HN0004952 - LINEN SAINT MARTIN - OLCO: COMPOSITE LINEN OPTIMIZATION
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LA LINIERE DE SAINT MARTIN
Aware of the potential of linen fiber due to its properties, LSM has developed, with the skills of Mr. VANFLETEREN François, new products for composite applications. Light, ecological and with a strength close to that of fiberglass, flax fiber - transformed into linen sail - can in fact be the subject of multiple applications (boat hulls, skis, tennis rackets, bicycle frames, etc.) and thus enjoys a growing reputation in different sectors of industry such as automobiles, aeronautics and leisure. Thus, these new markets constitute very strong development potential for flax fiber as reinforcing fiber. Consolidation and gaining market share in composites require R&D work, particularly to optimize the technical and mechanical properties of Linen ribbons. In the OLCO project, LSM, preparer of flax for composite, joins the AGRI'TERR laboratory of the Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais-Esitpa in partnership to jointly carry out this research program.
Smarter Europe / Research and innovation / Research and innovation infrastructure, processes, technology transfer and cooperation in enterprises focusing on the low carbon economy and on resilience to climate change