Panda Biotech and Oritain are working together to create the world’s first scientifically traceable hemp fiber from field to garment for the global textile industry. With new laws in the United States, a global shift back to natural materials, and a greater need for green alternatives to synthetics, Panda Biotech will process premium, textile grade, cottonized natural hemp fiber for industrial and consumer products.
Their first facility is in Wichita Falls, Texas, and will be operational in mid-2022.
Panda Biotech is developing what is believed to be the largest hemp facility globally and investing heavily in a greener future. Working with Oritain, Panda can protect and promote that future and, together, help the industry, and consumers, dress more responsibly.
Hemp is one of the strongest available natural fibers for textile processing. It is significantly stronger and more durable than cotton and provides better ultraviolet (UV) protection than other natural fiber-based fabrics. Hemp also checks off virtually all of the boxes required to be considered sustainable. It is now being used in Pakistan also for denim manufacturing.
Based in Dallas, Texas, privately held Panda Biotech, LLC is a first mover in the emerging U.S. industrial hemp fiber industry. Panda Biotech’s executive leadership has extensive experience developing, financing, constructing, and operating large-scale infrastructure facilities in clean energy.
They have developed 22 projects representing approximately $12 billion in invested capital.
Oritain is a world leader in using forensic science to trace the origin of products. It works with Mother Nature and doesn’t rely on barcodes, packaging, or other tracer systems. Everything that is grown, reared, or made, is a product of its environment, absorbing a unique ratio of elements and nutrients depending on where in the world it comes from.
