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Facility Adjustments Continue Into New Year VICTORIA, BC and PORTLAND, OR, Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR®, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, has revised its estimated production start date at its new Pamplico, S.C. facility from Friday, December 28 to a targeted timeframe of mid January. The delay has been attributed to safety and compliance...

Full production on schedule to commence December 28 VICTORIA and PORTLAND, OR, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - In line with the announcement last month, CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF) commissioned its first full-scale CRAiLAR manufacturing facility in Pamplico, S.C., on Monday, December 17. "This is a milestone event for us as a company and an industry partner, heralding a new era in sustainable natural fibers for multiple market...

Milestone Takes Company From Construction to Operations, Focus on Partner Order Delivery, Innovation Ahead VICTORIA, BC and PORTLAND, OR, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF) confirmed on Wednesday that it will commission the Company's first full-scale manufacturing facility for CRAiLAR Flax Fiber on December 17, 2012. Announced on its investor call in October, the timeline remains in place to begin production...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Weyerhaeuser Company, a global leader in cellulose fiber technology and sustainable forestry, today announced the launch of a proprietary, patent-pending form of thermoplastic composite that uses sustainably sourced cellulose fiber as a reinforcement additive. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120111/AQ34535LOGO) Called THRIVE(TM) composites, the product will initially be used in household goods and automotive parts. In...

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford's investigation into the use of tree fibers called cellulose in plastic composites has shown using the fiber in automotive applications could significantly reduce CO(2) emissions and weight, while speeding processing time by as much as 40 percent Ford has worked with Weyerhaeuser - one of the largest forest products companies in the world - to prove out a more sustainable plastic composite material for future Ford vehicle...

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HEMP, INC. (OTC: HEMP) (www.hemp.com), a publically traded company forging a path in the industrial hemp industry, while educating consumers on the myriad of uses for industrial hemp is partnering with CleanPath Resources Corp (CRC) for the distribution of HerbaGenix(TM) hemp nutraceuticals. The strategic merger has aggressive entrepreneurs clamoring to position themselves to be the first to get the product into the hands of those consumers....

VICTORIA, BC and PORTLAND, OR, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. ("NAT" or the "Company") (TSXV: NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR® Flax Fiber, announced it had completed its final large scale production and commercialization trial with Barnhardt Manufacturing, one of its key third party manufacturers, this month. The fiber is destined to go to CRAiLAR's partner brands, including Georgia-Pacific for formed materials, Levi...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In a development that could have wide reaching ramification for material production, researchers may have finally unlocked a consistent process for producing spider silk from bacteria. A new video article in JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, demonstrates a key step in the procedures to harvest and process synthetic spider silk from bacteria called “post-spin.” In this step, silk molecules are mechanically stretched to...

CRAiLAR Flax to be Introduced in Domestic Goods VICTORIA AND PORTLAND,OR, July 18, 2012 /CNW/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. ("NAT" or the "Company") (TSXV: NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR®, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, announced it has commenced delivery of an initial 100,000 pounds of fiber to retail partner Target's designated vendor. It will be introduced in domestic goods available at retail in Spring 2013. The...

VICTORIA, B.C. and Portland, Ore, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. ("NAT" or the "Company") (TSXV: NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR® Flax Fiber, is a member of the TSX Venture 50, and touts clients including HanesBrands, Georgia-Pacific, Levi Strauss and Company, and Target, has launched its newly-created principal web property, Crailar.com. The site moves the Company's external brand focus toward its featured product, CRAiLAR...