Flax weaves its way into cars and aircraft

摘要

Automotive Tier One supplier Faurecia has developed and patented a composite material called Flaxpreg which uses natural flax fibres in a thermoset resin matrix. At a conference on flax and hemp organised by JEC Group and the European Confederation of Linen and Hemp (CELC) in Leuven, Belgium, in December 2012, the French company said it is working on a project with PSA Peugeot Citroen to use Flaxpreg in a car trunk load floor. Other project partners are the University of Reims and Li-neo, a French company which produces flax prepregs.