Flax is one of the oldest cultivated annual herbaceous plants. The main economic value is attributed to stem flax, which is grown as a spinning and oilseed plant. Its name translates from Latin as "the most useful" and fully justifies itself, because flax seeds contain polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleic and alpha-linoleic, which are omega-3 and omega-6 acids), proteins, useful trace elements and vitamins necessary for the body, so it is widely used in cooking, cosmetology, folk and official medicine.

Quick-drying linseed oil is used in many industries: paint and varnish, printing, electrical, leather and footwear, soap making, paper, industrial construction; for the production of drying oil, varnishes, putties, anti-corrosion coatings, linoleum.