1. Lindström - Textile Recycling Sini Rajala, Area Manager, Technology

2. We started as a dye business in 1848
We started as a dye business in That makes almost 170 years of taking care until today.
Hotel textile service business taken over by Comforta Oy, founded by Lindström
Operations in 24 countries in Europe and Asia, strong grow continues.
Carl August Lindström founds a dye business in Finland
1st international subsidiary to Estonia
1848
1992
2001
2016
1930
1997
2006
Industrial laundry service started
B-to-C services divested, Lindström becomes a B-to-B textile service company
Entry to Asian markets starts from Suzhou, China
Expertise in the textile field since 1848
Over the course of Lindström’s history, the company has grown from a fabric dyeing house into a laundry and onwards to become a professional in textile renting. The family-owned business with a history dating back of 168 years has been among the pioneers of its field throughout the years of its operation.

3. When we go global, we go local
We are close!
In average one kilo of our textiles travel 200 meters from laundry to customer.
Our closeness to our customers is what makes us one of the leading textile service companies in Europe and Asia.
3,500
employees 24
countries
> 80
sites
323 M€
Turnover in 2016
Parent company
Lindström Oy
in Finland
Family-owned
We are close
We operate in small units close to our customers. The average mileage of transporting Lindström’s textiles amounted to 200 metres per kilo of textiles washed.

4. This one is for you.
Workwear Services in all operating countries, from basic to customized collections.
Mat Services in 16 European countries
Shop Towel Services in four countries
Personal Protective Equipment Services in two countries
Hygiene Services in two countries
Restaurant Textile Services in Finland
Easy and smoothly adaptable services that enhance safety, hygiene and customer experience
Our task is to enhance working conditions everyday, by bringing comfort and confidence to all workers and customers, leaving them more energy to focus on their core functions.
Workwear Service in all operating countries​
Mat Service in 16 European countries​
Shop Towel Service in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania​
Personal Protective Equipment Service in Finland and Hungary​
Hygiene Service in Finland and Lithuania​
Restaurant Service in Finland​

5. This one is for you. Hotel Textile Services in four countries
Comforta offers
Hotel Textile Services in four countries
Restaurant Textile Services in four countries
Health Care Textile Services in Finland
Comforta​
Hotel Textile Service in Finland, Estonia, Sweden and Russia in St. Petersburg area​
Restaurant Textile Service in Finland and Sweden​, Estonia and Russia
Health Care Textile Service in Finland​

6. Responsibility shows in everyday life
In compliance with:
SFS-EN ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems. Requirements
SFS-EN ISO Environmental Management Systems. Specification with guidance for use
SFS EN Textiles. Laundry-processed textiles. Bio contamination control system.
Also followed, not certified: Draft of ISO/CD Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. Requirements with guidance for use
Responsibility begins in small, everyday tasks
It is included in our values and is an integral part of all our operations
For us, responsibility means taking care of the environment, supply chain, customers, personnel and all our other stakeholders

7. Reduce, Recycle and Reuse
Textile waste -
Reduce, Recycle and Reuse

8. The reduction of the waste is the starting point –
we order only on demand and design textiles to be easy to repair.

9. Renting textiles is a waste-free solution for our customers, since the responsibility for purchasing, maintenance, storing and disposal is ours at Lindström.

10. million kilos of textiles
We wash and repair 175
million kilos of textiles
every year.
Textile Lifecycle

11. 21 % From Total Waste Amount
Textile waste
Finland kg
Europe and Asia kg
Total kg

12. How To Process Textile waste?
Mechanically
Chemically
Incineration
Disposal
How To Process Textile waste?
Lindström is taking part in VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland’s Tekstiilien kiertotalous (Circular Economy of Textiles) project.
The project tests technology developed by VTT by collecting old cotton clothes from consumers, dissolving them and processing the resulting fibre raw material into new garments. (

13. Reusing Textiles Bags Wipers Absorbing mats Isolating materials
Children’s clothing
Filling of boxing bags
Asphalt

14. Circular Economy Challenges To predict the amount of textile waste
Sort different materials
Space and professional skills
To innovate new cost wise products
To enable process which is not so sensitive for material changes (e.g. soil)
Circular Economy

15. For more information: www.lindstromgroup.com