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            WATER-SAVING                                                    approx.  *
            COLOURED                                                 6L
            COVER MATERIAL
            MADE FROM                         »  The water saving per
            RECYCLED PLASTICS                   umbrella is

            Thinking progressively is good - but it's
            progressive action that makes the
            difference. As part of our sustainability   approx.                 NOW IT'S GETTING
            strategy, we introduced the revolutionary   90%                       COLOURFUL!
                     ®
            waterSAVE  dyeing process in 2020:
                                                  water saving                  While initially only black umbrellas could be
            The yarn, which is made from recycled               approx.         fitted with this sustainable cover in 2021,
            plastics, is dyed all the way through during      60%               additional colours and many models
            the production process.                                             have been added since 2022. For example,
                                                  approx.       reduction in    our popular ÖkoBrella family has been
            This has advantages for the environment   70%        emissions       converted to waterSAVE  cover material.
                                                                                                  ®
            compared to the conventional process, in
                                                               98%              We also offer some models where the cover
            which the yarn is first produced and then   energy reduction  approx.
            dyed in a further step:                                             is optionally available with waterSAVE
                                                                                                           ®
                                                                                material.
                                                                 less sewage
                                                                   sludge
            AND THIS IS
            HOW IT WORKS:


                                                                                 wS    Natural white


       *   Calculated based on water savings of 2 million litres of water for processing around
                     Plastic waste is                                            wS    Red
        300,000 m² of fabric, from which around 350,000 umbrellas can be produced.
                     collected, cleaned ...

                                                                                 wS    Lime

            ... and processed
            into granulate.                                                      wS    Navy
                                                  All waterSAVE  models are
                                                            ®
                                                  labelled on the closing strap,
                     When heated and melted,      which only becomes visible     wS    Grey
                      it becomes a polyester      when opened.
                           fibre, ...
                                                                                 wS    Black
                                ... which, woven as fabric,  becomes
                                the cover of our umbrellas!

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