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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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04.04.2019 Press release - Vegan textiles: OETI and Vegan Society working together
OETI now audits textile companies who want to obtain the V-label on behalf of the Vegan Society Austria. The first pilot project with OETI’s long-term customer Vossen, one of Europe’s leading terry products’ manufacturers, proved to be a success.
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04.04.2019 OEKO-TEX® Test Criteria 2019 – New regulations finally entered into force on 1 April
Consumer protection and sustainability along the textile value chain have always been fundamental issues for the OEKO-TEX® Association. For this reason, the existing guidelines of the OEKO-TEX® product portfolio are updated at the beginning of each year.
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01.04.2019 Next STeP: OEKO-TEX® expands Sustainable Textile Production toinclude leather products
When it comes to environmentally friendly production, the leather industry is still in its infancy. With the Sustainable Textile and Leather Production Certification (in short, STeP), which was launched on 01 April 2019, OEKO-TEX® is taking a giant step towards environmental protectionand sustainability, also in leather processing.
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27.03.2019 Presentation: Latest STeP by OEKO-TEX® updates
Please find the latest update from STeP by OEKO-TEX® (Edition 01.2019) in a new format here! The presentation comes with an audio guide: clicking on each loudspeaker symbol provides you with an explanation to the changes.
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27.03.2019 New regulations for STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® - Additional document OETI
The new regulations for STANDARD 100 come into effect on 01 April 2019. Thus, we have prepared a simplified guide to the new regulations in the form of a PDF-document, which highlights the changes.
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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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22.02.2019 Customer information: OETI has launched a new certificate for eco-friendly and regionally produced natural fibre products
INSPECTED QUALITY is a label which OETI has developed for products which are composed of 100% natural fibres, produced regionally and produced in an environmentally friendly way. INSPECTED QUALITY is targeted at small- and medium-sized enterprises who want to illustrate the regional, eco-friendly and high quality character of their products.
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14.02.2019 Press report: OETI has launched a new certificate for eco-friendly and regionally produced natural fibre products
INSPECTED QUALITY is a label which OETI has developed for products which are composed of 100% natural fibres, produced regionally and produced in an environmentally friendly way.
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08.02.2019 Watch the OEKO-TEX® Webinar regarding the New Regulations 2019 here!
OEKO-TEX® new regulations 2019
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30.01.2019 STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® test criteria: New regulations in 2019 - substances benzene & quinoline
At the start of the year, the OEKO-TEX® Association as usual updated the applicable test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®.
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25.10.2017 OETI’s Horizontal Notification
By decision of 22nd of September 2017 OETI is the first horizontal notified laboratory in Austria to carry out emission tests on construction products in accordance with CEN/TS 16516 (Construction products - Evaluation of the release of hazardous substances - Determination of emissions to indoor air) within the framework of the European Construction Products Regulation (EU Regulation No 305/2011).
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23.10.2017 OETI is proud to announce its first MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® customer in Austria
AMIDEX is OETI’s first MADE IN GREEN customer. In the picture: OETI's Managing Director Robert Löcker und OEKO-TEX®' General Secretary Georg Dieners congratulate Alexander Auer from AMIDEX.
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23.10.2017 OETI: the LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX® gains momentum
The LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX® is a worldwide consistent, independent testing and certification system for leather and leather articles of all levels of production, which is tailored to the needs of leather producing and processing industries.
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05.10.2017 OETI fifty years of OETI - foto gallery
On 25 September 2017, OETI celebrates its fiftieth birthday with invited guests.
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28.09.2017 Testing services provider OETI turns 50, celebrates and expands
On 25 September 1967, the Austrian Carpet Institute Association holds its first meeting. Fifty years later – on 25 September 2017 – the former “carpet research institute” has changed into a successful, modern testing services institute for OEKO-TEX®, flooring technology, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and has its own innovation department.
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19.09.2017 Sustainability in the textile industry - Properly assess the global supply chain with OEKO-TEX®
Social and environmental concerns will soon play a greater role in public procurement. Although the aim is simple, the implementation may prove to be difficult.
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07.09.2017 ZDHC Recognizes ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® as Indicator of MRSL Conformance
OEKO-TEX® is pleased to announce that the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme will now accept ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification as an indicator of conformance...
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31.08.2017 TESTEX expands into New Zealand
We are pleased to announce the opening of a new branch office in New Zealand. The country predominantly consists of pastoral land for sheep & cattle which offers great potential for our growth.
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22.08.2017 Consumer protection from the first day of life: With its labels, OEKOTEX ® helps parents choose human-ecologically harmless textiles and leather goods
Azo colourants in romper suites, organophosphorus compounds in rain jackets or pesticides in sheepskins. Again and again, frightening results on children’s clothing and other items from testing laboratories unsettle many parents. With the STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® and the new LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX®, OEKO-TEX® makes consumer labels available to retailers and manufacturers to help address the growing and affluent target group of health-conscious parents directly with respect to effective product safety.
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22.08.2017 Buy children’s textiles with a clear conscience: Parents rely on MADE IN GREEN
These days, parents are not just concerned about quality and price when buying children’s clothing. They also want to have the good feeling that their purchase decision was right with regards to sustainability. The MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® label creates clarity with this: Labelled articles are harmless to health and sustainably produced, according to the valid OEKO-TEX® guidelines. All of this is communicated transparently to parents on a small label.
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