Cotton

Cotton made in Africa Receives Top “Excellent” Rating from Germany’s Siegelklarheit Platform

Cotton made in Africa has received the highest possible rating of “Excellent” from Siegelklarheit, Germany’s sustainability label assessment platform, recognizing the cotton standard for...

Recycled Fibers: The Vital Data For Quality and Profitability

Uster’s new Recycling Opening Index guides spinners to the perfect blend Uster AFIS 6 now offers the key data...

Jeff Bezos Invests $34 Million in Lab-Grown Fashion Fibers to Challenge Cotton and Polyester

Jeff Bezos is expanding his climate and sustainability efforts into the fashion industry with a new $34 million...

Egyptian Cotton Festival Targets Textile SMEs Across Egypt

A new initiative aimed at strengthening Egypt’s cotton and textile value chain has been launched through the Egyptian...

Industry Shows Signs of Growth Through Expanding Cotton Trade and Regional Cooperation

Afghanistan’s textile and cotton sector is showing renewed signs of growth as the country intensifies regional trade cooperation...

Egypt ready for world’s largest textile factory by March 2022

Egypt is going full throttle with the construction of a textiles factory in the city of El-Mahalla that is slated to become the world's...

Brazilian cotton index drops 4.96% in March

The CEPEA/ESALQ Index for cotton in Brazil dropped by 4.96 per cent for the month from February 26 to March 31, closing at 4.8088...

South African woven cotton textile sector workers get 5.5% rise

Those working in the woven cotton textile sub-sector in South Africa will receive a 5.5 per cent wage increase, with effect from last month,...

Uzbekistan to prioritize local cotton for their textiles industry

Uzbekistan; Cotton over the marketing year (MY 2020-21), Uzbekistan expects to grow around 3.1 million cotton bales. A survey from the International Textile MagazineTextilegence says...

Benin starts training session on PRC machinery to boost cotton sector

About 225 agricultural operators in Benin recently started a month-long training session on Chinese expertise in farm machinery operation. The target is to improve cotton...

Better Cotton Sourcing Reaches Record 1.7 Million Tonnes in 2020

In 2020, 192 Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) retailer and brand members sourced a record 1.7 million tonnes of Better Cotton, despite the severe disruptions...

Nigeria’s Cotton Market Sees Rebound After Textile Forex Ban

By: Fatima Muktar The volume of production and consumption of cotton in the country rose by at least 7.5 per cent in 2020 after the...

SIMA appeals for withdrawal of import duty on cotton

Stating that the imposition of 10 per cent import duty on cotton is a severe blow for the cotton textile value chain, The Southern...

Cotton Exports to China Increased Significantly

Chinese ports’ cotton stocks are primarily from India, which ends the battle between India and China. As input from cotton traders and international businessmen in...

Cotton: A Golden Opportunity for South Africa?

BY: COBUS DE BRUYN Cotton is considered one of the world's greatest poverty alleviating crops, with 150 million people worldwide relying on it for income. According...
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