News!
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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08.08.2019 OEKO-TEX® website redesign and „myOEKO-TEX“ platform for customer log in
We are happy to announce, that OEKO-TEX® has redesigned their website and now offers a new „myOEKO-TEX“ platform for all certifications and applications.
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24.07.2019 New gas chromatography system
New gas chromatography system at OETI.
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10.07.2019 OETI establishes office in Croatia
OETI – Institute for Ecology, Technology and Innovation has set up its new sales subsidiary for OEKO-TEX® in Croatia. Consequently, OETI opens its third office in the Balkans region after having previously set up offices in Serbia and North Macedonia.
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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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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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01.03.2019 Public holidays 2019 - closing days OETI
Please note that we are closed at the dates stated in this new's post.
News-Archive
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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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31.05.2016 OEKO-TEX® presents its new brand strategy
Global full-service provider for sustainable textiles – Fresh design for Standard 100 and STeP by OEKO-TEX® certification – Closure of OEKO-TEX® certification centre in Germany
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31.05.2016 OEKO-TEX® presents its new brand strategy
Global full-service provider for sustainable textiles – Fresh design for Standard 100 and STeP by OEKO-TEX® certification – Closure of OEKO-TEX® certification centre in Germany
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09.05.2016 OEKO-TEX® to Address Supply Chain Transparency at Planet Textiles 2016
OEKO-TEX® is taking a leadership role at the upcoming Planet Textiles 2016: The Sustainable Textiles Summit on May 11 at the Copenhagen Concert Hall in Denmark. OEKO-TEX® is a sponsor of the Planet Textiles event and from 11:45-12:45 will present “Driving Transparency, Traceability, and Sustainability in the World’s Most Complex Supply Chain.”
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02.05.2016 New PPE regulation published!
The new PPE regulation is published. Council Directive 89/686/EEC (3) was adopted in the context of establishing the internal market, in order to harmonise health and safety requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) in all Member States and to remove obstacles to trade in PPE between Member States.
PROVEN SINCE 1846
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