# AMSilk and Airbus partner to develop Biosteel composite fibers

AMSilk announced a partnership with Airbus to develop composite materials using AMSilk's Biosteel fiber for lightweight, high-performance aircraft. The biopolymer is based on spider silk.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-09-12
- Status: announced
- Products: Biosteel fiber composite materials
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (partner)
- [AMSilk](https://endata.com/companies/30350.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [amsilk.com](https://www.amsilk.com/amsilk-announces-partnership-with-airbus/), 2018-09-12: "We are excited to be working with Airbus, the world leader in performance airplanes, to create a fundamentally new material"

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