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Project website – available in Spanish , English and Portuguese- is the program ’ s main support for diffusion .
2 . The Water Footprint Network : this program was developed by the Switzerland Embassy in Peru . The Water Footprint is a surveillance program , overseeing water use in industrial processes , waste disposal and proper resource usage . Mexichem Peru ’ s water usage optimization resulted in wasting only . 002 percent during manufacturing procedures and from evaporation . The design of the new Arequipa facility contributed to achieve successful results in these measurements , meanwhile the Lima plant – a more than 40 year-old facility- has been subject to improvements for a better water usage . The only pending task in this effort is reducing water usage in the company ’ s offices : toilets and sinks , which will result in important savings for 2016 .
3 . Plumber Training : this has been Mexichem Peru ’ s ongoing effort with those involved in an everyday contact with the product , being in charge of installing and repairing pipelines in buildings and waterworks . More than 7,000 plumbing technicians every year receive training from Mexichem at no cost .
INNOVATIONS AND CLIENTELE DIVERSIFICATION , THE FUTURE FOR MEXICHEM
Currently , Mexichem ’ s Peruvian market is benefitted from pipes and fluid conveyance products for the domestic , public works , mining and farming sectors with goods made from innovative materials such as thread fusion polypropylene , PVC-O and PVC-U pipes , Novafort and GRP , among others . These materials are able to convey larger water volumes , featuring mechanical resistance , avoiding pressure loss and able to compete globally with any kind of pipes . The company is currently developing a line of products for construction projects , such as water tanks , beam and sidewalk formworks , rain gutters and for other sectors , including new projects with the Telecom electronic
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