Nov.Designated by the NIER as a performance verification of environmental measurement instruments (air emissions and stack emissions)
Apr.Expansion of the automotive electronic components testing building at the Pyeongtaek E-Mobility Center.
Apr.Establishment of EU FCM compliance service
2024
Sep.Designated by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) as a specialized testing laboratory for GMO food verification
Apr.Designated by the NIER as an authorized institution for the performance verification of environmental measurement instruments (ambient air samplers and continuous ambient air monitoring systems)
Apr.Designated by the NIER as an inspection agency for environmental measurement instruments in the air quality sector
Mar.Designated by the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) as an ISO/TC 147 COSD organization
2023
Sep.Completion of the E-Mobility Center in Pyeongtaek
Aug.Completion of the Aurora Square in Gwacheon
May.Designated as a “China Customs Inspection Agency for Imported Garments” for the KOTITI Shanghai Corporation.
2022
Nov.Completion of the new building for KOTITI Vietnam Ltd
Apr.Appointed as a Cooperation Organization for Standard Development (COSD) by KATS
2020
Aug.Acquisition of VILAS laboratory accreditation by the Hanoi branch of KOTITI Vietnam Ltd.
2019
Sep.Establishment of the Hanoi branch in Vietnam
2018
Apr.Designated by the MFDS as a Testing and Inspection Organization for Sanitary Products
2016
Nov.Designated by the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service (NAQS) as a safety inspection agency
Nov.Designated by the MFDS as an Agricultural Products Safety Testing Organization
Nov.Designated by the Ministry of Environment as a Testing Organization for Products of Concern
Nov.Designated by the MFDS as a testing laboratory for quasi-drugs
Jul.Designated by the MFDS as a Testing and Inspection Organization for Quasi-drugs
May.Designated by the Gyeonggi Provincial Government as a measurement service agency in the indoor air quality sector.
Feb.Designated as a testing and inspection agency for safety-certified children’s products
2015
Oct.Designated by the MFDS as a testing laboratory for livestock products.
Sep.Accredited by the Korea Accreditation System (KAS) as a KAS-designated product certification body.
Aug.Designated by the Ministry of Public Safety and Security as a safety inspection agency.
May.Accredited as a Proficiency Testing Provider in the Water Quality Sector
Mar.Designated as a Testing and Inspection Organization for Hazardous Environmental Factors in Children’s Activity Spaces
Mar.Designated by the MFDS (No. 94) as a Contract Testing Organization for Food and Norovirus Self-Quality Inspections
2014
Nov.Accredited by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) as an authorized product certification body
Sep.Completed construction of the New Gangnam Office, KG Tower
Apr.Established KOTITI Vietnam Ltd. and KOTITI Shanghai Ltd.
2013
Dec.Designated by KATS (No. 7) as a Safety Certification Body
Nov.Awarded the Presidential Citation as an Outstanding Merit Institution
Nov.Designated by the MFDS (No. 17) as a Cosmetics Testing Organization
Oct.Established KOTITI Bangladesh Ltd.
Mar.Designated by the Public Procurement Service (PPS) as a Specialized Testing Organization
Jan.Renamed as KOTITI Testing & Research Institute
2011
Dec.Accredited as a National Testing Laboratory by KOLAS
Jul.Designated by the Han River Basin Environment Office as a Nationally Accredited Drinking Water Quality Testing Organization
Feb.Relocation of the headquarters to Sangdaewon-dong, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam City.
19902009
Development
2009
Nov.Established a subsidiary in Yantai, China and opened a Shanghai Office under the Dalian subsidiary
2008
Nov.Established a subsidiary in Dalian, China
Jun.Signed a business agreement with the Shanghai Institute of Fiber Inspection (SIFI) under a General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China
2007
Sep.Established offices in Yantai, Qingdao, Dalian, and Shanghai, China
2006
Jun.Designated as LG Green Partnership Lab and Samsung Electronics Eco-Partner Lab
2002
Mar.Achieved ISO 9001 (2000) / KSA 9001 (2001) certification
Mar.Conclusion of an MOU with Germany’s ITV Denkendorf
1997
Jun.Formed a testing and inspection partnership with the Korea Environmental Labeling Association (KELA)
1996
Jan.Implementation of mutual certification testing and inspection with the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX)
1994
Apr.Accredited by KATS as a National Testing Laboratory (KOLAS)
1992
Mar.Designated by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Promotion as a specialized private technology guidance institution.
1990
Feb.Renamed as the Korea Textile Development Institute
19701989
Growth
1989
Aug.Signed a mutual certification testing and inspection agreement with MTL, USA
1987
Nov.Formed a cooperative testing and inspection partnership with the Japan Synthetic Textile Inspection Institute Foundation (JSTIIF)
Sep.Signed a business agreement with the Korea Consumer Agency
Sep.Signed a cooperative testing and inspection agreement with Bureau Veritas, France
Aug.Designated as a Private Specialized Testing Organization by the Industrial Advancement Administration
1981
Jun.Signed an international cooperative testing agreement with SGS, Switzerland
Mar.Renaming to “Korea Textile Technology Promotion Center.”
1976
Dec.Signed a technical exchange agreement with the Japan Textile Inspection Institute
Jan.Designated as an IWTO Standard Testing Laboratory in Korea
1975
Nov.Relocation to a newly constructed headquarters building in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu
1972
Mar.Designated as a Quality Testing and Inspection Organization for AWC Woolpack
19611969
Foundation
1969
Apr.Reorganized and established as an independent incorporated association
1964
Mar.Renaming to “Korea Textile Testing & Inspection Institute.”
1963
Feb.Designated as an Export Inspection Organization under the Export Inspection Act by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
1961
Sep.Founded as Korea’s first textile testing and research institute, Textile Testing Laboratory