Oeko-Tex

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Oeko-Tex is a registered trade mark, representing the product labels and company certifications issued and other services provided by the International Association for Research and Testing in the Field of Textile and Leather Ecology (which also calls itself Oeko-Tex for short).

Organization

The International Association for Research and Testing in the Field of Textile and Leather Ecology (Oeko-Tex) with headquarters in Zürich (Switzerland) was founded in 1992. Founding members were the German Hohenstein Institute and the Austrian Textile Research Institute (OETI; now known as the Institute for Ecology, Technology and Innovation).[1]

Oeko-Tex certificates

Objective

The introduction of the standard established a globally standardized quality assurance system for manufacturers and retailers, taking into account the decreased vertical range of manufacture in the individual facilities of the textile and clothing industry, and compensating for regionally different evaluation standards for the risk potential of harmful substances. Use of the Oeko-Tex certificate documents compliance with human-ecological requirements to subsequent production levels and consumers. The requirements for obtaining the certificate are updated at least once a year based on new scientific information.[2]

Other services by Oeko-Tex

Detox to Zero by Oeko-Tex

Detox to Zero is a service by Oeko-Tex that assesses the quality of a textile manufacturer's chemical management, chemicals used and waste water and sludge performance. The Detox to Zero status report is not a certificate, but a way for manufacturers to have their efforts towards reaching the goals of the Greenpeace Detox campaign[3] verified, evaluated and documented by an independent institution.

Institutes

The following institutes currently belong to the International Association for Research and Testing in the Field of Textile Ecology (Oeko-Tex):[4]

  • AITEX,[5] Spanish Textile Research Centre, Spain
  • CENTEXBEL,[6] Belgian Textile Research Centre, Belgium
  • CENTROCOT,[7] Centro Tessile Cotoniero e Abbigliamento S.p.A., Italy
  • CITEVE,[8] Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal
  • DTI,[9] Danish Technological Institute, Denmark
  • FILK Research Institute for Leather and Plastic Sheeting,[10] Germany
  • Hohenstein Institute, Germany
  • IFTH,[11] Institut Français du Textile et de l'Habillement, France
  • INNOVATEXT,[12] Textile Engineering and Testing Institute, Hungary
  • Instytut Wlokiennictwa,[13] Textile Research Institute, Poland
  • MIRTEC,[14] Materials Industrial Research & Technology Center, Greece
  • Nissenken,[15] Nissenken Quality Evaluation Center
  • ÖTI,[1] Institut für Ökologie, Technik und Innovation GmbH, Austria
  • PFI,[16] Testing and Research Institute Pirmasens, Germany
  • Shirley Technologies Limited,[17] United Kingdom
  • SWEREA,[18] Swedish Research Institute for Industrial Renewal and Sustainable Growth, Sweden
  • Testex AG, Swiss Textile Testing Institute, Switzerland
  • Vutch-Chemitex,[19] Slovakia

References

  1. ^ a b "OETI". Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  2. ^ "What does OEKO-TEX®certification mean?".
  3. ^ "Eleven hazardous chemicals which should be eliminated". greenpeace.org. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  4. ^ "Oeko-Tex test institutes". oeko-tex.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  5. ^ "HOME - Aitex". 31 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Centexbel, Textile Competence Centre Institute". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  7. ^ "Centrocot Innovation Experience". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  8. ^ "Citeve Textile Technology". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  9. ^ "Danish Technological Institute". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  10. ^ "FILK Forschungsinstitut Leder- und Kunststoffbahnen". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  11. ^ "Institut Français du Textile et de l'Habillement". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  12. ^ "Innovatext". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  13. ^ "Instytut Wlokiennictwa Textile Research Institute". Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  14. ^ "Mirtec/Ebetam Materials Industrial Research & Technology Center". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  15. ^ "Nissenken Quality Evaluation Center". Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  16. ^ "PFI Germany". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  17. ^ "Shirley". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  18. ^ "Swerea – Swedish Research". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  19. ^ "Vutch-Chemitex". Retrieved 2018-02-26.

External links

  • Oeko-Tex website
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