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Flax fibre insulation

Insulation from flax fibres that stores biogenic carbon and offers excellent thermal and acoustic insulation; fully renewable.

Flax fibre insulation, a biobased construction material
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Carbon properties

GWP A1–A3 (cradle-to-gate)

22 kgCO2eq/m3

From EN 15804+A2 EPD. Includes biogenic uptake where the EPD reports module D-1 with the biogenic carbon flag.

Biogenic carbon factor

-1.5 kgCO2/kg

Net biogenic carbon per kg of material. Negative = stored. Independent of process emissions.

CRCF Carbon Storage Product (≥35 yr)

Eligible

Sink bucket: carbon storage product

Physical and structural

Density

40 kg/m³

Structural

Non-structural

Compliance and market

NTA 8230 biobased calc

Compliant

Dutch standard for biobased-share calculation; recognised by partner curators across the EU as the canonical method.

MPG shadow price (NL)

€0.34/m²

Milieuprestatie Gebouwen — Dutch environmental shadow price contribution per m². The closer to zero (or negative), the better the project scores against the Bepalingsmethode.

Supplier capacity (annual)

25,000 tonnes/yr

Aggregate known production capacity across documented producers in this material category.

Sources