15. May 2019 Sustainability in the textile supply chain is a much discussed development in the public, but also in the industry itself. The anthology „CSR and Fashion – Sustainable Management in the Garment and Textile Industry“... To the article
Cotton Planting Starts in the Northern Hemisphere
10. May 2019 In the cotton-producing countries of the northern hemisphere, the planting of cotton starts now. Under ideal conditions, it takes less than a week for the plant to show its first shoot. Depending on the... To the article
Save-the-Date: International Cotton Conference Bremen, March 25 – 27, 2020
3. May 2019 PASSION FOR COTTON: That’s the motto of the upcoming International Cotton Conference. It still takes another year, until the cotton world comes together again in Bremen, but planning and preparing behind the scenes has... To the article
Cotton harvest by hand
30. April 2019 About two thirds of the global cotton production of currently around 27 million tons is still picked by hand today. Among the major producing countries, the cotton harvest by hand is predominant in China,... To the article
Dragontree: „Ebay“ for Cotton Trade
17. April 2019 Interview with Bill Ballenden, CEO and owner of Dragontree Digitalization, Blockchain, online trading – keywords that become more relevant even for a traditional business like cotton trade. Bill Ballenden is CEO and owner of... To the article
Cotton Quality: Staple Length
15. April 2019 The “staple length“, this means the length of the single fiber, is a decisive benchmark for the quality of the cotton. It determines how well and finely the cotton can be spun into yarn.... To the article