{"id":9571,"date":"2026-06-24T10:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textirama.be\/who-will-soon-be-handing-out-the-compostable-sheets\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:09:48","slug":"who-will-soon-be-handing-out-the-compostable-sheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textirama.be\/en\/who-will-soon-be-handing-out-the-compostable-sheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Soon Be Handing Out the\u2026 Compostable Sheets?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9571\" class=\"elementor elementor-9571 elementor-9518\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c40227 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c40227\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b331eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b331eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">When Jaak Delobelle, R&#038;D specialist at De Witte Lietaer, presented an innovative idea to the company&#8217;s management, he had already spent a long career in the textile industry. His ambition? To make a meaningful contribution to the sustainability of household linen before retiring. The result? Compostable household linen. Yes, really: bed linen and towels that can be disposed of with organic waste.     <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503ad79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"503ad79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recycling Isn't Always the Best Solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e977ca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e977ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">You could say this innovation was born out of frustration. Like many breakthroughs, it started with a shared concern. While recycling is often promoted as the ultimate sustainability solution, that is not necessarily true for household linen.<br\/>Recycling natural fibres such as cotton is essentially a mechanical process. Discarded textiles are shredded and reprocessed into new fibres. Although this creates new raw material from old textiles, the fibres inevitably become shorter. Even when they are blended with virgin fibres\u2014as the textile industry calls it\u2014the resulting yarn is weaker, and so is the fabric. For hotel linen, this means a shorter service life and, ultimately, higher replacement costs.       <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86323c5 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86323c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cd5de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61cd5de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/karl-wiggers-48B_V-jTgkE-unsplash-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/karl-wiggers-48B_V-jTgkE-unsplash-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/karl-wiggers-48B_V-jTgkE-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/karl-wiggers-48B_V-jTgkE-unsplash-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/karl-wiggers-48B_V-jTgkE-unsplash-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/karl-wiggers-48B_V-jTgkE-unsplash.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c40455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c40455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/compagnons-jZXZvw2CdqY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/compagnons-jZXZvw2CdqY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/compagnons-jZXZvw2CdqY-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/compagnons-jZXZvw2CdqY-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/compagnons-jZXZvw2CdqY-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/compagnons-jZXZvw2CdqY-unsplash.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96583be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96583be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd85db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cd85db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Hotel Linen Has to Be So Durable<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcac4c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcac4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cotton is the most widely used material for towels, bath linen and bed linen, especially in the hospitality industry. It is a natural fibre with excellent moisture absorption and high wet strength, meaning it retains its strength when wet and does not tear easily. This is essential, as hotel linen is washed frequently and intensively, usually in industrial laundries.<br\/>As a market leader\u2014De Witte Lietaer enjoys an international reputation for its hotel linen\u2014the company has high standards to uphold. Its products are designed to withstand up to 180 industrial wash cycles at temperatures exceeding 57\u00b0C (135\u00b0F), a level of performance that recycled fibres simply cannot achieve. Compostable linen therefore offers a realistic and environmentally responsible alternative.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1496de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1496de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">&#8220;This innovation is all the more significant because it does not only address the product&#8217;s end of life, but its entire life cycle.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d0123 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67d0123\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875816b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"875816b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bedroom-1024x579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bedroom-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bedroom-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bedroom-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bedroom-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bedroom-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bedroom.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d023395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d023395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/towel-1024x951.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/towel-1024x951.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/towel-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/towel-768x713.jpg 768w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/towel-600x557.jpg 600w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/towel.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72aa44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d72aa44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Recipe for Compostable Bed Linen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf140b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caf140b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">No Optical Brighteners <\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">Cotton, linen, hemp, wool and silk are naturally biodegradable. However, the chemicals used during textile finishing\u2014particularly optical brighteners\u2014prevent them from breaking down naturally.<br\/>To make bed linen and towels compostable, they must therefore be completely free of optical brighteners. At first glance, the difference is almost invisible. But when you place bleached and unbleached fabrics side by side, you can see that compostable cotton has a slightly softer, more natural off-white appearance.    <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4c290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b4c290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">Sewing Thread and Labels<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">The sewing thread and labels added during garment manufacturing also matter. They, too, must be compostable, preferably made from cellulose or cotton. Although this may seem like a minor adjustment, it requires many textile manufacturers to adapt their standard production methods.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caab0b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"caab0b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f10107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f10107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Isn't Compostable Linen Already Widely Used? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8ab15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe8ab15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">As with many innovations, success depends on the entire value chain being ready to embrace it. In the case of compostable linen, <strong>industrial laundries are the critical link<\/strong>. <b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">Their washing processes need only slight modifications. Conventional bleached textiles require chemical bleaching agents during laundering, whereas compostable linen does not. Washing temperatures can also be lower, benefiting both the environment and, over time, the laundries themselves. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">If a laundry processes both conventional and compostable products, they must be handled separately. Fortunately, sorting is straightforward: optical brighteners are easily detected under UV light. Nevertheless, it requires an additional sorting step and separate washing processes.  &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356793d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"356793d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anton-savinov-S6jnHcI2Y-M-unsplash-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9520\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anton-savinov-S6jnHcI2Y-M-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anton-savinov-S6jnHcI2Y-M-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anton-savinov-S6jnHcI2Y-M-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anton-savinov-S6jnHcI2Y-M-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anton-savinov-S6jnHcI2Y-M-unsplash.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60b85a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b60b85a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac85d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac85d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working Together to Make It Happen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d1f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74d1f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">De Witte Lietaer has opted for a gradual market introduction and is collaborating with partners throughout its ecosystem to facilitate adoption. One of those partners is Christeyns, a leading supplier of professional laundry solutions. Together, they are optimising washing processes and identifying the most suitable products for maintaining compostable textiles.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2a89b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f2a89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scandinavian Hotels Lead the Way<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89e7aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b89e7aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\">Hotels in Scandinavia have been particularly enthusiastic about the innovation.<br\/>&#8220;That comes as no surprise,&#8221; says Jaak Delobelle. &#8220;Sustainability is a major priority in these countries.&#8221;<br\/>Now preparing for his retirement, Delobelle is confidently handing over the project to his colleague  <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; color: #212121;\">Philip Bonte.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f8940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6f8940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/duurzaamheid-in-Europa-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9532\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/duurzaamheid-in-Europa-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/duurzaamheid-in-Europa-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/duurzaamheid-in-Europa-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/duurzaamheid-in-Europa-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/duurzaamheid-in-Europa.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Jaak Delobelle, R&#038;D specialist at De Witte Lietaer, presented an innovative idea to the company&#8217;s management, he had already spent a long career in the textile industry. 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