they appear to be farther ahead with their product in applications Kraig would want
The premise goes against Leimer's statement of:
Large-scale output for products such as fibers and high-performance textileswill come after 2015, Leimer says.
"After 2015" = 2016 and beyond....
Not to mention,having to work out the cost-effective advantage that KBLB will present;present and future (though this may already be included in his estimate).
If I was KBLB, I wouldn't lose sleep over that statement.
After all, KBLB is focusing on spider silk FIBER technologies and their potential applications.