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Xeros unveils low-water home washing machine
Xeros unveils low-water home washing machine.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 2881B Xeros Technology Group plc 09 January 2018 \n\nRNS Reach\n \n9 January 2018\n \nXeros Technology Group plc\n \nXeros unveils transformational home washing machine\n \nXeros Technology Group plc (AIM: XSG, 'the Group', 'Xeros'), the developer and provider of patented polymer based technologies with multiple commercial applications, today unveils a domestic washing machine incorporating its three new innovative technologies, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This innovation has the potential to transform the $127bn global domestic laundry market, bringing environmentally sustainable cleaning into the home.\n \nThe technology represents a breakthrough in domestic washing, by cleaning clothes with up to 50% reductions in water, detergent and energy, whilst delivering a demonstrably superior clean.\n \nThe domestic machine also includes a filtering system which greatly reduces the amount of synthetic microfibers from the washing process from entering rivers and oceans. In so doing, Xeros has honoured the commitments it made to the United Nations Ocean Conference in June 2017.\n \nMark Nichols, Chief Executive of Xeros, said:\n \n\"We're very excited about the launch of our domestic machine at CES with its three new technologies.\n \n\"The global domestic laundry opportunity is enormous: 119 million machines are sold annually around the world, and the global market of both machines and detergent together has an annual retail value of $127bn.\n \n\"This is a key development for us. Our technologies provide a sizeable and growing group of consumers with home washing machines that are environmentally friendly, using considerably less water, detergent and power as well as providing better cleaning and fabric care.\"\n \nThe launch will showcase three new Xeros-developed technologies:\n \n· XOrb™\nAn evolution of the polymer technology used in Xeros' commercial laundry solution, at the heart of Xeros' home laundry system is XOrb™ technology: reusable, recyclable and safe. XOrb™ technology enables the cleaning of clothes through absorption, adsorption and mechanical action. \n \nThe XOrbs result in a significant reduction in water, power and chemical use and are dispensed and retrieved from the wash in th...