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»  The water saving per
           6L                                             EVERY                                          INFO
              umbrella is
                            *
                  approx.




                                                           DROP


             90%                60%                     COUNTS
                 approx.
                                    approx.

               water saving       reduction in
                                   emissions

             70%                98%
                 approx.
                                    approx.

             energy reduction     less sewage
                                    sludge



            WATER-SAVING                      AND THIS IS
            COLOURED                          HOW IT WORKS:
            COVER MATERIAL
            MADE FROM
            RECYCLED PLASTICS                          Plastic waste is
            Thinking progressively is good - but it's   collected, cleaned ...
            progressive action that makes the
            difference. As part of our sustainability
                                                ... and processed
            strategy, we introduced the revolutionary
                                                  into granulate.
                     ®
            waterSAVE  dyeing process in 2020:
            The yarn, which is made from recycled
            plastics, is dyed all the way through
                                                       When heated and melted,
            during the production process.
                                                       it becomes a polyester

                                                       fibre, ...
            This has advantages for the environment
            compared to the conventional process, in
                                                                                           ®
            which the yarn is first produced and then   ... which, woven as fabric,   All waterSAVE  models are labelled on the
            dyed in a further step.                becomes the cover of         closing strap, which only becomes visible
                                                       our umbrellas!           when opened.


            WATERSAVE  IS                                                       SUSTAINABLE HANDLES
                           ®
              COLOURFUL!                                                        MADE OF RECYCLED ABS –
       *   Calculated based on water savings of 2 million litres of water for processing around
            While initially only black umbrellas could be                       ECO-FRIENDLY AND
        300,000 m² of fabric, from which around 350,000 umbrellas can be produced.
            fitted with this sustainable cover in 2021,                         HIGH-QUALITY
            additional colours and many models
            have been added since 2022. For example,                            Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
            our popular ÖkoBrella family has been                               (rABS) consists of disposed ABS products
             converted to waterSAVE  cover material.                            that are processed into new high-quality
                              ®
                                                                                products – recycling in top form.

                                                                                rABS retains the strength, durability and
                 wS        wS         wS                                        impact resistance of the original material,
                                                                                while significantly reducing the carbon
             Natural white  Red       Lime                                      footprint by giving the raw material a
                                                                                second life. The aesthetic appearance
                 wS        wS         wS                                        can be seen, for example, in the handles
                                                                                                  ®
                                                                                of our new Windfighter  models.
                Navy       Grey      Black

                                                                                              waterSAVE  / rABS  7
                                                                                                      ®
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