# Hypetex awarded Innovate UK grant for technical coloured flax fibre

British technology company Hypetex has been awarded a significant grant from Innovate UK to develop the world's first technical coloured flax fibre, called FlaxTex, for use in sustainable manufacturing of cars, boats, and other products.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-05-22
- Where: United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: technical coloured flax fibre, FlaxTex
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Hypetex](https://endata.com/companies/77577.md)
- [Innovate UK](https://endata.com/companies/944.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [textination.de](https://textination.de/en/news/archive?fromyear=2017%2527&newstype=11771&page=%2C5&toyear=2024-1%2529%253B%2520waitfor%2520delay%2520%25270%253A0%253A15%2527%2520--%2520), 2024-05-22: "British technology company Hypetex has been awarded a significant grant from Innovate UK to develop the world's first technical coloured flax fibre."

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