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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  • Flax-Linen, the fibre of civilisation(s) - book
    copyright Alliance
    • Linen

    Flax-Linen, the fibre of civilisation(s): the event book that unveils the history of a thousand-year-old textile

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    • Linen

    Evolution of the European Flax™ standard

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  • The flax industry unveils its new website
    copyright Alliance N. Kiaïe
    • Linen

    EDITO : Cultivating inspiration

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  •  Toulon Design Parade 2023

    June 2023: Multi award-winning linen at the Design Parade

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  • Linen is entering our homes
    copyright Bassols

    Linen: a fabric to beautify your home

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  • Varian wall tiles
    copyright CultureIn

    JEC 2023: flax and hemp fibre composites among its biggest stars

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Events


  • Flax-Linen, the fibre of civilisation(s) - book
    copyright Alliance
    • Linen

    Flax-Linen, the fibre of civilisation(s): the event book that unveils the history of a thousand-year-old textile

    The book, Flax-linen, the fibre of civilisation(s), tells us the story of flax-linen. From agronomy to economics and technology, the story takes us on a journey through time from Neolithic times to the present day. With its sacred nature, this fibre offers us a unique insight into history.

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  • Domaine Gomart Farms and Outbuildings
    © Marie Pierre Morel
    • Linen

    "Fermes et Dépendances" (Farms and Outbuildings), a book about the modern faces of agriculture

    Catherine Scotto and Marie Pierre Morel's new book, "Fermes et Dépendances" (Farms and Outbuildings), celebrates eleven contemporary agricultural pioneers whose day-by-day efforts bear witness to an unrivalled passion for preserving traditions.

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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

European Flax™

The European Flax™ certification guarantees the traceability for premium flax fiber grown in Western Europe for all its outlets.
A vegetable fiber from an agriculture that respects the environment, without irrigation* or GMOs.
*Except in exceptional circumstances

Learn more about European Flax™ certification
Masters of linen™ certification

Masters of linen™

The Masters of linen™ certification guarantees the traceability of linen processed by European companies and on European & Euromed 1 sites.
A textile of excellence, local at all stages: from the European Flax™ vegetable fiber, to yarn and fabric.

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