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Natural Fiber Welding Builds Dedicated Mirum® Production Facility

Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) adding over 100,000 sq. feet of manufacturing space in Peoria, plans to add more than 100 jobs in 2021


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Feb 04, 2021, 09:00 ET

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PEORIA, Ill., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Natural Fiber Welding, Inc. (NFW) today announced 110,000 square feet of new manufacturing space for production of their Mirum® plant-based leather. This expansion more than doubles the Peoria startup's manufacturing footprint. The company will eventually produce 10s of millions of square feet of Mirum per year for global brand partners within this new space. The new facility in the SC2 Logistics building at 801 West Jefferson Avenue in the downtown area of Peoria, will also house some Mirum® business and R&D functions.

"Over the last two years we've been collaborating with a substantial number of brands who are ready to bring Mirum® into the marketplace," said Oihana Elizalde, Vice President at NFW and head of the Mirum business unit. "We've shown that Mirum can perform like conventional leather in several key segments including fashion, footwear, and automotive -- but without any plastic resins, glues, or coatings other plant-based alternatives rely on." Mirum® debuted in the wild earlier this month on the new plant-based pouch line by Bellroy. NFW has launched a patch and trim collection through certified converter Medike-Landes and will announce more partners throughout 2021. Its first market-wide SKUs for accessories will be available this Spring.

"NFW is pioneering an entirely new system that will enable humanity to break our addiction to synthetic plastics in major global industries. Making our clothes, shoes, furniture, and automobiles from plants grown by regenerative agriculture is the future," said Founder and CEO Dr. Luke Haverhals.

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"This manufacturing facility provides NFW with exceptional capabilities and positions Peoria to become a national textile technology hub," said Tom Waggoner, Chief Operating Officer for NFW. "The SW Jefferson site provides exceptional value for NFW while also supporting the effort to bring employment opportunities to the most challenged areas of our community," he said.

"I'm encouraged and excited to see NFW come to the First District," said Peoria Councilwoman Denise Moore. "There's a lot of talent and tenacity in the people of my district," said Moore, "and we're ready to welcome NFW as a potential employer and also as our neighbor and partner in revitalizing our downtown."

Founded in 2015, NFW has deep roots in Peoria. Founder and CEO, Dr. Luke Haverhals conducted initial academic chemistry research on the company's 'fiber welding' technologies that enable ClarusTM fabrics first at the United States Naval Academy and then on the Bradley University campus as an Assistant Professor in the Mund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The company first resided in the Peoria Next Innovation Center. In 2018, NFW graduated to its Galena Road headquarters with, at that time, 30 full time employees. NFW currently has approximately 80 employees and is continuing its rapid expansion.

"This is an exciting step for NFW as we are now firmly in the commercialization and scaling phase of our company," said Founder and CEO Dr. Luke Haverhals. "NFW is scaling multiple pluripotent manufacturing platforms that produce highly tunable performance materials using abundant natural raw inputs. NFW is pioneering an entirely new system that will enable humanity to break our addiction to synthetic plastics in major global industries. Making our clothes, shoes, furniture, and automobiles from plants grown by regenerative agriculture is the future."

To learn more about Natural Fiber Welding and to find out how to join the team, please visit: https://naturalfiberwelding.com/

About NFW

NFW is a company dedicated to revolutionizing the materials industry. We develop technologies based on the sustainable use of plants and natural fibers for more beautiful durable goods and textiles. Our technologies broaden the spectrum of natural capabilities for application in the textile industry and beyond.

At NFW, our mission is to be stewards of material abundance, helping all of humanity prosper with less conflict over finite resources. We design with efficient supply chains that make use of renewable resources and waste materials. Using NFW's scientific breakthroughs, we enable natural fibers like cotton, flax, silk, wool, and other abundant renewable resources to interact at the molecular level and unlock performance previously only possible using synthetics from fossil resources.

We believe the best way to serve people is to respect each other while taking care of our shared environments; so we are building scalable technologies designed to have a positive global impact by using less resources to produce.

NFW was founded in 2015 and is based in Peoria, Illinois.

Media Contact

Annie M. Cull, Natural Fiber Welding, 202-297-0796, [email protected]

Alexa Ball, Jones-Dilworth, Inc., 217-953-1638, [email protected]

SOURCE Natural Fiber Welding

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https://naturalfiberwelding.com/

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