International cotton conference 2018: What are the key issues?
7. December 2017 Inteview with Elke Hortmeyer, Bremen Cotton Exchange und Axel Drieling, Fibre Insitute Bremen: The countdown for the 34th International Cotton Conference 2018 has started. True to tradition, the Conference will take place from 21st... To the article
34th International Cotton Conference Bremen 2018 ‘Cotton Insights’ Looks to the Future Register now!
16. November 2017 Bremen, 15th November 2017: Save the Date! The countdown has started for the renowned International Cotton Conference, which will take place from 21st to 23rd March 2018 in Bremen. As its theme ‘Cotton Insights’... To the article
Sugar molecules make cotton fibres glow
2. November 2017 Filipe Natalio, a chemist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and a team of seven further researchers from science institutes in Germany and Austria has developed a process for imbuing cotton fibers... To the article
Interview with FashionUnited: How Sustainable is Cotton?
2. November 2017 In view of the publicly voiced criticism of sustainability in cotton cultivation, Elke Hortmeyer, Director of Communications and International Relations at the Bremen Cotton Exchange, explains in an interview with journalist Regina Henkel the... To the article
Cotton Secures Livlihood of Millions of Farmers
25. October 2017 Cotton is not only a fibre for the textile industry. Its sphere of influence goes much further: it is an essential economic factor for many farmers and workers in developing countries. Lately, the International... To the article
Innovation must be even more of an engine for cotton consumption
24. October 2017 An orientation towards production still dominates in the cotton industry. This can be seen as a decisive disadvantage towards chemical fibres, which are growing stronger and stronger. In contrast to natural fibres, chemical fibres... To the article