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International Textile Standards
Overview on Clariant’s Textile Product Safety Procedure
Restricted Substance Lists (RSL)
� Customized environmental standards of
retailer and brands
� Requiring the absence or limiting the
concentration of certain chemical substances
in the product or on the finished textiles
� RSL defined and updated by the retailer
and brands often linked with the company’s
corporate social responsibility programs
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Clariant supports restricted substance lists. Clariant
products comply with established standards of major
brands and retailers (e.g. Marks & Spencer).
Please see our updated compliance list on
www.textiles.clariant.com
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
� Defines the necessary requirements to ensure
the organic status of textiles
harvesting of the raw materials
environmentally and socially responsible
manufacturing
labeling
� Standard for organic textiles covers:
production
processing
manufacturing
packaging
labeling
exportation
importation
distribution
of all natural fibers
Clariant offers a broad range of dyes and textile
chemicals according to the GOTS standard.
These products are certified by the independent
Institute of Market Ecology (IMO) in Switzerland.
www.global-standard.org
Oeko-tex Standard 100
� Tests for harmful substances according to the
Oeko-tex standard 100 for textile products
� Globally uniform testing and certification
system for textiles. (yarn, fibers, fabrics)
� Scientifically founded evaluation standard for
the human ecological safety of textiles
� Oeko-tex label informs end users about tested
safety for skin-friendly clothing and other
textiles
Most Clariant products comply with the requirements of
this well-known standard.
www.Oeko-tex.com
bluesign ® Standard
� the bluesign standard covers the complete
range of environmental, health and safety
issues throughout the textile production chain
� the bluesign standard certifies:
substances that have been rigorously tested
against harmful effects on humans and the
environment
for efficient consumption of relevant
resources
� Most efficient and safe use of resources,
i.e. air, water, health from fiber production to
retail, from consumer to the disposal of the
garment
Clariant supports the bluesign standard and classifies its
products in the bluesign’s blue & grey categories.
www.bluesign-tech.com