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natural fibres
JCM: What range of products do you market?

C.F. : We market the Lincore® line of 100%

flax long-fibre non-twist roving that can
be woven into preforms, which can then
be preimpregnated with thermoplastic or
thermoset resins. We also propose roving
or reinforcements made of commingled

interview

François Vanfleteren
Chief Executive Officer
LINEO

JEC Composites Magazine: What is Lineo's
core business?

François Vanfleteren: Established

in 2006, Lineo has gained a position as a leading developer of natural flax fibre reinforcements for composite applications. Lineo
makes the most of technical flax fibre to
improve the performance of the composite
materials that its customers produce.

flax and thermoplastic fibres, and also
short fibres and micronized fillers for
compounding.

C.F. : In addition to our flagship Lincore®
Lineo has developed flax expertise and now
holds a number of patents on its technologies and products. Lineo uses its acquired
skills to develop three different product
lines:
- FlaxTape™ - unidirectional flax fibre tapes,
- FlaxPly™ - sized flax fabrics for direct
applications,
- FlaxPreg™ - flax reinforced prepregs.
JCM: What are your key application sectors?

F.V. : Lineo products are already on the

market in the sports and leisure sector, and
we are targeting higher-volume markets like
automotive, railway and aerospace.

JCM: Could you tell us about the product that
received an award at JEC EUROPE 2015?

F.V. : This year, Lineo won a JEC innovation
Award in the "semi-finished product" category, along with its partners PSA Peugeot
Citröen, Faurecia and the University of

Charly Duguey : For our first exhibition with JEC, we've chosen JEC Americas
Houston to share our expertise in the use
of flax and hemp fibres in the non-woven
industry. SANECO is a major player in the
flax and hemp industry with more than 20

FlaxTape™

Reims Champagne-Ardenne (France). This
consortium succeeded in designing and
developing a flax-fibre-reinforced sandwich
panel for automotive applications with three
key objectives:
- using renewable resources,
- drastically reducing the panel's weight
compared to current solutions,
- defining a manufacturing process that is
compatible with automotive mass production (short cycle times, cost of materials). n
More information:
www.lineo.eu
JEC Americas booth 1626

low dust level, controlled length and specific
fineness, this fibre is designed to be used
as a single fibre or in a blend with viscose,
Tencell, PLA... and works just as well as a
synthetic fibre in a card.
Flax fibres and non woven solutions

JEC Composites Magazine: What motivates
you to exhibit at JEC Americas Houston?

More information:
www.groupedepestele.com
JEC Americas booth 1626

JCM: What solution will you highlight at JEC
Americas?

interview

Yann Karpus
Export manager
SANECO

line (roving and technical fabrics), JEC
Americas will unveil our innovative radome
prototype made of flax composite. n

years' experience in supplying the non-woven industry, finding solutions to integrate
flax and hemp fibres into composites.
We are enthusiastic to exhibit our newest
developments with companies looking for
a sustainable and most advanced bio-sourced fibre.
JCM: What solution will you highlight at the
trade show?

C.D. : After 5 years of research, we have set
a unique quality of chemically-treated flax
fibre dedicated for spunlace. Thanks to its

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JCM: What type of application sectors do you
target?

C.D. : There are many potential applica-

tions, including interior panels for the car
industry, dashboard reinforcement and
composites. Our newest grades make it
possible to produce low-weight non-wovens (40 to 60 gsm), thus opening new
prospects in sectors such as transportation,
construction & interior design, geotextiles,
composites...n
More information:
www.saneco.com
JEC Americas booth 1626

http://www.groupedepestele.com/ http://www.lineo.eu http://www.saneco.com

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