History
2024
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12.03
Designated as a specialized testing and analysis agency for persistent organic pollutants (National Institute of Environmental Research)
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11.27
Designated as a ZDHC Supplier to Zero Level 2 Reviewer
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09.26
Awarded the Commissioner of Public Procurement Service’s Citation on the 4th Public Procurement Day
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08.13
Designated as a construction machinery noise testing agency (National Institute of Environmental Research)
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01.24
Designated as an inspection body for export and import goods in the textile and apparel sector by China Customs
Designated as a specialized testing and analysis agency for persistent organic pollutants (National Institute of Environmental Research)
2023
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07.19
Awarded the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy’s Plaque of Merit on KOLAS 30th Anniversary
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06.01
Awarded the Bronze Prize in the Group Category at the 9th Cheongju Environmental Awards (Mayor of Cheongju)
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05.22
Designated as a testing agency for over-the-counter products such as toothpaste and disinfectants (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)
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03.09
Designated as a testing agency for The Microfiber Consortium (TMC)
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02.02
Recognized as a KOLAS-accredited reference material production body
Awarded the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy’s Plaque of Merit on KOLAS 30th Anniversary
2022
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12.07
Awarded the Excellence Award in the Performance Management Category at the 9th CSV·ESG Porter Awards
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10.07
Opened the Gimhae Testing & Certification Center
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08.09
Designated as a TUV SUD CARAT (biodegradable packaging certification) accredited testing agency
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07.18
Opened the Industrial Environmental Advancement Center in Ochang, Chungcheongbuk-do
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03.21
Designated as a standard development cooperation organization and ISO technical committee secretariat in the water environment sector (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Opened the Industrial Environmental Advancement Center in Ochang, Chungcheongbuk-do
2021
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12.20
Designated as a certification agency for fire-resistant clothing (National Fire Agency)
2020
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12.21
Awarded the Prime Minister’s Group Citation for Job Creation
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11.25
Awarded the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy’s Citation on World Standards Day
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07.01
Opened the Gyeonggi Office
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03.16
Designated as an air pollution inspection agency (Ministry of Environment)
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02.08
Designated as the world’s first ZDHC MRSL LEVEL1 v2.0 internationally accredited certification body
2019
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12.17
Designated as a testing agency for medical masks (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)
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09.23
Opened the Seongsu Business Center
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09.16
Opened the Hong Kong Office in China
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07.09
Designated as a ZDHC MRSL LEVEL1 internationally accredited certification body
2018
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11.23
Completed and relocated to the new headquarters in Magok-dong, Gangseo-guIntegrated the Jegi-dong Headquarters and Fashion Testing Center into the Seoul Headquarters
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04.23
Opened the Gwangju Office
Completed and relocated to the new headquarters in Magok-dong, Gangseo-gu
2016
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09.28
Opened the Ulsan Office
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09.23
Opened the New York Office in the USA
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04.22
Designated as a testing and inspection agency for cosmetics (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)
2015
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12.01
Designated as a testing agency for potentially hazardous products (Ministry of Environment)
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11.06
Established the Ho Chi Minh Laboratory in Vietnam
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07.22
Awarded the Minister of Environment’s Prize for the 2015 Green Environment Awards
2014
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06.05
Awarded the Minister of Environment’s Citation on the 19th Environment Day
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04.05
Opened the Guangzhou Office in China
2013
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11.01
Opened the Jeonju Office
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06.04
Awarded the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy’s Citation for Advancement in Product Certification
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05.19
Opened the Dalian Office in China
2012
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11.07
Opened the Hanoi Office in Vietnam
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11.05
Opened the Ho Chi Minh Office in Vietnam
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10.26
Established the Shanghai Laboratory in China
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03.09
Opened the Los Angeles Office in the USA
Established the Shanghai Laboratory in China
2011
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10.21
Opened the Industrial Environmental Testing Center in Ochang, Chungcheongbuk-do
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09.30
Opened the Jakarta Office in Indonesia
Opened the Industrial Environmental Testing Center in Ochang, Chungcheongbuk-do
2010
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10.11
Opened the Fashion Testing Center in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu
2009
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07.02
Designated as a reliability certification agency for textile materials (Ministry of Knowledge Economy)
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01.05
Recognized as a KOLAS-accredited product certification body
2008
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10.21
Awarded the Knowledge Economy Minister’s Citation for Group Standardization on World Standards Day
2007
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11.19
Opened the Qingdao Office in China
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08.01
Certified as a textile testing and education institution by AATCC, USA
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04.24
Designated as a core standardization institution for the textile sector (Korea Standards Association)
2005
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11.28
Opened the Shanghai Office in China
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05.09
Renamed to FITI Testing & Research Institute
Renamed to FITI Testing & Research Institute
2004
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11.05
Established FITI Yantai Textile Quality Technology Service Co., Ltd. in China
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10.27
Designated as a testing agency for ship-related equipment and small ships (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)
2003
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12.22
Opened the Seoul Southern Branch
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08.01
Recognized as a KOLAS-accredited inspection body
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02.18
Opened the Yantai Office in China
Opened the Yantai Office in China
2002
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11.25
Established a joint venture with CIQ, the China Yantai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau
2001
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12.21
Designated as a reliability evaluation agency (Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy)
1999
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11.23
Designated as the Secretariat for ISO/TC38 (Textiles) International Standardization (Korean Agency for Technology and Standards)
1998
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02.19
Registered as a water quality measurement service provider (Han River Basin Environmental Office)
1997
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10.22
Designated as a specialized quality inspection agency for special textile fields (National Construction Test Laboratory)
1994
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04.02
Recognized as KOLAS’s first internationally accredited testing organization
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04.02
Renamed to the Korea Yarn and Fabric Testing & Research Institute
Renamed to the Korea Yarn and Fabric Testing & Research Institute
1993
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07.27
Designated as a standardization capability evaluation agency for 31 KS items (National Institution of Technology and Quality)
1991
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03.18
Opened the Gangnam Branch
1988
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06.29
Designated as an overseas inspection agency for JIS Mark (Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan)
1987
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10.16
Approved as a quality management audit agency (Ministry of Industrial Promotion)
1986
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10.23
Designated as a testing agency for ship and ship-related equipment type approval (Maritime and Port Authority)
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09.23
Designated as a Quality Control Evaluation Agency (Ministry of Industrial Promotion)
1981
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01.01
Opened the Gwangju Office
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01.01
Renamed to the Korea Yarn and Fabric Inspection & Testing Institute
1980
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12.01
Received the Presidential Group Citation on the 17th Export Day
Received the Presidential Group Citation on the 17th Export Day
1979
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03.20
Renamed to the Korea Fabric & Apparel Inspection & Testing Institute
1977
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10.24
Opened the Bupyeong Branch
1974
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12.27
Completed and relocated to a new building in Jegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu
Completed and relocated to a new building in Jegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu
1973
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09.03
대전출장소 개소
1970
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04.27
Opened the Daejeon Office
1969
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04.25
Designated as an export inspection agency (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)
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04.01
Became an independent organization as the ‘Korea Fabric Inspection & Testing Institute’
*Authorized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Announcement No. 5240, Permit No. 117)
Became an independent organization as the ‘Korea Fabric Inspection & Testing Institute’
1968
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06.11
Opened the Busan Branch
1965
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03.25
Established the Fabric Inspection Testing Institute under the Korea Textile Industry Cooperative Federation