Cotton
Aid by Trade Foundation Joins International Alliance for Sustainable Cotton Production in Chad
The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has joined the newly formed Koskilna Compact alliance. This international multi-stakeholder coalition of non-governmental organisations, companies, and state...
Fiber & yarn
AbTF Publishes Independent Verification Results for Cotton made in Africa’s Standards
The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) is releasing the latest edition of its annual, aggregated report on the...
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IDF in India: Flexibility for the Upcycling of Textile Waste
Trützschler and the Indian company Gimatex have a long relationship that began in 2006. Since then, they have...
Middle East and Africa
Top Textile Companies in Azerbaijan
The Evolution of Azerbaijan's Textile Industry
Azerbaijan's textile industry has a rich history intertwined with the nation's cultural and...
Fiber & yarn
Gur Iplik: Expanding its Reach in South America
Interview with Mr. Tuna Tunali - Export manager at Gur Iplik
Gur Iplik, a leading Turkish textile manufacturer, is...
Several Australian brands switch to Better Cotton
Several Australian brands have switched to sustainable cotton sourcing and are keen to learn about where their raw materials are grown, said Michael Kobori...
World Bank offers Sh1.2b to boost Kenya’s cotton sector
Kenya’s Kisumu National Polytechnic has received Sh1.2 billion funding from the World Bank to create centres of excellence for value addition in the cotton...
Mali expects record cotton output in 2019-20 season
Mali, a land-locked country in west Africa, is expecting record cotton output of around 800,000 tonnes during the ongoing season 2019-20, according to the...
B’desh decreases dependency on India’s cotton
Once accounting for more than 50 per cent of Bangladesh’s total cotton imports, India apparently is losing the favourite tag from the former’s perspective...
100% cotton from Gap by 2025
100% cotton :: Following Benetton’s recent pledge to use 100 per cent sustainable cotton by 2025, Gap Inc. too has in its statement committed...
Ghana fixes cotton prices for 2019-20 crop season
Ghana recently fixed the seed and input cost for the cultivation of cotton for the 2019-20 crop season at a meeting of government representatives...
Uzbek cotton removed from US child labour products list
Uzbek cotton has been removed from a list of products produced with child labour, a notice posted on the Federal Register last month by...
World cotton output to rise 6.8% in 2019-20: USDA
World cotton production is expected to rise 6.8 per cent with yields rebounding in several countries and area also rising, according to the first...
