Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Ships its First Commercial Spider Silk Yarn Order for Performance Sports Brand
The small pilot shipment fulfills a customer purchase commitment, while development of the intended textile lies ahead.
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (KBLB) shipped its first commercial order of recombinant spider silk yarn for a performance sports brand. The yarn was custom-processed to the customer's specifications and shipped to fulfill a purchase commitment under a confidential pilot development program. The shipment is small by design, and the yarn is slated for development into a performance textile.
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- Moderate pointFirst commercial spider silk yarn order shipped to fulfill a customer purchase commitment.
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- Minor pointShipment volume is small by design, rather than a bulk order.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Pilot development is still needed before the yarn becomes the intended performance textile.
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Milestone Marks Recombinant Spider Silk’s Move from Scaled Production to a First-of-Its-Kind Performance Textile
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“the Company”, “Kraig Labs”, or “Kraig's”), a world leader in spider silk technology*, today announced the shipment of its first commercial order of recombinant spider silk yarn. The custom-engineered yarn was produced to fulfill a purchase commitment from a globally recognized performance sports brand and is slated for development into a first-of-its-kind performance textile.
This spider silk sale is part of a confidential pilot development program. The program targets one of the most demanding and innovation-focused segments of the athletic apparel market. The yarn has been custom processed to the customer's specifications and has now shipped.
“Completing the delivery of this spider silk yarn is a huge milestone for Kraig Labs,” said Kim Thompson, Founder and CEO of Kraig Labs. “The volume is small by design. This is a precision application, not a bulk order. It is exactly the kind of application where spider silk's real advantages can be highlighted. Strength, flexibility, toughness, and light weight, under conditions pushing materials to their limits. This application is a shining example of how spider silk can transform markets.”
The shipment comes at a pivotal moment for the global textile industry, as fashion and performance brands explore new materials while confronting the challenge of moving promising fiber technologies from laboratory innovation to reliable production. Textile Exchange’s Materials Market Report 2026, published September 22, reported that global fiber production reached a record 139 million metric tons in 2025, with polyester accounting for
Kraig Labs views elite performance apparel as one of the clearest proving grounds for recombinant spider silk. A category where gains in strength-to-weight ratio and durability translate directly into competitive advantage for the athlete.
“High-performance sport is where materials prove themselves,” Thompson continued. “Performance wins. That is the only thing that matters in elite sport. It's about how it performs when everything is on the line, and that's exactly what we intend to prove.”
While the quantity of silk in this shipment is small, Kraig Labs believes the true significance lies in what it represents for the broader athletic and performance textile market. A successful application here demonstrates that recombinant spider silk can meet the exacting technical standards of elite sport, standards few materials, natural or synthetic, are able to satisfy. A validated performance application of this kind opens the door to further engagement with brands across the performance apparel space.
“This is the kind of project that changes the conversation,” Thompson concluded. “When a brand at this level puts our material to the test, the results speak for themselves. We intend for this to be the first of many.”
The Company's leadership in biomaterials was recently spotlighted on the cover of the March 2026 issue of National Geographic, highlighting the growing importance and predominance of our work in scaling spider silk production.
Interested persons can order a copy of National Geographic featuring Kraig Labs at https://ngsingleissues.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo-march-2026.
You can purchase a digital copy of the article directly from National Geographic at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spider-silk-silkworm-genetic-engineering
For the latest updates on Kraig Labs and its pioneering spider silk technologies, visit www.kraiglabs.com.
For details about recent Kraig Labs advancements, please watch the Company's investor updates at www.kraiglabs.com/videos or on the Company's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@kraigbiocraftlaboratories2270.
To view the most recent news from Kraig Labs and/or to sign up for Company alerts, please go to www.KraigLabs.com/news
* For a description of our historical leadership in this technology, please follow this link https://www.kraiglabs.com/world-leader/
Kraig Labs Technology is built on a scientifically engineered silkworm, which incorporates key spider silk proteins to produce recombinant spider silk.
About Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (www.KraigLabs.com), a reporting biotechnology company is the leading developer of genetically engineered spider silk-based fiber technologies.
The Company has achieved a series of scientific breakthroughs in the area of spider silk technology with implications for the global textile industry.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information
Statements in this press release about the Company's future and expectations other than historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” These statements are made on the basis of management's current views and assumptions. As a result, there can be no assurance that management's expectations will necessarily come to pass. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “foresees,” “estimated,” “hopes,” “if,” “develops,” “researching,” “research,” “pilot,” “potential,” “could” or other words or phrases of similar import. Forward looking statements include descriptions of the Company's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions and goals. All such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security.
Ben Hansel, Hansel Capital, Inc.
(720) 288-8495
ir@KraigLabs.com
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What was Kraig Biocraft Laboratories' first commercial spider silk yarn shipment for?
The shipment fulfilled a purchase commitment from a performance sports brand under a confidential pilot development program. The custom-processed yarn is slated for development into a performance textile.