Cotton

CT-Picture-of-a-Cotton-Boll.jpg

Exciting insights at the 35th Bremen Cotton Conference: CT-Picture of a Cotton Boll © FIBRE/ MAPEX/ University Bremen

 
19/01/2021 – 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen 2021

35th International Cotton Conference Bremen 2021

Bremen: Passion for Cotton!

For the first time in its history, the International Cotton Conference will take place on 17 and 18 March in the form of a hybrid edition, with a virtual ... By  Editorial staff
Kipa-Vice-Chairman-of-the.jpg

Kipas Vice Chairman of the Board Ahmet Öksüz (centre) receives the certificate of excellence for machine utilisation from Monforts Regional Representative Thomas Päffgen and Ahmet Ciliç CEO of Neotek, the Monforts service partner in Turkey. © Monforts

 
03/12/2020 – EU supports cotton project

EU supports cotton project

A. Monforts: Key role for Kipas

Kipas, Kahramanmaras, Turkey, is currently installing its third Monforts Montex stenter in a combined configuration dedicated to denim production. By  Editorial staff
Rieter-Winterthur.jpg

The Rieter Group concluded a license agreement with WW Systems and will integrate the Brazilian company's promising product into its digital spinning suite Essential. © Rieter

 
23/11/2020 – Strategic partnership

Strategic partnership

Rieter and WW Systems cooperate

Rieter concluded a license agreement with WW Systems and will integrate the company's promising product into its digital spinning suite Essential. By  Editorial staff
Betrug.jpeg

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
The-fiber-year-2020.jpg

The total volume amounted to 74 million tonnes. Spunlaid nonwovens, newly included in global supply, slowed to the lowest growth rate in the century at nearly 4 percent to reach almost 7 million tonnes. © Andreas Engelhardt

 
04/09/2020 – Deceleration along the textile chain

Deceleration along the textile chain

The Fiber Year 2020 – characterized by the coronavirus

Andreas Engelhardt: The entire textile value chain suffered from significant deceleration last year before a dramatic contraction began. By  Editorial staff
recycelte-Baumwolle-Jeans.jpg

Wound onto a spool, the viscose filament yarn was spun from recycled cotton provided in form of cellulose sheets. Researchers at the Fraunhofer IAP have found a way to turn cotton clothes such as jeans into new high-quality garments rather than lowly cleaning rags. © Fraunhofer IAP

 
04/09/2020 – Wicket 17 + 18: An efficient way of recycling cotton clothes

Wicket 17 + 18: An efficient way of recycling cotton clothes

Sustainability: From old jeans to new t-shirt

Recycling clothing made of cotton: For the first time a research team together with a Swedish company has succeeded in doing so. By  Editorial staff