Volvo Cars is the only manufacturer in the car industry with a complete model range featuring textiles that are so clean they are certified according to the Oeko-Tex standard. The textile standard was introduced at the beginning of the 1990s by textile research institutes as a response to the needs of consumers and the general public for textiles which posed no risk to health.
To alleviate for those who have chrome allergy, all leather used in Volvo car interiors has been tanned in a chromium-free tanning process, using either natural or synthetic tanning materials. This benefits both man and nature.