# Canon Virginia expands manufacturing to natural silk protein

Canon Virginia, Inc. announced plans to expand manufacturing operations at its Newport News facility to scale a method of isolating natural silk protein, retraining 30 employees for the new production line.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-02-03
- Where: Newport News, Virginia, United States
- Jobs: 30
- Status: announced
- Products: natural silk protein
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Canon Virginia, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/82720.md)

## Sources

- [newportnewsva.com](https://newportnewsva.com/innovation-grows-here/), 2025-02-03: "Canon Virginia, Inc. (CVI) announced plans to expand manufacturing operations at its Newport News facility."

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