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09/11/2020 – Renewable Carbon Initiative

Renewable Carbon Initiative

Lenzing is founding partner

The newly launched Renewable Carbon Initiative strives to herald the end of the fossil age for all organic chemicals and materials by 2050. By Editorial staff

09/11/2020 – 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres

2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres

Hybrid event awards 1st Innovation Prize

“Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year” will be granted at the “2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres”, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne (Germany). By Editorial staff

The Innovation in Natural Fibres Award has been granted by the DNFI since 2017 and honours outstanding scientific achievements in the field of natural fibres. © Mathias Ulrichs/Bremer Baumwollbörse

04/11/2020 – Bioplastics films from cotton to substitute plastics

Bioplastics films from cotton to substitute plastics

DNFI Award 2020

Dr Noureddine Abidi, Professor and Director, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute, Texas Tech University, has won the 2020 Discover Natural Fibres ... By Sibylle Michel

In the course of surveillance audits by GOTS accreditation body IOAS – a regular part of the GOTS quality assurance – attended by GOTS experts, they detected fake Raw Cotton Transaction Certificates (TCs). © Thaut Images/stock.adobe.com

02/11/2020 – Organic cotton fraud in India

Organic cotton fraud in India

GOTS detects evidence

GOTS, through own investigation, has obtained substantial documentary evidence about systematic fraud. By Editorial staff

19/10/2020 – Turkey

Turkey

Cotton production to decrease

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many cotton farmers chose to hedge their bets this year as they were unsure how it would affect global and domestic markets ... By Sibylle Michel

Due to the pandemic this year’s activities of the Bremen Cotton Exchange focus on virtual channels as well as informing the public by the press. © Bremer Baumwollbörse

07/10/2020 – World Cotton Day

World Cotton Day

Bremen Cotton Exchange launches videos about cotton

The cotton community celebrates the World Cotton Day today, on October 7th, and the Bremen Cotton Exchange contributes to the activities on this special ... By Sibylle Michel

Special markers in the plastic matrix make corresponding applications counterfeit-proof. With the aid of the hand-held measuring device (detector) supplied by Grafe, the customers can quickly obtain the qualitative proof themselves. © Grafe Advanced Polymers

21/09/2020

Grafe product protection for fibre applications

In order to guarantee product protection and prevent brand piracy, Grafe has developed a simple yet elegant solution. Special markers are the basis. By Editorial staff