About Biolin
Alvin Ulrich — Saskatchewan's Flax Expert
Founded by Alvin Ulrich, Biolin Research Inc. has spent more than three decades developing varieties, protocols, and commercial pathways for flax fiber in Saskatchewan.
About Biolin
Over 30 years of field-proven expertise in flax agronomy, fiber processing, and the Fiberbelt initiative — building a new industry in the Black Soil Zone.
Founded by Alvin Ulrich, Biolin Research Inc. has spent more than three decades developing varieties, protocols, and commercial pathways for flax fiber in Saskatchewan.
About BiolinEvery part of the flax plant has commercial value — seed, long-line fiber, and shive — enabling multiple revenue streams from a single crop.
Cold-pressed linseed oil, omega-3 nutrition, industrial coatings, and paint — the seed anchors the existing market and provides immediate farmer income.
Scutched long-line and tow fibers command premium value in textiles (i.e., linen), plastic composites, filters, biomedical materials, and sustainable construction products (e.g., insulation).
The wood core fraction becomes horticultural mulch, animal bedding, soil amendments, flaxcrete aggregate and insulation — turning processing residue into revenue.
The Fiberbelt initiative targets Saskatchewan's Black Soil Zone — the most productive agricultural land in the province — as the foundation for a domestic flax fiber industry.
Explore the FiberbeltExplore possible end-use products from the three main flax fractions — seed, fiber, and shive — including textiles, composites, insulation, mulch, bedding, pellets, oils, and coatings.