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Oeko-Tex Partners with Continuum Textiles Show
May 30,
2012 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Green on May 31, 2012
The International Oeko-Tex Assn. textile testing and certification organization will sponsor The Continuum sustainable textile industry trade show.
The Continuum runs July 24-25 at Center 548, 548 West 22nd Street, New York City.
Oeko-Tex is the ideal sponsor for the Continuum, said co-founder and show organizer Andrew Olah. Twenty years ago, Oeko-Tex was a pioneer in developing certification standards for textile products that are safe for humans and for textile manufacturing facilities that are environmentally and socially responsible. Oeko-Texs focus on and dedication to a safer and more sustainable textile industry is right in line with the principles of the Continuum show.
The International Oeko-Tex Assn., which was founded in 1992 in response to consumer demands for textile products that posed no risks to human health, established the Oeko-Tex Standard 100, the product certification that ensures textiles are successfully and comprehensively tested for more than 300 chemicals that can be harmful to humans, substances such as formaldehyde, carcinogenic dyestuffs, pesticides, residual surfactants, and lead and other heavy metals.
The association also created the Oeko-Tex Standard 1000 certification for textile manufacturing facilities that meet stringent criteria for environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing practices. This comprehensive certification ensures sustainable production conditions are maintained at textile facilities of all types including spinners, dyers, knitters and weavers, finishers, and manufacturers of finished textile products.
Companies like those who attend the Continuum show are the thought leaders and innovators who will drive meaningful improvements in the textile industry, says Dr. Jean-Pierre Haug, Secretary General for the International Oeko-Tex Association. We look forward to supporting these positive-thinking, action-oriented companies as they provide the consumer marketplace with high quality, sustainable textile products that are considerate of workers, consumers, and the environment.