News from the FIBRE Institute: Foldable Composites with Cotton
24. March 2022 In the Thermolink project, the Fibre Institute Bremen e. V. (FIBRE) developed composites with a joint function through local thermal consolidation of textile surfaces using cotton as reinforcing fibre. Certain areas of the textile surfaces... To the article
26 Members from the cotton community become certified as ICA Bremen Quality Experts
21. March 2022 ICA Bremen’s first group of Quality Experts have now been certified under an internationally recognised standard to assist with cotton quality matters. The newly certified experts come from Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Germany,... To the article
Bremen Cotton Exchange Joins Make the Label Count
7. March 2022 The Bremen Cotton Exchange has become the latest organisation to join Make the Label Count (MTLC) which is lobbying the European Commission to revise and improve its Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for textiles.... To the article
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol: Annual Report
2. March 2022 In alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol provides quantifiable and verifiable targets and measurements for a more sustainable cotton production. The Trust Protocol is overseen by a multi-stakeholder... To the article
ICA Bremen’s Training Course ‘Cotton Classing and Testing‘
21. February 2022 ICA Bremen’s Cotton Classing and Testing Training Course will be held from 10 – 17 May 2022 in Bremen, Germany. The Cotton Classing and Testing Training provides an in-depth learning experience that is tailored... To the article
ICA Bremen: Exclusive expert training for Brazilians
15. February 2022 At the end of January, ICA Bremen conducted an online workshop tailored for the Brazilian cotton association Abrapa aiming for the improvement of cotton testing procedures. According to Edson Mizoguchi, manager of Abrapa’s Standard... To the article