Thank you for participating in NALA's 2026 Fiber Flax Industry Survey! This survey should take you about 10 minutes to complete.

Purpose: Quantify market interest in North American fiber flax, understand adoption requirements, identify potential demand, and establish what is necessary to justify investment and scale-up.

Who should complete this survey: Companies, manufacturers, downstream processors, universities/research organizations, distributors, and other organizations evaluating, purchasing, converting, specifying, or using flax-derived materials.
Respondent Information

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1. Name (Required.)

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2. Address
At minimum, please include State/Province

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4. phone

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5. Which industry or market sector(s) best describes your organization?
Select all that apply. Categories are alphabetical.

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6. How would you describe your organization's current involvement with flax or flax-derived materials?
Select one.

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7. Which flax material forms are relevant to your organization?
Select all that apply.

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8. Which applications or products does your organization currently make using flax?
Select all applicable categories and describe the product/application.

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9. Which additional applications or products do you believe could use flax in the future?
Select all applicable categories and describe the opportunity.

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10. What are the primary reasons your organization would consider adopting or increasing its use of flax?
Select up to 3

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11. What are the three greatest barriers preventing your organization from adopting or increasing its use of flax?
Select up to 3.

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12. What technical or commercial information would you need to make an adoption or purchasing decision?
Select all that apply

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13. At what price or price relationship to the material you currently use would North American flax become commercially attractive?
($/lb, $/kg, $/SY, or other unit)

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14. Indicate price acceptability relative to current material:

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15. If a suitable North American flax fiber or flax-based material were commercially available today, approximately how much could your organization consume annually?
Select a range and identify material form/unit where possible.

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16. If technical, supply, and economic requirements were met, how do you expect your organization's sourcing or consumption of North American flax to change over the next 3-5 years?
Select one.

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17. What investments are most necessary to establish a commercially viable North American fiber flax supply chain?
Select up to 3

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18. What is the single most important action NALA or the broader industry should prioritize in 2027 to accelerate commercial or small-scale adoption of North American fiber flax?
Select one primary priority

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19. Please share any other comments you have below:

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20. What information can we use when we report the survey results?
Please select all that apply

Thank you for completing the 2026 NALA Fiber Flax Industry Survey!
Your responses will provide valuable insights towards a successful North American flax linen supply chain!
 
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