Key Dates & Significant Events
1995Company creation (initially Technilin) by a local scutching cooperative. The mission is to upcycle short flax fibers. Mr François Asselin, the founder, and the board of directors of the Baons le Comte flax mill—the cooperative at the time—had a clear vision: "it is by adding value to the tows that we will be able to better upcycle them and thus better compensate the farmers". The company established its premises and started its first second-hand production line at Le Vert Galant, a long-standing partner. This unit made it possible to develop the products and present them to the automotive industry | |
1999Obtained the first contract for a local automotive equipment manufacturer for the OPEL ASTRA door panels with Visteon. | |
2000Relocation to the Valliquerville site and acquisition of a trial line from machine manufacturer Asselin. | |
2004First production of fiberglass products for truck cabs in collaboration with RIETER AUTOMOBILE (Remy): GFPP. | |
2005Investment in a calender and an automated end-of-line system to deliver higher-value-added products. | |
2006Installation of a second new production line to double capacity, dedicated to natural fibers : NFPP. | |
2009Change of name and ownership. Acquisition by the British group Driftwell and rebranding as Eco-technilin SAS (officially established on February 17, 2009). | |
2011The company's R&D department was initially established in Dury at the CODEM facilities and later moved to the Valliquerville site. | |
2016Expansion of the premises to accommodate business growth. | |
2017Integration into the NatUp Group. The company is acquired by the French group Cap Seine, which has since become NatUp (an agricultural cooperative). This acquisition strengthens NatUp’s fiber division. Eco-technilin merges its operations with the startup Linéo to offer a structured range of composite products, and opens a factory in Poland to serve the markets of Eastern and Central Europe. | |
2020Merger with Linière St Martin, integrating internal tow processing and strengthening supply chain control. | |
2025Market launch of RECYTAL technology for recycling thermocompression production scraps. Doubling of nonwoven capacity in Poland and for tow production in St Martin du Tilleul. | |
2026Launch of the first project aligned with the new strategy: Making natural fibers visible to reduce environmental impact, costs, and part weight. |
