The station is now looking for additional industry partners, including mill and apparel manufacturers, to take the technologies to the next level of development.
Flax has been found to be a good candidate for growing in rotation with cotton in the Southeast. In addition, the byproducts from processing natural flax fibers are fully recyclable, but those generated from processing synthetic fibers generally are not.
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