The European Flax-Linen and Hemp Media Library

European Flax-Linen at Première Vision - Linen Itinerary

Designed by the Alliance, this booklet offers an address book listing all Alliance members spinners, weavers, knitters offering certified European...

The essential tutorial for writing a European Flax™ Invoice correctly

This video tutorial, dedicated to the drafting of European Flax™ Invoices, recalls the importance of this document in the European Flax™ Chain of...

The European flax production and transformation process

In 2022, the Alliance launched a wide-ranging study with the entire European flax industry. As part of this work, it mapped out the production and...

Lexicon of the world of linen designed by the Alliance

From A for Artificial to L for Linen, discover this glossary which brings together all the terms associated with the world of Linen with, for each,...

Fibre and Linen, helping to transform the fashion and decoration markets

The Alliance has unveiled the results of a study conducted by Kéa Partners and supported by the Normandy region, setting out five priority areas to...

The Alliance's fibre composite members directory at JEC 2023

During JEC World 2023, Alliance members offered numerous parts made from flax and hemp fibres, meeting the expectations of manufacturers in all...

Moisture sensitivity: advantages of Flax and Hemp fibres in Composites

The study on the moisture sensitivity of flax and hemp fibres in composites (A moisture Sensitivity Technical Guideline) highlights their specific...

Vibration damping, the benefits of flax and hemp fibre composites

Unveiled at JEC World 2023, the Alliance's new scientific report -Vibration Damping in Flax & Hemp Fibre Composites- confirms the advantages of...

CELC becomes Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp

In 2023, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp becomes the new identity of the former European Flax and Hemp Confederation. The organisation...

Better sleep with Flax-Linen

Several scientific studies carried out by CETELOR (the French textile technology platform) have shown that linen's plant fibres offer a quality of...

The short and the long history of Flax-Linen

Linen has been dressing mankind for over 38,000 years. Innovative and creative, it has survived the centuries by adapting to the needs of the...

Summary Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of European Flax™ scutched fibres

Summary of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in accordance with the European PEF method, v.2.0. including the analysis of remarkably low (Water,...

Linen Day Paris 2022 Highlights

On 9 June 2022, the Alliance organised Linen Day Paris - a first-of-its-kind event designed to bring together the major players in the industry and...

2021 European Flax-Linen Barometer

The 2021 Flax-Linen Barometer underscores the increasing popularity of linen in fashion, despite the 2020 pandemic. The number of designers...

Video ‘We Are Linen’: an ode to European flax, from field to finished product

The film shows a contemporary dance troupe encountering the flax fields of Europe's north-western coastal strip (France, Belgium and the...

Detailed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of European Flax™ scutched fibre

This LCA details the growing and scutching practices for European Flax™ fibre and the interpretation of the impacts calculated using the PEF v.2.0...

The European Flax Barometer 2021

During a webinar, the Alliance reveals the results of the Linen Barometer 2021, a study carried out in collaboration with the Economic Observatory...

Technical data sheet templates for producers of flax and hemp preforms

Meeting industry's needs on international level requires the use of standard performance evaluation criteria. The Alliance [formerly CELC] has...

The Flax-Linen movie, a living material of full promise (part 2)

Be Linen Movie 2 completes the documentary dyptic devoted to European linen. Flax is a versatile and innovative material, with a place for itself...

Technical book: flax and hemp, bio-sourced solutions for industry

Co-published with JEC World, the international trade fair dedicated to composites and their applications, which takes place every year in Paris,...