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Do not miss out on our latest OETI updates, those of our parent company TESTEX AG and the OEKO-TEX® Association.
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04.11.2019 TESTEX becomes a member of LEATHER NATURALLY
TESTEX is the first textile and leather testing institute to join LEATHER NATURALLY in promoting the use of globally manufactured sustainable leather
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03.10.2019 Abitex, Teraskin and INSPECTED QUALITY
For its resistance to surface disinfectants, OETI has awarded the INSPECTED QUALITY mark to the Teraskin®! This means that the Teraskin® product has been treated with various active ingredients of the most widely used disinfectant products. It was then subjected to various physical tests. Teraskin® passed all the tests with excellent results.
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01.03.2019 Public holidays 2019 - closing days OETI
Please note that we are closed at the dates stated in this new's post.
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10.03.2016 OETI closing days 2016
Please note that due to Austrian public holidays we are closed on the following dates: - Thursday and Friday, May 5th and 6th, 2016 - Thursday and Friday, May 26th and 27th, 2016 - Monday and Tuesday, October 31st and November 1st, 2016 - Thursday and Friday, December 8th and 9th, 2016
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02.03.2016 New Requirements for STeP by OEKO-TEX® Certification
From 1 February 2016, new criteria have come into effect. In the latest version (3.0) of the STeP standard, the following modifications have been made.
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02.03.2016 New Requirements for STeP by OEKO-TEX® Certification
From 1 February 2016, new criteria have come into effect. In the latest version (3.0) of the STeP standard, the following modifications have been made.
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14.01.2016 OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 – New Test Criteria and Limit Values for 2016
Zurich (mh/hm) At the start of the year, the International OEKO-TEX® Association has, as usual, published the updated test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with OEKO-TEX® Standard 100. The new regulations contained therein come definitely into force on 01 April 2016 for all certifications, following a three-month transition period.
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14.01.2016 OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 – New Test Criteria and Limit Values for 2016
Zurich (mh/hm) At the start of the year, the International OEKO-TEX® Association has, as usual, published the updated test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with OEKO-TEX® Standard 100. The new regulations contained therein come definitely into force on 01 April 2016 for all certifications, following a three-month transition period.
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27.07.2015 UV protection textiles: Worst case scenario
Market tests from Austria, Germany and Switzerland show that manufacturers and traders label their sun-protective clothing with incorrect ultraviolet protection factors (UPF). This is due to a lack of harmonised and easy to understand labelling practices.
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27.07.2015 UV protection textiles: Worst case scenario
Market tests from Austria, Germany and Switzerland show that manufacturers and traders label their sun-protective clothing with incorrect ultraviolet protection factors (UPF). This is due to a lack of harmonised and easy to understand labelling practices.
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12.05.2015 OETI pushes Made in Green by OEKO-TEX®
OETI pushes new product for a transparent textile supply chain Made in Green by OEKO-TEX® is the new label for textiles, which are sustainably produced and tested for harmful substances. OETI – as a founding member of the International OEKO-TEX® Association, a union of 16 renowned institutes for ecological textile research and testing – pushes along Made in Green in its target markets.
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12.05.2015 OETI pushes Made in Green by OEKO-TEX®
OETI pushes new product for a transparent textile supply chain Made in Green by OEKO-TEX® is the new label for textiles, which are sustainably produced and tested for harmful substances. OETI – as a founding member of the International OEKO-TEX® Association, a union of 16 renowned institutes for ecological textile research and testing – pushes along Made in Green in its target markets.
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09.03.2015 New environmental certification for Austria’s textile producers
OETI certifies its first customer according to STeP. STeP stands for Sustainable Textile Production and is the new certification system of the internationally recognised OEKO-TEX® Association especially tailored to the needs of textiles companies.
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