About linen
Northern Linen is member of The European Confederation of Linen and Hemp (CELC). CELC is the only European agro-industrial organization federating all the stages of production and transformation for linen & hemp. (see our Quality Labels)
Linen movie 1 by CELC
Linen movie 2 by CELC
Some nice facts & figures about linen
European linen
= N° 1 in the world with 85% of the worldwide production
of scutched flax fibers
Cultivation and Scutching
+ 7,500 agricultural companies within 14 European countries
Average land surface for flax grower
11 hectares per farm (Source C.I.P.A.LIN)
81 300 hectares of flax cultivated in the E.U.
90% of scutched flax is destined for the textile market including
60% for clothing
15% for household linens
15% for furniture and lifestyle
10% of scutched flax is destined for new technical opportunities
1 hectare of scutched European flax
= 6 tons of straw
= 1,5 tons of scutched flax
= 0,65 ton of yarn
= 3,750 sq. meters of fabric / 4,000 shirts / 431 bedsheets
(Source : CELC and C.I.P.A. LIN)
Linen textile consumption in Europe
<1% of textile fibers consumed worldwide
Planting
The 100 days of flax. Planted between March 15th and April 15th, the seed takes 100 days to gow and reach 1 meter when it flowers.