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Woven from the Red Sea: Saudi Arabia’s First Seaweed Fabric

Woven from the Red Sea: Saudi Arabia’s First Seaweed Fabric
From the Coastline Native seaweed species from the Red Sea are being developed into fabric prototypes with future commercial potential. The work highlights how regional resources can power globally relevant sustainable textiles. KAUST
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  • 19 December 2025
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  • 19 December 2025

An under-utilised local natural resource — the seaweed from the Red Sea — is being developed for the first time into an innovative, fully traceable sustainable fabric by the Fashion Commission of Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and fabric manufacturer Pyratex. Fiona Symes, Chief Operating Officer at KAUST Beacon Development (KBD), the consultancy arm at KAUST, shares details on the project.

Read the original story on texfash.