Milk fiber

There are several trade names for milk-casein-based fibers, including Lanital, Fibrolane and Aralac.

First produced and patented in Italy in 1935 by Antonio Ferretti[1] and sold under the name Lanital, milk fiber was created under an Italian national self-sufficiency drive and was intended to capitalize on previous successes with rayon.

[2] Milk fibers enjoyed a brief period of success in the 1930s and 1940s.

[3] During the 2010s several producers tried to reintroduce milk fibers to commercial production.

[citation needed] The production process of milk fiber was of some public interest and was documented on film by several contemporary sources.