Cotton

Climate Change Puts Africa’s Cotton and Textile Ambitions Under Pressure

Africa Elham Habibi - 0
Africa’s ambitions to expand its textile and apparel manufacturing industry are becoming increasingly linked to a challenge that begins far before the spinning mill...
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Africa

Benin Plans to Triple Local Cotton Processing as Textile Industry Expands

Benin is moving to increase its domestic cotton-processing capacity from 40,000 tonnes to 140,000 tonnes as part of...
Africa

Africa’s Cotton Industry Holds Key to Millions of Textile Jobs, Experts Say

Africa's cotton industry could become one of the continent's strongest drivers of industrial growth, employment, and economic transformation...
Middle East and Africa

Cameroon Partners with Tunisia to Strengthen Cotton and Textile Value Chain

Cameroon is seeking to strengthen its textile and apparel industry by drawing on Tunisia's industrial expertise, as the...
Africa

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...

New Research Breakthrough Makes Hemp a Cotton-Compatible Textile Fiber

Fiber & yarn
A major advancement from the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Textile Technology may transform hemp from a niche fiber into a viable, scalable material...

Senegal Sets Ambitious Goal to Boost Cotton Seed Production by 66% in 2025

Africa
Senegal is targeting a significant surge in cotton seed production, aiming to increase output by 66% to 25,000 tons by the end of the...

ITFC Signs €106 Million Agreement to Boost Burkina Faso’s Cotton and Fabric Sector

Fiber & yarn
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has reaffirmed its commitment to Burkina Faso’s economic growth by signing a €106 million facility agreement under...

Recover and Intradeco Launch Recycled Cotton JV in Central America

Fiber & yarn
Recover™, the leading materials science company and large-scale producer of sustainable, high‑quality recycled cotton fiber and cotton fiber blends, and Intradeco, a global vertical...

USA Global Trade Launches Binational Textile Initiative to Strengthen U.S.–Latin America Supply Chains

Fiber & yarn
USA Global Trade LLC, a Miami-based sourcing and trade company, has unveiled a strategic binational textile initiative aimed at deepening commercial and production ties...

Kenya Eyes Textile Industry Revival with Benchmark Visit to Benin, Strategic Focus on Rivatex Restructuring

Africa
The Kenyan government is intensifying efforts to revive its cotton, textile, and apparel industry as part of its broader Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda, aimed...

Better Cotton Joins Policy Hub Coalition to Contribute to Regulatory Discussions

Fiber & yarn
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has joined the Policy Hub, a Brussels-based coalition, to contribute to key EU policy discussions. Launched in...

Trützschler Highlights Sustainable Spinning at Inaugural COTTON USA™ Conference in Cairo

Egypt
Trützschler was proud to participate in the first-ever COTTON USA™ Conference in Egypt, which concluded yesterday in Cairo, bringing together key players across the...

Global Cotton Industry to Gather in İzmir for Better Cotton Conference 2025

Fiber & yarn
The global cotton industry is preparing for one of its most significant meetings of the year as the Better Cotton Conference 2025 is set...

Nigeria’s Cotton Industry Faces Setbacks as GM Seeds Fall Short and Sector Struggles with Systemic Neglect

Middle East and Africa
Hopes of reviving Nigeria’s once-thriving cotton and textile industry have taken a hit, as genetically modified (GM) cotton varieties introduced with great optimism have...
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