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Where are the bathrobes and towels coming from?
In September 2017, Sales and Marketing Director of Comforta Martti Louhento and Product Manager Tuula Kokkonen travelled to the town of Guimarães, in Northern Portugal,...
Helping 94.000 schoolchildren in Rajasthan, India
In India, more people have mobile phones than toilets. Approximately half of India’s 1.2 billion people live without a toilet of any kind. For 10...
Dressing everyday superheroes
We live in a world full of everyday superheroes. They don’t wear shiny tights or capes, they wear workwear. Not just any workwear though — they...
10 things to consider about home washing
According to EU legislation and many regulations around the world, employers are legally responsible for the health and safety of their employees and this extends...
Can chemical dissolving solve textile waste issues?
We are taking part in a project piloting technology developed by VTT by collecting old cotton clothes from consumers, dissolving them and processing the resulting fibre raw material into new garments.
Recovering heat for energy efficiency
In 2015, Lindström focused particularly on energy efficiency. Since energy acquisitions are one of the Group’s main purchasing items, improving energy efficiency directly impacts profitability...
How to reuse textile waste?
Lindström generated 1.2 million kilos in textile waste in 2015. The recovery rate of textile waste totaled 71 per cent. 100 per cent in Finland,...
Stormie Poodle Clothes from recycled textiles
Swedish company Stormie Poodle manufactures children’s clothing from recycled textiles. Lindström Group’s subsidiary Comforta supplies them with disposed terry cloth and bedding. Using these, the company makes children’s clothes,...
Nordic Choice chooses sustainable partners
Sustainability has become an important issue and matter of reputation for hotels. Customers worldwide expect sustainable use of energy, water and textiles, as well as responsibility in the...