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Austria's Andritz & Van Robaeys partner for high-tech flax processing

13 Jan '25
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Austria's Andritz & Van Robaeys partner for high-tech flax processing
Pic: Andritz

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  • ANDRITZ has supplied and commissioned two advanced teXline bast fiber refining and cottonizing lines for Van Robaeys in France, enhancing flax fiber production to meet growing demand for sustainable, high-quality textile fibers.
  • Processing up to 800 kg/h, these lines mark a 50-year collaboration, supporting Van Robaeys' sustainable production goals in Europe, the largest flax fiber producer.
International technology group ANDRITZ supplied and recently commissioned two new refining and cottonizing lines for Van Robaeys, France.

These fully customized teXline bast fiber lines enable the company to increase its production of textile fibers from flax.

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.

These lines are the seventh and eighth ANDRITZ cottonizing lines for Van Robaeys, with the first having been in operation for fifty years.

“It has been a real pleasure to collaborate with the ANDRITZ textile experts again, fifty years after purchasing our first ANDRITZ line. With our new equipment, we benefit from the latest bast fiber processing technology and significantly increase our capabilities in the production of high-quality fibers,” says Pierre D’Arras, CEO of Van Robaeys.

Van Robaeys is a family-owned company producing flax fibers for the spinning industry. Its extensive expertise in flax scutching dates back to 1919. The recent investment supports the company’s efforts toward sustainable and zero-waste fiber production.

ANDRITZ has many years of expertise in technology for the decortication of straw from bast fiber crops, as well as for refining and cottonizing fibers and shives for further processing. This premium quality fiber is ready to be used for nonwoven or spinning processes in the textile industry.

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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RM)

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