Alliance
for European
Flax-Linen & Hemp

The Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp is the only European agro-industrial organization that serves as a global reference and brings together all players in the European Flax-Linen and Hemp value chain. From field to finished product.

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    Linen & Hemp Dream Lab: The Platform Reinventing Textile Material Sourcing

    Designed fashion, home décor, and technical industries' professionals, this innovative tool aims to simplify the European Flax-Linen and Hemp materials research.

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  • Flax-Linen, a plant fibre that inspires creativity

    European flax-linen is made from a plant fibre and is firmly establishing itself in the interior design sector, from floors to ceilings, with its proven functional and technical properties (sound and heat insulation, lightness, specific rigidity, etc.) and its limited environmental footprint.

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We guarantee origin and traceability


The Alliance strives to prove and publicize the remarkable properties of flax and its products and to set up certified traceability through 2 certifications.

European Flax™ certification

Masters of Flax Fibre™
(ex-European Flax™)

A certification that ensures integrated crop management practices and highlights the unique expertise of European fibre producers.
Masters of Flax Fibre™ provides European origin traceability from Flax fibre to finished product, for all end markets.

Learn more about Masters of FLAX FIBRE™ (ex-European Flax™) certification
Masters of linen™ certification

Masters of linen™

A certification of distinction for European spinners, weavers and knitters who excel in the craft of transforming Flax into Linen and who are committed to prioritizing European Flax-Linen sourcing.
Masters of Linen™ is a guarantee that all cultivation and processing steps are made by European companies, from Masters of Flax Fibre™ to yarn to fabric.

Learn more about Masters of linen™ certification

To remember…


  • ¾

    of the world's production of long fibres (the main product from scutching for the textile industry) is produced in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

    185,000 hectares

    in Europe of Flax in 2024 (incl. 87% in France, or 162,000 hectares)

    116,000 tonnes

    of long fibres in 2024 (incl. 100,000 tonnes in France)

    +128 %

    increase in the area under flax between 2014-2024

    < 0.5%

    of the world production of textile fibres. Europe, the world's leading producer of flax fibre

  • A European fibre
    Local
    Helps preserve soil quality

    Grown in rotation: contributes to optimal soil structure and increases yield of the following crop

    European
    know-how

    A culture that cannot be relocated

    Creative
    Innovative
    vegetal
  • Renewable resource
    Zero-waste plant
    Traceable
    Ethical
    production

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