# Cap Seine acquires Eco-Technilin and majority stake in FIR

French cooperative Cap Seine acquired Eco-Technilin, a leader in nonwoven natural fiber products, and took a majority stake in FIR, a combing and spinning company, to strengthen its flax fiber business. The acquisitions support the development of its subsidiary Linéo, especially in the automotive sector.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-02-23
- Where: Valliquerville and Eure, France, France
- Status: announced
- Products: nonwoven natural fiber products, unidirectional veil, combed and spun flax fibers
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Cap Seine](https://endata.com/companies/22425.md) (acquirer)
- [Eco-Technilin](https://endata.com/companies/22426.md) (target)
- [FIR](https://endata.com/companies/22427.md) (target)
- [Linéo](https://endata.com/companies/22428.md) (partner)
- [Linéo](https://endata.com/companies/22428.md) (target)
- [EcoTechnilin](https://endata.com/companies/29875.md) (target)

## Sources

- [firsteco.fr](https://www.firsteco.fr/215610-la-cooperative-normande-cap-seine-reunit-eco-technilin-fir-et-lineo-dans-un-pole-lin/), 2017-02-23: "Le groupe coopératif Cap Seine vient de faire l’acquisition d’Eco-Technilin, leader français pour la fourniture de produits non tissés aiguilletés à base de fibres naturelles."
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/cap-seine-backs-flax-innovators/), 2018-02-06: "Having been acquired by the French Cap Seine group in March 2017, EcoTechnilin is looking to accelerate the adoption of natural fibre-based composites."

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