Please enjoy the 3-minute video sponsored by the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI), in which Dr. Wing Sung, BSc, MSc, PhD, Principal Research Officer, National Research Council of Canada (NRC), discusses his ground-breaking work on NAT’s CRAILAR® technology: an enzyme-based process to clean and extract fiber from hemp.

To view the video and footage of CRAILAR fiber processing, please click the URL below or cut and paste it to your web browser:

http://www.naturallyadvanced.com/s/Photo_Gallery.asp

As previously announced, on November 18th Dr. Sung was awarded the inaugural Clean Technology Innovation Award from OCRI for his work with NAT developing CRAILAR, its new organic fiber technology that creates an environmentally friendly alternative to cotton, and for his work reducing toxic effluent in the production of paper and textiles.
NAT’s lead scientist, Dr. Wing Sung, discusses CRAILAR® technology

About Naturally Advanced Technologies, Inc.

Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. is committed to unlocking the potential of renewable and environmentally sustainable biomass resources from hemp and other bast fibers.  NAT, through its wholly owned subsidiary Crailar Fiber Technologies Inc., is developing proprietary technologies for production of bast fibers, cellulose pulp, and their resulting by-products, in collaboration with Canada’s National Research Council and the Alberta Research Council.  CRAILAR® technology offers cost-effective and environmentally sustainable processing and production of natural, bast fibers such as hemp and flax, resulting in increased performance characteristics for use in textile, industrial, energy, medical and composite material applications.  The Company is also a provider of sustainable, environmentally friendly fibers and fabrics through its apparel division HTnaturals.  Founded in 1998 in response to the growing demand for environmentally friendly, socially responsible clothing, NAT adheres to a “triple bottom line” philosophy, respecting the human rights of employees, the environmental impact of the Company’s operations and fiscal responsibility to its shareholders. www.naturallyadvanced.com