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19.02.2021 We are moving!
On 15 March 2021 we are going to move into our new building.
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09.02.2021 ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® test criteria: New regulations in 2021
At the start of the year, the OEKO-TEX® Association as usual updates the applicable test criteria, limit values and requirements for its range of certifications and labels. For ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® the following new regulations come into effect immediately
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09.02.2021 OEKO-TEX® new regulations in 2021: MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX®
At the start of the year, the OEKO-TEX® Association as usual updates the applicable test criteria, limit values and requirements for its range of certifications and labels. For MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® the following new regulations come into effect immediately
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08.02.2021 OEKO-TEX® new regulations 2021: RECYCLED MATERIALS IN STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®
Recycled materials are difficult to certify. With their previous life, recycled materials are posing different challenges than regular virgin material. Therefore within the STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® framework these materials are treated differently.
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09.01.2021 OEKO-TEX® new regulations 2021: STeP by OEKO-TEX®
At the start of the year, the OEKO-TEX® Association as usual updates the applicable test criteria, limit values and requirements for its range of certifications and labels. The following new regulations for STeP by OEKOTEX® come into effect on April 1, 2021 after a three-month transition period:
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09.01.2021 LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX® test criteria: New regulations in 2021
At the start of the year, the OEKO-TEX® Association as usual updates the applicable test criteria, limit values and requirements for its range of certifications and labels. The following new regulations for LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX® come into effect on April 1, 2021 after a three-month transition period:
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07.01.2021 OEKO-TEX® new regulations 2021
The test criteria for OEKO-TEX® standards are updated at least once a year based on new scientific information or statutory requirements. As per usual the most important changes are announced in January. All new regulations will finally come into force after a transition period on 1 April 2021.
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09.11.2020 Latest Newsletter: "INSPECTED QUALITY Mouth-Nose Mask"
"INSPECTED QUALITY for MOUTH-NOSE MASKS”: Much more than reliable product marking
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22.10.2020 "INSPECTED QUALITY Mouth-Nose Mask"
Product Label for MOUTH-NOSE MASKS (“COMMUNITY MASKS”) tested for functionality and harmful substances.
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News-Archive
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18.07.2016 ECO PASSPORT publication in Melliand International / Deutscher Fachverlag - Textiltechnische Fachzeitschriften
OETI: enlargement of textile chemicals testings The Institute for Ecology, Technology and Innovation GmbH (OETI), Vienna/Austria, broadens the testing program with the new Eco Passport certification for textile chemicals by the Oeko-Tex Association, Zurich/Switzerland. Eco Passport by Oeko-Tex offers textile chemical manufacturers a confidential and independent method to reassure their customers that chemicals, colorants and auxiliaries comply with the industry’s sustainability requirements and initiatives like ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals).
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14.07.2016 Georg Dieners OEKO-TEX® Secretary General informs about new design:
We are pleased to announce that, as of this fall, the OEKO-TEX® Association will introduce a new, standardised design for all brands within the OEKO-TEX® portfolio. This bold new design is currently in use with our MADE IN GREEN product label. This fall, we will achieve a consistently branded look with the design modification of both the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and the STeP by OEKO-TEX® certification.
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14.07.2016 ECO PASSPORT for Leading provider of antimicrobial and odor absorption solutions
Leading provider of antimicrobial and odor absorption solutions for the textile and apparel industries, is the first U.S. company to receive the new ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification.
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14.07.2016 ECO PASSPORT for Leading provider of antimicrobial and odor absorption solutions
Leading provider of antimicrobial and odor absorption solutions for the textile and apparel industries, is the first U.S. company to receive the new ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification.
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14.07.2016 OEKO-TEX® Examines Supply Chain Transparency at Texworld USA
Zürich (tm) Consumer demand is growing for home textile products that do not contain harmful levels of dangerous chemicals and are also made in socially and environmentally responsible ways.
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14.07.2016 OEKO-TEX® Examines Supply Chain Transparency at Texworld USA
Zürich (tm) Consumer demand is growing for home textile products that do not contain harmful levels of dangerous chemicals and are also made in socially and environmentally responsible ways.
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08.07.2016 OETI broadens its OEKO-TEX® portfolio with the new “ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®“ certification for textile chemicals
ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® offers textile chemical manufacturers a confidential and independent method to reassure their customers that chemicals, colorants and auxiliaries comply with the industry’s sustainability requirements and initiatives like ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals).
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08.07.2016 OETI broadens its OEKO-TEX® portfolio with the new “ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®“ certification for textile chemicals
ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® offers textile chemical manufacturers a confidential and independent method to reassure their customers that chemicals, colorants and auxiliaries comply with the industry’s sustainability requirements and initiatives like ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals).
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01.06.2016 A sustainable textile STeP ahead
An increasing number of OETI’s textile customers are “STeP by OEKO-TEX®“ certified. Among the OETI customers now using the certification system for textile companies are “VOSSEN GmbH & Co. KG”, which exports its high quality towels, bathrobes and bathmats to more than 43 countries worldwide. “Feinjersey Colours und Feinjersey Fabrics GmbH”, which is part of the Feinjersey Group, a globally active network of textile firms. “Arula GmbH” as part of the “Huber Holding AG” with a largely European market and flag and banner producer „FAHNENGÄRTNER“ with national Austrian key accounts like “Blizzard Skies” and the major Austrian bank “BAWAG PSK”. They are not alone: “Roughly 270 companies worldwide are currently undergoing the assessment- or auditing process for STeP or are already STeP certified”, reports Helene Melnitzky, OETI’s Head of Ecology
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01.06.2016 A sustainable textile STeP ahead
An increasing number of OETI’s textile customers are “STeP by OEKO-TEX®“ certified. Among the OETI customers now using the certification system for textile companies are “VOSSEN GmbH & Co. KG”, which exports its high quality towels, bathrobes and bathmats to more than 43 countries worldwide. “Feinjersey Colours und Feinjersey Fabrics GmbH”, which is part of the Feinjersey Group, a globally active network of textile firms. “Arula GmbH” as part of the “Huber Holding AG” with a largely European market and flag and banner producer „FAHNENGÄRTNER“ with national Austrian key accounts like “Blizzard Skies” and the major Austrian bank “BAWAG PSK”. They are not alone: “Roughly 270 companies worldwide are currently undergoing the assessment- or auditing process for STeP or are already STeP certified”, reports Helene Melnitzky, OETI’s Head of Ecology
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