More than 7,500 textile and clothing manufacturers around the world currently have their products certified according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100, but there are also numerous famous companies that are not actively involved in certification, but which have long recognised the advantages of the Oeko-Tex system and implement its harmful substance specifications in their own quality assurance programmes.
Sports product manufacturer Adidas, for example, advises its suppliers that existing Oeko-Tex certificates are recognised around the world and that they effectively reduce testing costs, because if valid proof of certification can be shown, certain tests for harmful substances can be omitted.More than 7,500 textile and clothing manufacturers around the world currently have their products certified according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100, but #
In this context, since the end of 2006, at the request of Adidas Turkey the Hohenstein Research Institute's Turkish office has held several seminars in Istanbul for suppliers.
At an English-language seminar on 25 September, for example, around 15 participants representing Adidas suppliers from Israel, Germany, Ireland, Tunisia, Spain and Greece obtained information about Oeko-Tex Standard 100 requirements. They were assisted by Bernd Dannhorn from the Hohenstein Institute's head office in Bönnigheim.
Prior to that, in August 2007 and December 2006, Önder Kipriye from the Hohenstein Institute's Istanbul office had already held two other Oeko-Tex seminars for Turkish fabric, clothing, label and accessory manufacturers (T-shirts, leggings, underwear, socks), each attended by just 20 suppliers who supply Adidas with their products.
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