Issue of certificates
The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 was presented to the textile and clothing industry for the first time in 1992 at the Interstoff trade fair. The first companies with Oeko-Tex® certification included manufacturers of underwear, baby wear and home textiles in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Just one year after the launch of the product label, there were 214 companies involved in Oeko-Tex® certification at all stages of the manufacturing process in these countries.
There are currently over 9,000 textile and clothing manufacturers throughout the textile processing chain in more than 80 countries certified according to the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100. With over 82,000 certificates issued and millions of labelled articles in almost all product sectors, the "Confidence in textiles" label is the best known and most widespread test label for textiles tested for harmful substances in the world.
45,8% of all Oeko-Tex® certificates are found in countries within the European market, 51,0% come from Asia. The remainder are spread between the Americas, Africa and Australia. The country with the most certificates is China, followed by Germany and Turkey. Whilst the number of certificates in Germany has levelled off now for a number of years at a high level (approx. 1,700 certificates), involvement in the Oeko-Tex® system on an international level continues to rise. Japan and the USA currently represent particularly interesting new sales markets.
Oeko-Tex® certificates issued internationally (cumulative)
(as of December 2008)
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Oeko-Tex® certificates issued internationally (annually)
(as of December 2008)
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Percentage distribution of Oeko-Tex® certificates issued by product class
(as of June 2008)
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