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01.09.2021 OEKO-TEX® Annual Report 2020/2021: Companies‘ demand for MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® increases by 108%
The OEKO-TEX® association issued more than 31,000 certificates and labels in the past financial year, an increase of 31% compared to 2019/2020. Once again, MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® grew the most, doubling the number of labels. OEKO-TEX® also moved forward with its new Water and Carbon Footprint Tool.
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10.08.2021 European requirements for testing and classification of the burning behavior of floor coverings - Just a little knowledge refresher during the summer:
Testing and assessment of reaction to fire performance of construction products (including, but not limited to, floor coverings) is uniformly regulated within the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), whereby the testing of floor coverings is in accordance with EN ISO 9239-1 (Radiant Panel Test) and / or EN ISO 11925-2 (Single Flame Test), and the classification is to be carried out in accordance with EN 13501-1.
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05.07.2021 New CO2 and water footprint tool for STeP and MADE IN GREEN customers starting in 2022
STeP by OEKO-TEX® is now offering an online tool for calculating your ecological footprint for carbon dioxide (CO2) and water consumption. At the end of 2021, it will be optionally available to all STeP-certified companies.
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30.06.2021 OETI customer f.a.n. frankenstolz: Commitment to sustainability with STeP and MADE IN GREEN
OETI customer f.a.n frankenstolz – one of the largest manufacturers of home textiles in Europe – in an interview with OETI about their commitment to sustainability
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26.06.2021 TESTEX launches new representative offices in Mauritius and Madagascar
We are pleased to announce the official opening of our Mauritius and Madagascar representative offices. The textile industry has been a pivotal sector in the economies of both countries, and has been on the rise in recent decades. Both locations have officially started trading recently as the official and national representatives of OEKO-TEX®.
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06.06.2019 Brand-new test equipment for protective gloves at OETI
We are now able to test in-house the cut resistance of protective gloves based on EN 388:2016+A1:2018.
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28.05.2019 We are closed this Thursday and Friday (30.05 and 31.05.2019)
Please note that our Austrian office is closed this Thursday and Friday (30.05 and 31.05.2019) due to a public holiday.
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22.05.2019 INSPECTED QUALITY: new OETI quality label with uniform INSPECTED QUALITY guideline – applicable to different products
OETI has developed the new INSPECTED QUALITY label for you. With the INSPECTED QUALITY label we offer you a label for your products, services, production processes or production sites. INSPECTED QUALITY gives you as our customer the advantage of a flexible label that gives your business partners and consumers the safety of an INSPECTED QUALITY standard.
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26.04.2019 ECO PASSPORT: New regulations 2019
OEKO-TEX® Test Criteria 2019 – New regulations finally entered into force on 1 April. Please find the press release and detailed list of the changes that will come into effect on the 1st of May in this news clip.
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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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