page_title: Testex
section_title: Decline of the Swiss Silk Industry
hierarchical_section_title: Testex / Present / Decline of the Swiss Silk Industry
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Das Firmendomizil der TESTEX AG heute
context_page_description: Testex, stylized as TESTEX, is a globally operating, independent Swiss testing and certification organisation that focuses on textile testing. The Testex corporate group is headquartered in Zurich and consists of the Testex AG, ÖTI GmbH, PT Testex, Swiss Textile-Testing Ltd. Hong Kong, and Testex Testing Co. Ltd. Beijing. Testex AG emerged from the “Seidentrocknungsanstalt Zurich” founded in 1846, and operates more than 20 branches worldwide. Testex is the official representative of the Oeko-Tex Association in Australia, Canada, the P.R. China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Switzerland, South Korea and Taiwan.
context_section_description: Following the development of synthetic fibers, particularly after World War II, the Swiss silk industry began processing less and less real silk. As a result, the demand for traditional silk drying methods declined significantly. In 1970, the company responded to the shifting market conditions by focussing on textile testing and changing its name to Testex AG. This laid the foundation for a new reorganization to a modern testing institute. In 1993, Testex joined the Oeko-Tex Association and began conducting human ecological tests on textiles.
caption: The Testex AG's headquarters at present
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