. Thats not what I was trying to convey.
What I was getting at is that the quote I posted from PenniesForStocks, and this correspondence from Carp302...
Carp302 Monday, 04/17/17 03:07:21 PM
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Ok so I received more information about this PR. I asked some questions and they answered it promptly.
Thanks for reaching out to us and I’d be happy to try to address your confusion on the last PR.
To your first question, will we be getting material back?
Yes we are getting the materials back, but, the first batch of cocoons was already reeled into finished silk thread. The challenge we faced was they missed their estimated timeline by months and their cocoon to thread yield was very low. We didn’t get as much thread as we should have from the amount of material we sent them. This will require us to produce additional cocoons we have not originally planned for in our timeline.
This is what was communicated to Penniesforstocks on 4/19
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The missing silk ...
I asked Ben for more information about why the low yield from the silk sent out for reeling.
Quote:
Me: Can you provide any more details about what happened to produce the low yield?
Quote:
Ben: It was something completely different. Because Dragon Silk employs a different strain of silkworms, than which are commonly used in that country, Kraig Labs' cocoons were smaller than their calibration setting. They told Jon that when they attempted to process the cocoons their machines were unable to properly pick up the cocoon ends and the waste factor became much higher than the original, and reasonable, calculations.
A fixable problem different from any suggested by members of the board, including yours truly. Presumably the next round of reeling will produce a higher yield.
Also, They may have added Kraig Labs because they were top lining the major players in each one of their profiled market types. Maybe they believe Kraig Labs is the best positioned spider silk manufacturer, which looks to be an entire section of the report. This is all my opinion since I haven't read it and can't see myself purchasing it.
Thanks
It looks like Entogenics, Bolt Threads, Spiber, and Amsilk are all listed as well.
Regardless, judging by the table of contents, whoever wrote it thinks spider silk will be a significant player in the global silk industry
One thing I noticed in the summary, and that I've thought of quite a bit is
technological advancements in the sericulture industry are expected to drive the silk market.
Hi Imjin,
here is the available public information...
DESCRIPTION
The global silk market is projected to reach USD 16.94 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 7.8% from 2016 to 2021. In this study, 2015 has been considered as the base year and 2016 to 2021 has been considered as the forecast period to estimate the global market for silk. The growing demand for silk for manufacturing of textile goods in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to drive the global silk market during the forecast period.
Objectives of the Study
To define and segment the global silk market on the basis of type, application, and region
To estimate and forecast the global silk market, in terms of value and volume
To analyze significant region-specific trends of the market in Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, South America, and the Middle East & Africa
To estimate and forecast the global silk market on the basis of type at the country level in each of the regions
To identify and analyze key drivers, restraints, and opportunities, and challenges influencing the silk market
To strategically identify and profile key market players and analyze their core competencies
To analyze recent market developments and competitive strategies, such as expansions, product launches/developments, and mergers & acquisitions to draw a competitive landscape of the global silk market
This research study used extensive secondary sources, directories, and databases, such as Hoovers, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and Factiva to identify and collect information useful for this technical, market-oriented, and commercial study on the global silk market. Primary sources included several industry experts from core and related industries, and preferred suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and organizations related to all segments of the industry’s supply chain. The bottom-up approach was used to estimate the global market size of silk on the basis of type, application, and region, in terms of value. The top-down approach was implemented to validate the market size, in terms of value. With the data triangulation procedure and validation of data through primary interviews, the exact values of the overall parent market and individual market sizes were determined and confirmed in this study.
Silk Market
The supply chain of the silk market includes players such as Anhui Silk Co. Ltd. (China), Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (U.S.), Wujiang First Textile Co., Ltd. (China), Wujiang Wanshiyi Silk Co., Ltd. (China), and Zhejiang Jiaxin Silk Corp., Ltd. (China), which are the major producers of raw silk. Furthermore, products manufactured by these companies are used by the textile industry to manufacture various goods.
Target Audience:
Silk Manufacturers
Silk Traders, Distributors, and Suppliers
End-Use Market Participants of Different Segments Of Silk
Government and Research Organizations
Associations and Industrial Bodies
Research and Consulting Firms
R&D Institutions
Environment Support Agencies
Investment Banks and Private Equity Firms
Scope of the Report:
This research report categorizes the global market for silk based on type, application, and region, and forecasts revenue growth and provides an analysis of trends in each of the submarkets.
On the Basis of Type:
Mulberry Silk
Tussar Silk
Eri Silk
On the Basis of Application:
Textile
Cosmetics & Medical
On the Basis of Region:
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
India
Thailand
Uzbekistan
Rest of Asia-Pacific
North America
U.S.
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Italy
France
U.K.
Romania
Turkey
Rest of Europe
South America
Brazil
Peru
Rest of South America
Middle East & Africa
Iran
Egypt
Rest of Middle East & Africa
These segments are further described in detail with their subsegments in the report with forecasts till 2021.
[bTABLE OF CONTENTS]
1 Introduction (Page No. - 11)
1.1 Objectives of the Study
1.2 Market Definition
1.3 Market Scope
1.4 Years Considered for the Study
1.5 Currency Considered
1.6 Limitations
1.7 Stakeholders
2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 14)
2.1 Research Data
2.1.1 Secondary Data
2.1.1.1 Key Data From Secondary Sources
2.1.2 Primary Data
2.1.2.1 Key Data From Primary Sources
2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of Primary Interviews
2.2 Market Size Estimation
2.3 Data Triangulation
2.4 Research Assumptions
3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 22)
4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 25)
4.1 Attractive Opportunities in the Silk Market
4.2 Silk Market Growth, By Type
4.3 Silk Market Share, By Region and Application, 2015
4.4 Silk Market Attractiveness
5 Market Overview (Page No. - 29)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Market Dynamics
5.2.1 Drivers
5.2.1.1 Technological Advancement in Sericulture
5.2.1.2 Low Capital Intensive Industry
5.2.2 Restraints
5.2.2.1 Higher Dependency on China for Raw Material
5.2.3 Opportunities
5.2.3.1 High Demand From Indian Textile Industry
5.2.3.2 Emerging Spider Silk
5.2.4 Challenges
5.2.4.1 High Cost of Material
5.2.4.2 Labor Intensive Industry
6 Industry Trends (Page No. - 34)
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Supply Chain Analysis
6.2.1 Cocoon Production
6.2.2 Reeling
6.2.3 Throwing
6.2.4 Weaving
6.2.5 Dyeing
6.3 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
6.3.1 Threat of New Entrants
6.3.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
6.3.3 Threat of Substitutes
6.3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
6.3.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
7 Silk Market, By Type (Page No. - 39)
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Mulberry Silk
7.3 Tussar Silk
7.4 Eri Silk
7.5 Spider Silk
8 Silk Market, By Application (Page No. - 47)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Textile
8.3 Cosmetics & Medicine
9 Silk Market, By Region (Page No. - 53)
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Asia-Pacific
9.2.1 China
9.2.2 India
9.2.3 Uzbekistan
9.2.4 Thailand
9.2.5 Japan
9.2.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific
9.3 Europe
9.3.1 Italy
9.3.2 Romania
9.3.3 U.K.
9.3.4 France
9.3.5 Turkey
9.3.6 Rest of Europe
9.4 North America
9.4.1 U.S.
9.4.2 Canada
9.4.3 Mexico
9.5 South America
9.5.1 Brazil
9.5.2 Peru
9.5.3 Rest of South America
9.6 Middle East & Africa
9.6.1 Iran
9.6.2 Egypt
9.6.3 Rest of Middle East & Africa
10 Company Profiles (Page No. - 86)
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
10.1 Anhui Silk Co. Ltd.
10.2 Wujiang First Textile Co., Ltd.
10.3 Wujiang Wanshiyi Silk Co. Ltd.
10.4 Zhejiang Jiaxin Silk Co., Ltd.
10.5 Sichuan Nanchong Liuhe (Group) Corp.
10.6 Shengkun Silk Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
10.7 Jiangsu Sutong Cocoon & Silk Co.
10.8 Jinchengjiang Xinxing Cocoon Silk Co., Ltd.
10.9 Wensli Group Co. Ltd.
10.10 China Silk Corporation
10.11 Entogenetics, Inc.
10.12 Bolt Threads Inc.
10.13 Spiber Technologies
10.14 Amsilk GmbH
10.15 Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
*Details Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.
11 Appendix (Page No. - 101)
11.1 Insights From Industry Experts
11.2 Discussion Guide
11.3 Knowledge Store: Marketsandmarkets Subscription Portal
11.4 Introducing RT: Real Time Market Intelligence
11.5 Available Customizations
11.6 Related Reports
11.7 Author Details
List of Tables (88 Tables)
Table 1 Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 2 Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 3 Mulberry Silk Market Size, By Region, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 4 Mulberry Silk Market Size, By Region, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 5 Tussar Silk Market Size, By Region, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 6 Tussar Silk Market Size, By Region, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 7 Eri Silk Market Size, By Region, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 8 Eri Silk Market Size, By Region, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 9 Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 10 Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 11 Silk Market Size in Textile Application, By Region, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 12 Silk Market Size in Textile Application, By Region, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 13 Silk Market Size in Cosmetics & Medicine Application, By Region, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 14 Silk Market Size in Cosmetics & Medicine Application, By Region, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 15 Silk Market Size, By Region, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 16 Silk Market Size, By Region, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 17 Asia-Pacific: Silk Market Size, By Country, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 18 Asia-Pacific: Silk Market Size, By Country, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 19 Asia-Pacific: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 20 Asia-Pacific: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 21 Asia-Pacific: Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 22 Asia-Pacific: Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 23 China: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 24 China: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 25 India: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 26 India: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 27 Uzbekistan: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 28 Uzbekistan: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 29 Thailand: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 30 Thailand: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 31 Japan: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 32 Japan: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 33 Rest of Asia-Pacific: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 34 Rest of Asia-Pacific: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 35 Europe: Silk Market Size, By Country, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 36 Europe: Silk Market Size, By Country, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 37 Europe: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 38 Europe: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 39 Europe: Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 40 Europe: Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 41 Italy: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 42 Italy: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 43 Romania: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 44 Romania: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 45 U.K.: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 46 U.K.: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 47 France: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 48 France: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 49 Turkey: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 50 Turkey: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 51 Rest of Europe: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 52 Rest of Europe: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 53 North America: Silk Market Size, By Country, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 54 North America: Silk Market Size, By Country, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 55 North America: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 56 North America: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 57 North America: Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 58 North America: Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 59 U.S.: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 60 U.S.: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 61 Canada: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 62 Canada: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 63 Mexico: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 64 Mexico: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 65 South America: Silk Market Size, By Country, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 66 South America: Silk Market Size, By Country, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 67 South America: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 68 South America: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 69 South America: Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 70 South America: Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (Thousand Ton)
Table 71 Brazil: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 72 Brazil: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 73 Peru: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 74 Peru: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 75 Rest of South America: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 76 Rest of South America: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 77 Middle East & Africa: Silk Market Size, By Country, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 78 Middle East & Africa: Silk Market Size, By Country, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 79 Middle East & Africa: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 80 Middle East & Africa: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 81 Middle East & Africa: Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 82 Middle East & Africa: Silk Market Size, By Application, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 83 Iran: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 84 Iran: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 85 Egypt: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 86 Egypt: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
Table 87 Rest of Middle East & Africa: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (USD Million)
Table 88 Rest of Middle East & Africa: Silk Market Size, By Type, 2014–2021 (Ton)
List of Figures (29 Figures)
Figure 1 Silk: Market Segmentation
Figure 2 Silk Market: Research Design
Figure 3 Market Size Estimation: Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 4 Market Size Estimation: Top-Down Approach
Figure 5 Data Triangulation
Figure 6 Research Assumptions
Figure 7 Mulberry Silk Dominates the Silk Market, 2016–2021
Figure 8 Textile Industry Dominates the Silk Market, 2016–2021
Figure 9 Asia-Pacific Dominated the Silk Market in 2015
Figure 10 Silk Market to Witness High Growth Between 2016 and 2021
Figure 11 Mulberry Silk to Be the Fastest-Growing Segment Between 2016 and 2021
Figure 12 Textile Application Accounted for Largest Share of Silk Market in 2015
Figure 13 Silk Market to Register High Growth in India Between 2016 and 2021
Figure 14 Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Challenges in the Silk Market
Figure 15 Supply Chain Analysis of the Silk Market
Figure 16 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 17 Mulberry Silk Dominates the Silk Market, 2016–2021
Figure 18 Asia-Pacific Projected to Be the Fastest-Growing Market for Mulberry Silk Between 2016 and 2021
Figure 19 Tussar Silk Projected to Witness High Growth in Asia-Pacific During Forecast Period (2016–2021)
Figure 20 High Growth Projected in Asia-Pacific During Forecast Period (2016–2021)
Figure 21 Spider Silk: an Emerging Type of Silk
Figure 22 Textile Application to Drive the Silk Market Between 2016 and 2021
Figure 23 Asia-Pacific is the Largest Market for Silk in Textile Application
Figure 24 Asia-Pacific Projected to Be the Largest Market for Silk in Cosmetics & Medicine Application Between 2016 and 2021
Figure 25 Asia-Pacific Market Snapshot: China is the Fastest-Growing Market, 2016–2021
Figure 26 Europe Market Snapshot: Italy is the Largest and Fastest Growing Market, 2016–2021
Figure 27 North America Silk Market Snapshot: U.S. Estimated to Be the Largest Market, 2016–2021
Figure 28 South America Silk Market Snapshot: Brazil is the Largest Market, 2016–2021
Figure 29 Middle East & Africa Silk Market Snapshot: Iran is the Largest Market
SUMMARY
The silk market is projected to reach USD 16.94 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 7.8% from 2016 to 2021. Silk is witnessing increase in demand in the Asia-Pacific region, mainly in China. Asia-Pacific is the largest producer of raw silk with easy availability of raw materials in the region. Silk finds application majorly in the textile industry. Increasing demand for silk from the textile industry has promoted the usage of silk. Furthermore, technological advancements in the sericulture industry are expected to drive the silk market.
Based on type, the mulberry silk segment is projected to lead the silk market from 2016 to 2021. Mulberry silk is majorly used in the textile industry. Mulberry silk is used in blends made with other natural fibers such as cotton to enhance the properties of the base fiber. The improving quality of silk is expected to increase the demand for mulberry silk and drive the silk market in the future. Tussar silk is the second-largest type of silk used after mulberry silk.
The Asia-Pacific region was the fastest-growing market for silk, in terms of value and volume, in 2015 and this trend is expected to continue till 2021. China, India, Uzbekistan, and Thailand are lucrative markets of silk in the Asia-Pacific region. The demand for silk is primarily driven by increasing population and export of textile goods in these countries. In addition, the domestic demand for silk in China and India is significantly influencing the demand for silk in the region.
Silk Market
Though the silk market is gaining importance, few factors are restraining the demand for silk from the textile industry. China is the largest producer of raw silk in the world. This increases the dependency on China for raw materials, which is considered as a major restraint for growth of the silk market.
Companies such as Anhui silk Co. Ltd. (China), Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (U.S.), Wujiang First Textile Co., Ltd. (China), Wujiang Wanshiyi Silk Co., Ltd. (China), and Zhejiang Jiaxin Silk Corp., Ltd. (China) are the leading players in the global silk market.
Hi Jazz,
I know it looks like a form letter as this is a ad to purchase the report, but the report is for real.
heres a link to a more detailed description of the report.
http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/silk-market-110379892.html
you can click on the table of contents tabs and look at the titles of the tables and exhibits.
Great job to King for finding this
I agree es1,
I believe this 2 year old prospectus will undoubtedly be referenced in next weeks 10-Q, which is why the numbers had to be updated.
If I wanted to wildly speculate, I could say they are using the amendment to reference the end of Kraig Labs financing deal with CSC, just as easily as it could reference a new extension.
Which is why I reiterate that it's existence predicts essentially nothing for us.
Thank you for your counterpoints. I honestly do appreciate them.
maybe, maybe not..actually, I made the assumption (without reading the whole filing) that kim was asking for an extension to the contract..as far as I can tell, its just an amendment with some clarification..
well many believed kim has not exercised his option of csc financing for some time..i think this amendment makes it obvious that he certainly intends to do so..next..
many have also believed that alternative financing was imminent..the amendment makes it appear that may not be so..
or like I said, kblb could sell all the shares as long as csc doesn't mind holding for a bit..which if they have been given the word, they shouldn't mind..