Uniqlo deploys lasers and eco stones for sustainable jeans

Fast Retailing to reduce 90% of water usage at facilities across Asia

20190819N laser jeans

Fast Retailng use lasers to burn the jeans to create the distressed looks popular with consumers. (Photo by Naomi Hayase)

NAOMI HAYASE, Nikkei staff writer

LOS ANGELES -- The parent company of Japanese retailer Uniqlo will slash water use by 90% to 99% in the production of all jeans for the apparel chain, starting in 2020.

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