Oeko-Tex has added a new product to its service portfolio; ‘Made in Green by Oeko-Tex’, a traceable product label which allows for communication throughout the supply chain all the way to the end user. The label ensures ...
Testex, an official partner institute of the Oeko-Tex Association in China, participated in the recently concluded, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics trade show. Over 3,500 international and national exhibitors took part in the autumn ...
Considering the heightened activity seen in environmental friendly textile production processes and activities like detox campaign and the resultant ZHDC initiative, the Oeko-Tex Association top brass confirmed their commitment to address ...
Tags: textile testing body, Made in Green, Apparel
Premium sportswear maker Loffler GmbH became the first company in Austria to be awarded with the STeP OEKO-TEX certificate for its sustainable textile production initiatives. “Since the last 18 years, raw materials used to produce ...
Tags: Sportswear, Loffler, textile production
The New Fiber Fabric Workshop textile division of the Shenghong Group has become one of the first companies in China to be awarded STeP by OEKO-TEX certification for its environmentally friendly and socially responsible production ...
Tags: Fiber Fabric, Oeko-Tex Certificate
The OEKO-TEX Standard 100 is a global, third party certification for textiles and apparel that ensures these products are tested for more than 300 substances used in textile production that are considered to be dangerous to human health. ...
Since July 2013, the certification “STeP by OEKO-TEX” has been offering companies in the textile value-creation chain the opportunity to have their production plants independently evaluated and certified with regard to the use ...
The People's Republic of China is still the largest manufacturer of textiles in the world. This notwithstanding, an awareness of environmental protection, health and better working conditions is currently emerging in China. The demands ...
Tags: Huafu Bags, OEKO-TEX Standard
The OEKO-TEX Secretariat was established 20 years ago in Switzerland and for this reason, this year's meeting of the OEKO-TEX General Managers on November 14th and 15th took place in Lucerne - at the heart of Europe and Switzerland. With ...
Dr. Sam Moore, who represents the International OEKO-TEX Association in North America, will present OEKO-TEX's new STeP certification for sustainable textile production facilities at the IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo 2013 in Orlando, October ...
Tags: Textile
At the end of July 2013, the Swabian knitted fabrics manufacturer, Mattes & Ammann GmbH & Co. KG, became the first textile company in Germany and the EU economic area to be awarded the OEKO-TEX Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) ...
Tags: STeP Certificate, Mattes&Ammann
The International OEKO-TEX Association’s Dr. Sam Moore, who represents OEKO-TEX in North America, will present a webinar introducing the new OEKO-TEX STeP certification system for sustainable textile production facilities on Tuesday, ...
Tags: Step Certification, OEKO-TEX
The Swiss yarn manufacturer Hermann Bühler AG is the very first company worldwide to receive a certificate for sustainable textile production in line with the certification system “Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) by ...
Tags: Herman Buhler, STeP Certificate
Frankfurt a. M. (hm) From 11 to 13 June 2013 OEKO-TEX will have their own trade fair stand at the Texprocess in Frankfurt a.M. for the first time. On the occasion of the market introduction of the STeP certification system for sustainable ...
To honour the achievements of OEKO-TEX? certified companies who have shown special commitment to the issue of sustainability, the OEKO-TEX? Association will be presenting the Sustainability Award for the first time on 12 June 2013 during an ...