Italian flair
Ours it’s a story of passion, creativity and vocation for beauty, of know-how and attention to people and to our land. It is the story of Italian flair that has come to be synonymous with excellence throughout the world.
Ours it’s a story of passion, creativity and vocation for beauty, of know-how and attention to people and to our land. It is the story of Italian flair that has come to be synonymous with excellence throughout the world.
We spin and ennoble linen with age-old experience, unique knowledge and overriding passion to create a product of exceptional quality and beauty.
We are innovators by tradition. We not only design and create yarns that are always new and lend themselves to the most surprising uses, but we also design cutting-edge textile machinery to manufacture them to perfection.
Working every day with the most sustainable natural fibre in the world makes us feel at one with it. We share an innate and deep respect for the environment and the planet and we help build a better future for the generations to come.
The history of Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale is a narrative of unparalleled knowledge and boundless love for linen and hemp, and for the beauty they bring to our lives.
We manufacture our own spinning machines, recognized for their unique features and the consistent quality of yarn they produce, unparalled in the sector. They allow us to find new solutions and to foresee and realize your ideas
Learn about the main sectors in which we have been operating for 150 years.
The unshakeable sense of responsibility towards the planet and the generations to come are part of the DNA of Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale, and this is reflected /in our daily choices and actions.
Tradition, Research, Innovation and Sustainability are at the foundation of all our projects
Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale has been a Benefit Company since 2021.
Masters of Linen
Guarantee of a natural and responsible textile product, entirely grown and processed in Western Europe.
European Flax
Guarantee of traceability of naturally sustainable premium flax fibre, grown in Western Europe.
Masters of Linen
Guarantee of a natural and responsible textile product, entirely grown and processed in Western Europe.
European Flax
Guarantee of traceability of naturally sustainable premium flax fibre, grown in Western Europe.
Andrea Ponti and the origins of Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale
It all began on January 14, 1873, when Andrea Ponti founded Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale by merging small entities: Ceriani & C. from Fara Gera d’Adda…
The Linificio Forest comes to life
In partnership with Regala un albero, the organisation that plants trees in the European territory to reach the goal of 3 billion by 2030, the project came to life by planting 1,000 new trees….
A thread for King Charles III
Smeraldo and Brillante linen yarns produced by Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale were chosen by John Spencer (Textile) Ltd. to weave…
Photo Credits: Press Association
Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale in numbers.