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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 Editorial staff

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

Das U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol ist eine junge Initiative, die einen neuen Standard für nachhaltig angebaute Baumwolle definiert. © stockadobe_micro

21/10/2020 – Branche will nachhaltiger werden

Branche will nachhaltiger werden

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Deutschland: Neue Studienergebnisse

Neue Studie verdeutlicht das Ausmaß, in dem die Modeindustrie weltweit das Thema Nachhaltigkeit verfolgt: Nachhaltigkeit ist zweitwichtigstes Ziel. 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 Editorial staff

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 Editorial staff

Closing stocks at the end of the season are estimated at 1.75 million tonnes. © Bremer Baumwollbörse

10/09/2020 – India

India

Cotton area at record levels

In the upcoming season 20/21, the USDA forecasts harvested area to reach near-record levels at 13.2 million hectares. By Editorial staff

Between 1960/61 and 2010/11, the world stocks-to-use ratio stayed between 30 and 60 percent. However, since 2011/12 the stocks-to-use ratio has not dipped below 65 percent and has been above 90 percent four times including the last two years. © Bremer Baumwollbörse

09/09/2020 – Baumwolle weltweit

Baumwolle weltweit

World stocks remain high

Covid-19’s negative impact on cotton demand was too late in the season to shift planting decisions away from cotton for most major producing countries. By Editorial staff