# Van Robaeys starts up two Andritz bast fiber lines

Van Robaeys commissioned two new Andritz teXline bast fiber refining and cottonizing lines in France, increasing production of textile fibers from flax, with capacity up to 800 kg/h each.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-01-13
- Where: France, France
- Starts operating: 13 Jan 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 800 kg/h per line
- Products: bast fiber lines, textile fibers from flax
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Van Robaeys](https://endata.com/companies/82293.md)
- [ANDRITZ](https://endata.com/companies/2007.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [nonwovens-industry.com](https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/breaking-news/van-robaeys-starts-up-bast-fiber-lines/), 2025-01-13: "It has been a real pleasure to collaborate with the Andritz textile experts again, 50 years after purchasing our first Andritz line."

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