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Below you can find press releases on research projects and services offered by the Hohenstein Institute. Through the support of a wide range of other institutions throughout the textile manufacturing chain, we can support you in your research work and beyond and provide you with the details of experts for interview and specialist authors.

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12/11/2012

www.uvstandard801.com
Textile UV-protection website has a fresh new look

Manufacturers and consumers have been finding out detailed information on textile UV protection for many years at www.uvstandard801.com. The website of the International Test Association for Applied Protection against UV Radiation has been recently ... 
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Topic area: UV-protection | 416-EN
08/11/2012

Harmful substances found in outdoor clothing
OEKO-TEX® certified products are harmless in terms of human ecology

With regard to the study ‘Toxics for any weather’ published by the environmental organisation Greenpeace at the end of October about the discovery of perfluorocarbons (PFC) in outdoor clothing from renowned manufacturers, the International OEKO-TEX® ... 
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Topic area: | 2089-EN
06/11/2012

Fashion at affordable prices for over 170 years
Many C&A products are certified according to OEKO-TEX® Standard 100

In 1841 Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer came up with the idea of offering good quality fashion products to a wide customer-base at affordable prices. This idea was, and still is so successful, that the two-man business that started back then in ... 
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Topic area: | 2091-EN
06/11/2012

Shirts and blouses to perfection
eterna Mode GmbH is certified according to the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100plus

The OEKO-TEX® Standard 100plus product label enables textile and clothing manufacturers to document to their customers with one single test mark, the human-ecological optimisation of their products according to the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and their ... 
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Topic area: | 2090-EN
05/11/2012

Down and feathers in the spotlight
Safety through controlled quality

Every year in Germany about 5 million items of bedding materials with down and feather fillings are sold. There is a wide price spectrum here and there are also big variations in quality. Therefore how can high-quality bedding materials be identified 
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Topic area: Down and feathers | 445-EN