Company Profile

Bear Fiber Inc
Profile last edited on: 10/17/2023      CAGE: 86X57      UEI: NQETT65B7MM1

Business Identifier: Cottonized natural hemp fiber, blended yarn/textiles & apparel for design, development & production
Year Founded
1990
First Award
2020
Latest Award
2021
Program Status
Active
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Location Information

1314 Grace Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
   (910) 352-8835
   contact@bearfiber.com
   www.bearfiber.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 07
County: New Hanover

Public Profile

As a firm, Bear Fiber is addressing achieving a global supply of cottonized hemp fiber for technical textiles: industrial hemp. To date, very litte Industrial Hemp has been grown in the US but in the 2018 Farm Bill legalized its regulated production. With a primary focus on the production of textile grade fibers, Bear Fiber processes the product to achieve a fiber described as "similar to cotton, but (having) greater strength and abrasion, antimicrobial properties and UV resistance". Bear Fiber is now operational and structured to provide fully finished apparel to retail brands and cottonized natural hemp fiber, blended yarns & textiles for designers, development & production. The goal is to help grow the American Hemp Fiber Industry by developing a commercially sustainable market in the US to support farmers, processors, yarn spinners, textile manufacturers and the apparel industry.

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
10-14
Revenue Range
1M-1.5M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
10-14

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2021 1 Navy $137,692
Project Title: MCCUU Made With Domestically Grown and Processed American Hemp Fiber
2020 1 USDA $99,859
Project Title: US Hemp Fiber Produced for Domestic and Export Textile Markets

Key People / Management

  Guy Carpenter -- President and CEO