La French Filature

Name

La French Filature

Legal name

ECO-TECHNILIN SAS

Website

https://lafrenchfilature.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Yarn Manufacturing

NAICS

Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (31311)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Filament Yarn Manufacturing (POY/FDY/DTY) (IMAOAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fiber & Yarn (Natural, Synthetic, Blends) (CRAAAMAA)

Keywords

• Wet-spun linen yarn
• French hemp yarn
• Natural fiber spinning
• Textile traceability suppliers
• Premium yarn manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Valliquerville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Linen Thread Sales: B2B sales of 100% French wet-spun linen yarn (Nm26) to brands, weavers, and knitters for clothing and home textiles. Sold in bobbin format with minimum order of 12 bobbins. Technical specifications include metric numbers 26 blanchi, 24 lessivé, and paraffined options.
2. Hemp Thread Sales: Sales of newly launched 100% French-spun hemp yarn using wet spinning process, suitable for weaving and knitting applications including shirts, pants, and bedding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

La French Filature operates a wet-spun linen and hemp yarn spinning mill in Normandy, producing Nm26 metric yarn for fashion brands, weavers (tisseurs), and knitters (tricoteurs). The product line includes bleached, washed, paraffin-treated, humidified, unparaffined, and twisted variants, offered with full traceability certificates and very low minimum order quantities (12 bobbins) to enable prototyping and short supply chain textile production.

Product overview

La French Filature is a spinning mill producing premium natural fiber yarns using wet spinning technology. The core product is the Nm26 linen yarn (100% French, traced), offered in bleached, washed, and paraffined variants with options for humidification, unparaffined, or twisted finishes. The company launched France's first 100% French hemp yarn in February 2024. Products are designed for weaving and knitting applications in fashion/apparel and home textiles, with customization options including dyeing-ready formulations and very low minimum orders (12 bobbins). The company emphasizes complete French supply chain traceability from field to finished yarn.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fil de lin Nm26 100% français Premium wet-spun linen yarn (Nm26 metric number) produced 100% in France, from cultivation through spinning. Available in bleached, washed, and paraffined variants. Designed for weaving and knitting of fine textiles including shirts, T-shirts, pants, and home linens. Sold with traceability certificate and minimum order of 12 bobbins.
• Fil de chanvre 100% français First 100% French wet-spun hemp yarn launched in February 2024. Features natural resistance, extreme softness, and thermal regulation properties. Produced using eco-friendly cultivation requiring no chemicals or irrigation. Integrates into the Bleu Blanc Chanvre initiative for 100% made-in-France hemp textile supply chain.
• Nm26 - Humidifié (Pre-humidified linen yarn) Pre-humidified linen yarn variant offering enhanced elasticity for circular and straight knitting, providing unique touch and finish for garments.
• Nm26 - Sans paraffinage (Unparaffined linen yarn) Unparaffined linen yarn option for applications requiring no wax coating treatment.
• Nm26 - Retordage (Twisted linen yarn) Twisted linen yarn variant for applications requiring additional strength or specific textile properties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 250 tonnes of yarn produced annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and flagship.

• CamifcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 May 2024Partnership with Camif, specialist in furniture and home linen, for launch of a new bed linen collection in 100% French linen. The Louison collection showcases French linen spun by La French Filature and woven by partner LINDER SA, offering high-end products through short supply chain. Creates employment for 35 workers at La French Filature and 160 at LINDER SA.
• Lemaitre DemeesteremajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner weaving company that shares exhibition stand with La French Filature at Première Vision Paris (February 2024). Has already woven the new French hemp thread launched by La French Filature. Long-term textile industry partner.
• Bleu Blanc ChanvreflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative with ambition to create a 100% Made in France hemp textile sector. Supported by approximately twenty companies and brands including La French Filature. Represents collaborative effort to develop French hemp textile value chain.
• LINDER SAmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner weaving company employing 160 people in Loire region, responsible for weaving the Louison bed linen collection in collaboration with La French Filature's 100% French linen yarn.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale: Italian spinner of linen and hemp yarns (part of Marzotto group). Closely comparable because it spins both flax and hemp into fine wet-spun yarns for weaving and knitting, exactly the product mix La French Filature is building.
• Safilin: French linen yarn spinner (part of Velcorex group) producing wet-spun linen yarn from European flax. Most direct competitor to La French Filature given shared geography (France), shared product (linen wet-spun yarn), and shared end markets in apparel and home textiles.
• De Blauwe Pauw: Belgian linen yarn spinner producing fine wet-spun linen for apparel and home textiles. Closely comparable as a smaller European wet-spun linen yarn specialist competing for the same premium brand customers.
• Libeco Spiers: Belgian linen weaver that also produces linen yarn and finished home textiles. Comparable because it spans spinning and weaving for linen apparel and home textiles, occupying adjacent steps of the same European linen value chain as La French Filature.
• Kometlin: Belgian flax spinning mill producing linen yarn for apparel and home textiles. Comparable as a European flax yarn spinner serving the same downstream weavers and knitters, even if not a 100% French product.

Broad incumbents

• Kingdom Holdings: China-based, world's largest linen yarn producer with multi-thousand-tonne capacity. Comparable as the dominant incumbent in linen yarn supply, illustrating the volume and cost gap La French Filature faces in commodity yarn markets while validating the niche premium route.
• Marzotto (Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale parent): Italian textile conglomerate owning Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale plus wool and home-textile operations. Comparable as a broad European incumbent spanning natural-fiber spinning including linen and hemp, with the scale and customer reach La French Filature lacks.

Emerging players

• Hemp Fortex: European-Chinese hemp yarn and fiber supplier focused on industrial and apparel-grade hemp. Comparable because it is one of the few commercial hemp yarn spinners; relevant to La French Filature's hemp launch and the overlap with Bleu Blanc Chanvre.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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