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The market of eco-textiles(eco-textile industries) or textiles(textile industries) resulting from biological vegetable natural fiber (cotton, linen, hemp) is a recent market. The first biological certified cotton arrived on the market at the beginning of 1990s. The biological cotton is cultivated in sufficiency today to meet the needs of companies of transformation(processing). The demand(request) in textile(textile industry) resulting from biological cotton increased in a important way since 2000 (Peter Ton; in August, 2002). This potential of growth explains the current investment of the chief warrant officers(major companies) of the textile(textile industry) in the biological cotton.
In the regional level, the characteristics of this market are:
A strong potential of growth, a possibility of departure of new products for the textile industry,
Some SME(SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE) positioned for several years (Armor lux, Switcher, Lafuma, Salomon, Euro-Nat)
Big groups in the course of location and a diversification of the interested actors (mode)((fashion))
The regulations in the course of constitution. No precise frame(executive) to this day.
Non-exhaustive textile list of labels
( Source(Spring): bioconvergence Rhône-Alpes)
Labels origin Guarantees
EKO
Holland ( SKAL)
Certify the production of fibers in bio, principles transformation(processing): ban to use chemicals
Öko tex
Germany
Ban on certain colouring agents, limits the residues of chemical pollutants in finished products
Demeter
Germany
Certify the production of fiber biodynamie.
The specifications transformation(processing) allows to certify textiles(textile industries) stemming from fibers Demeter.
BEST
Germany ( Naturtextil)
Certify the production of fiber in bio, polluting chemicals were forbidden in the processes of transformation(processing)
Bioguarantee
Belgium
Certify the production of fiber in bio; transformation(processing): minimum organic 1st rate of material(subject) (between 95 and 70 %), positive lists of the auxiliaries(aids) authorized in transformation( Production of fibers, weavings, tint(coloring)); production: management of the waste, ISO 14 000, use renewable energy so available.
Ecolabel
European
No cotton obligation(bond) stemming from the AB, but he must be exempt from residues of certain pesticides, ban on certain auxiliaries(aids) in the treatments of fibers (These criteria are in the course of revision)
Ecocert
France
Certify the production of fiber in bio; transformation(processing): positive list of all the auxiliaries(aids) entrants in the manufacturing process of the textile(textile industry); production: management of the waste, ISO 14 000; labeling of produced finished taken in load / rule