ANDRITZ bast fiber lines for flax processing start up at Van Robaeys

International technology group ANDRITZ supplied and recently commissioned two new refining and cottonizing lines for Van Robaeys, France.

With the new lines, Van Robaeys is responding to the growing demand from the French market for cottonized and high-quality textile fibers from natural sources. Europe is the world’s largest producer of flax fibers, showing a 133% increase in flax cultivation areas between 2010 and 2020.

The ANDRITZ teXline bast fiber lines can process up to 800 kg/h of fiber and use state-of-the-art equipment to ensure a high degree of flexibility throughout the fiber processing operations.
more at: https://www.andritz.com/newsroom-en/nonwoven-and-textile/2025-01-10-van-robaeys-group

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