SGS’s cotton yarn testing laboratory in Tashkent, Uzbekistan has become the first and only ISO 17025 accredited yarn testing facility in Central Asia. The company’s yarn testing services are helping Uzbekistan’s growing cotton export industry demonstrate quality and consistency, adding value to their finished products.

Established in 2016, the laboratory is equipped with Uster Tester 5 and has integrated full High Volume Instrument Testing for raw cotton to serve the trade and the spinning mill industry to serve the needs of quality testing facilities of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is currently the sixth largest producer of cotton in the world, and it is the fourth largest exporter of cotton fibre. It produces around three million tonnes of raw cotton and 0.9 million tonnes of cotton fibre annually.

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It may be mentioned here that ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation is the benchmark standard for technical competency, demonstrating rigorous testing standards and a meticulous laboratory management system.

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. The company operates a network of over 1,800 offices and laboratories around the world.