Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp to host expanded natural fibre village at JEC World 2023

Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp members Bcomp, Demgy Group, Depestele, EcoTechnilin, Flipts & Dobbels, Safilin and Terre de Lin will be joined at the JEC Composites Natural Fibre Village by first time exhibitors CultureiN and Texinov Tech, making it the only natural fibres village at JEC to date.

Members will exhibit a wide range of flax products designed for industrial-scale-use, from building materials and performance parts for automotive vehicles, to motorsport components, consumer goods and products for the marine industry. For this latest edition, a central networking and social area will also be added to the Natural Fibre Village for increased collaboration amongst members and their partners.

Meet the key players on the JEC Composites Natural Fibres Village:
• Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp: Hall 5, booth C43
• BComp: Hall 5, booth A45
• Culture In: Hall 5, booth A51
• Demgy Group: Hall 5, booth B46
• Depestele: Hall 5, booth C39
• EcoTechnilin: Hall 5, booth B51
• Emanuel Lang: Hall 5, booth C51
• Flipts & Dobbels: Hall 5, booth B50
• Safilin: Hall 5, booth C45
• Terre de lin: Hall 5, booth C49
• Texinov Tech: Hall 5, booth A55

As well as the latest developments exhibited on member stands within the village, highlights on display at the JEC World 2023 Innovation Planets will also include:
• Alpine A110 E-ternite with flax fibre composite parts by Terre de Lin
• Harley Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle with Bcomp ampliTex™ flax bodywork
• K2 touring skis using Bcomp ampliTex™ natural fibre reinforcements

Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp will also publish a new technical fibre technical report at JEC World 2023 with the latest addition to its document library featuring a detailed study of the vibration damping benefits of flax and hemp fibres in composite structures. In addition, the Alliance will continue to reinforce the value of its European Flax® certification, that provides manufacturers of composites with fully traceable and certified premium-quality flax fibres that are sustainably grown in Western Europe.

“We are clearly stating our ambition of making European Flax-Linen and Hemp the preferred sustainable premium fibers worldwide. To this end, our strategic trajectory focuses on three pillars: growing our Flax-Linen and Hemp ecosystem; becoming an innovative and sustainable international reference; and, finally, guaranteeing quality and embodying desirability. Today, the European Flax-Linen and Hemp ecosystem thus embodies an innovative and sustainable European textile dynamic that meets the needs of consumers and brands.” said Bart Depourcq, President, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp.

Further, as part of the JEC Composite Exchange sessions during the show, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp will present a session titled, “Flax and Hemp fibre composites, The biobased solutions for the Industry,” when it will discuss the latest natural fibre composite developments, vibration-damping properties of flax and hemp in composites, and updates on its work on environmental trajectory, life-cycle analysis (LCA) of flax-fibre reinforcements. The session, presented by the experts of the enlarged European Scientific Council of the Alliance, will take place on 25 April at 4.00PM on the Agora Stage in Hall 5. 

“The composites industry is striving to make its products more environmentally sustainable, without compromising the low weight and excellent mechanical properties for which they are prized. The use of flax-fibre reinforcements could make a significant contribution to meeting these challenges, and we look forward to promoting the latest developments from our members at JEC World 2023.” added Valentin Depestele, President of the Technical Uses section, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp.

Meet Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp at JEC World 2023, Hall 5, booth C43.