ABOUT US ABOUT LINEN SUSTAINABILITY INDUSTRIAL WHOLESALE CONTRACT CONSUMER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CONTRACT Over the years, Libeco has become one of Europe's most important linen mills. Thanks to our location in the historic flax region around Kortrijk, we have unique expertise in the area of linen, allowing us to guarantee the custom solution you are looking for. Our specialized collections for the contract market comply with the strictest requirements for professional use and industrial cleaning. Within this collection you will find pure linen, linen-cotton and linen-polyester. A selection of our references: Waldorf Astoria (Amsterdam), The Standard Hotel (New York), Graanmarkt 13 (Antwerp), La Coquillade (Gordes)… See our Contract brochure for more information about our collections. BELIEVE IN LINEN

ABOUT US ABOUT LINEN SUSTAINABILITY INDUSTRIAL WHOLESALE CONTRACT CONSUMER FROM FLAX TO LINEN Linum Usitatissimum translates from Latin as "most useful linen." In naming this species, botanists recognized the inherent value of the humble flax plant. For ten thousand years or more, man has known this gentle gift of nature was the source of textiles with special properties: soft hand, rich color absorption, lasting durability, and unrivalled comfort. Always ecologically-correct, every part of the flax plant is at man's service. The seeds provide oil for dyes, paint, cosmetics and floor coverings. When ground, they form a flour used in poultices. The fibers have been used as sutures. The by-products of linen production are processed into a pulp used for banknotes or fiberboard. However, flax is most renowned as the raw material for an extraordinary fabric. Flax is one of the few crops still produced in Western Europe, with nearly 75,000 acres under cultivation annually. Climatic conditions in this region are perfect for growing flax, and increasing worldwide demand for linen makes it an important cash crop. The growing cycle is short and sweet, with only 100 days between sowing in March and harvesting in July. The plant ripens by the end of June into golden yellow color, and then it flowers, dotting the fields with blossoms of violet, blue and white. This display is over quickly, however, for each flax plant blooms for one day only. : BELIEVE IN LINEN