TESTEX, Swiss Textile Testing Institute

TESTEX is a globally operating, independent Swiss testing and certification organisation with focus on textile and leather testing. Founded in 1846 and originally known as the “Seidentrocknungsanstalt Zurich” (Silk Conditioning Institute), the TESTEX Group now operates 40 branches with around 400 employees worldwide (including TESTEX and OETI) from its head office in Zurich. TESTEX is a member institute of the OEKO-TEX® Association and the official representative in Australia, Canada, the P.R. China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, the Philippines, Switzerland, South Korea and Taiwan. As an accredited, internationally recognised and independent testing laboratory we certify according to strict continental and international regulations and standards: - OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 - OEKO-TEX® STeP - OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN - OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT - OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD - OEKO-TEX® ORGANIC COTTON - OEKO-TEX® RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS - UV STANDARD 801 - TESTEX CIRCULARITY - PPE certification (SCESp 0096, Notified Body 1726) - Round Robin Tests (ISO 17043) We also offer comprehensive testing programmes for all textile raw materials, semi-finished and finished products: - Testing textile physics and textile chemistry - Analytical tests