Depestele

"Working since 1949 in the transformation of textile flax, the Depestele Group , a fully integrated international group, manages the entire textile sector from the cultivation of flax to the production of finished fabrics. The leading private flax producer in Europe, the group works on around 8,000 hectares in flax cultivation in the departments of Seine-Maritime, Eure and Calvados. The company works with more than 600 farmers. Its two main activities are the cultivation and scutching of flax. The group has 4 scutching lines, allowing the recovery of all the straw by obtaining various products: tow (long fiber), tow (short fiber), shives (wood part of the stem) and seeds. The Depestele Group is present in the entire textile sector from agricultural production to weaving. It offers a high-end fiber for the clothing and household linen market. To diversify its production, the Depestele Group is also developing fibers that can be used directly by manufacturers in the composite sector for structural applications. The company has the ""Masters of Linen"" label which indicates that the flax has been cultivated and processed within the European Union, in compliance with the environmental and social standards in force."