Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc (KBLB)

[Eskaminagaga]

Both Spiber and Bolt Threads indicate that their arrangements with Patagonia and Goldwin (The North Face Japan's Manufacturer) are in the form of partnerships. I know that Goldwin invested 3 billion yen (~$30 million USD) in Spiber, but I am unsure if Patagonia made a similar investment in Bolt Threads.

A Spiber representative mentioned to me several months ago that the Moon Parka will likely come out in the late fall or winter time this year to give them time to manufacture enough of them and simply due to the fact that it is a heavy winter jacket.

Bolt Threads mentioned that they should have some products released by Patagonia in 2018 and other products through other companies next year sometime.

Honestly, based on the silkworm life cycle and the crossbreeding that will have to be done with local silkworm lines to get them acclimated with the local climates overseas, i don't expect to see any "mundane" textile products from KBLB silk hitting the shelf until late 2018 at the very earliest assuming they set up their overseas facilities sometime in the next couple months. Technical textiles could likely be publicly marketed earlier as the Indiana facility is ramped up assuming there are no issues with quality or consistency, though.