The world 2018/19 cotton supply and demand estimates include lower production and mill use but higher trade and stocks.

Design model for the Cube building project: this demonstration building is designed to illustrate the pioneering, broad-impact results of the C³ consortium. © Iurii Vakaliuk, TU Dresden
19/03/2019 – Carbon-reinforced concrete
Carbon-reinforced concrete
Building history is due to be made on the Einsteinstrasse in Dresden: the first C³ carbon concrete building.

Very few signs of fouling after six months: When the basalt knitted fabrics are removed, the middle section of the steel girders in the sea near Dubai is almost completely free from organic deposits. © Peterseim
15/03/2019 – Techtextil
Techtextil
When this edition of textile network goes to print, exactly 676 days will have passed since the presentation of the Techtextil and Texprocess Innovation ...

GOTS certified companies by region: In terms of the total number of certified businesses, the “Top Ten” countries in 2018 were: India (1973), Bangladesh (689), Turkey (519), Germany (500), Italy (340), China (301), Pakistan (238), Portugal (215), USA (127) and South Korea (85). © GOTS
14/03/2019 – Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
In 2018, the number of GOTS-certified companies climbed 14.6 percent from 5,024 to 5,760 firms. Together they employ over 2 million staff across 64 countries.