Outland Denim-the Australia-based brand recently opened a new stand-alone 23,600-square-foot wash and finishing facility in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, taking its production capabilities to the next level.

Beginning with Outland Denim’s Fall/Winter ’19 collection, jeans will now be washed, whiskered and aged using the facility’s state-of-the-art water and energy-reducing technology by Jeanologia.

Laser finishing removes the need for water-intensive washing and heavy chemical use. Ozone technology uses up to 65 percent less water, 20 percent less energy and 80 percent less chemical use than standard approaches. And e-flow technology transfers wash recipes onto jeans with up to 95 percent less water, 40 percent less energy and 90 percent less chemicals than traditional techniques.

The new facility adds a new layer to Outland’s sustainable manufacturing. Outland uses vegetable dyes, organic dyes and dyes tested for harmful chemicals in all production to combat further human and environmental threats from the use of toxic synthetic indigo dyes.