AMSilk yarns –
a revolutionary silk protein textile solution
At AMSilk, we are redefining the future of materials by using cutting-edge biotechnology to provide scalable, high-margin solutions that address global market demands. Our biotech produced yarns combine industrial scalability, superior performance, and significantly lower resource consumption.
Derived from natural raw materials, the production of our lab-produced yarns consumes less natural resources compared to many traditional natural or animal-based fibers. Neither our raw materials nor the production process involve any source of fossile resources, eliminating the issue with microplastics. Technically, AMSilk yarns go beyond earlier bio replacements known to the material industry. By the use of today’s most advanced science and technology – including AI-driven protein engineering that allows customization at molecular level and precision biofermentation – we deliver biotech produced silk protein yarns at highest industry standard that offer enhanced performance to many existing yarns for traditional and innovative applications.
Our current product portfolio ranges from super fine yarns for silk like premium filaments for fashion and accessories to more technical yarns for automotive interiors, but there are plenty of other possible textile applications in the future due to the exciting properties and adaptability of our proteins. Our yarns have industry standard: Fabric production incl. knitting, weaving, dyeing, finishing can be performed using existing textile machines.
AMSilk yarns are produced using a highly innovative technique. The foundation of all our materials is pure silk protein powder, which is dissolved and then spun into filaments through a wet spinning process. This results in a unique 100% silk filaments. Currently, AMSilk is the only company capable of spinning high-quality filaments from silk proteins – at industrial scale -, which can be processed into fabrics on any textile machine.
We have collaborated with market leaders such as MERCEDES, OMEGA, and AIRBUS as well as many other leading brands in the luxury, footwear and mobility sectors, to construct several prototypes and the first ever commercial products. AMSilk Fiber is the very first high-performance biotech-produced silk-based fiber with true environmental integrity to be presented to the market.
OEKO-TEX Standard 100
Confidence in Textiles
SGS Institute Fresenius
Aqueous aerobic biodegradation
MTC Microbial Testing Competence
Antibacterial activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces
The Vegan Society
Vegan and non-animal testing certification