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            INSIGHTFUL ANALYSIS:                              substantial volumes of uniforms and workwear
            EXEMPLIFYING WATER                                daily, each adhering to stringent safety standards
            CONSERVATION THROUGH                              such as chemical resistance and hygiene. in
            CUTTING-EDGE SOLUTIONS                            the Asian context, 45% of Lindstrom Group's
            FOR A LAUNDRY FACILITY IN                         water usage is attributed to their workwear and
            CHENNAI, INDIA                                    cleanroom services.

            Nalco Water had launched an innovative water      For decades, Lindstrom Group has been at the
            management project at Lindstrom Group's laundry   forefront of optimizing water utilization in its
            facility in Chennai, india, back in 2022. Within a   laundries, deploying various strategies to responsibly
            remarkably short span of just over a year, Lindstrom   manage wastewater. With water resources in india
            successfully recuperated a staggering 74% of      dwindling at an alarming pace, the Group has
            water at the plant and significantly slashed its   been relentless in its pursuit of minimizing water
            overall freshwater consumption in Chennai by an   consumption per unit of laundry processed.
            impressive 56%.

                                                              SETTING AMBITIOUS TARGETS FOR
            india stands as the largest consumer of           WATER RECYCLING
            groundwater globally and is among the most water-
            stressed nations, facing critical challenges in water   Recognizing the critical importance of water
            management and conservation.                      conservation for environmental preservation and
                                                              sustainability, Nalco Water's advanced filtration
            Operating across 13 laundries in india, Lindstrom   technologies project at Lindstrom Group's Chennai
            Group caters to diverse industries, processing    facility aimed to achieve two primary objectives:




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