Lithuanian Textile Institute is a research and service centre employing competent and experienced specialists. It was founded in Kaunas in 1960, which is the textile centre of Lithuania since old times. Since 1960 to 2000, particularly during the last 10 years, Lithuanian Textile Institute has implemented structural and mentality revolution to meet new profitability, optimize technical and human resources. Such spheres of activity as research, testing, development of new products and methods, control of quality of products assigned for the protection of people's health and life form the core of Lithuanian textile Institute.

The quality management system of institute has been approved to EN ISO 9001:2000 standard.

Lithuanian Textile Institute works in a close co-operation with the textile and clothing industry. The institute is a member of Association of Light Industry Enterprises of Lithuania.

The specialists of institute take part in Lithuanian and international conferences making reports on innovations in textile industry. Conferences are often held in traditional annual exhibition "Baltic Textile and Leather".

A modern testing laboratory provides efficient analyses of textile garments according to EN and ISO standards. Quality control and consulting of customers is a part of everyday life.

Institute took the initiative to found the technical committee TK21 "Tekstilė" which has the main mission to harmonise the requirements of Lithuanian stndards with European and international standards.

Institute is active in the following research branches:

• Technology of technical textile fabrics fog indutech, hometech, medtech application (filtration, household textiles, medical, aerospace, etc.)
• Technology of woven and knitted fabrics for military and civil protective clothing
• Protective clothing technology
• Special textile finishing (fire, water, chemical, oil resistant, etc.)
• Material research

Unlike other institutes, Lithuanian Textile Institute creates, designs and manufacters technical textile fabrics and protective clothes in its own factory. Product range is the result of research and technological development in close co-operation with West Europe leaders in this field. High-tech mterials and technologies result in the development and manufacture of wide rnge of garments for personal protective equipment and protective clothing for military, police and civil application, which fulfils requirements of EN, NATO and NIJ standards.

Manufacturing process ensures quality ontrol according to Quality Assurance Requirements (ISO 9002-2000) and guarantees that each individual product will meet the demanding standards consistently.

The main target of the staff of Lithuanian Textile Institute is to provide a customer with an oriented service and high quality products. We are able to respond to any given need rapidly, offering full technical support.

We are working to develop new ideas, new technologies and products that help to protect you and keep you safe. We are looking for a partnership with you to engineer your protection.

Welcome to Lithuanian Textile Institute.

Sincerely yours,
Dr. Aušra Abraitienė
General director