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Cotton Incorporated Survey: Sustainability Is Optional
Are consumers really willing to pay more for their apparel purchases if the products they buy are made from sustainable…
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ITMF Committee Approves Two Testing Instruments
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) gave its seal of approval to a pair of new cotton testing instruments during…
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India, Turkey Plan Trade Negotiations
India and Turkey are attempting to solve their trade conflict, which revolves around special import duties on Indian cotton yarn.…
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Live from Bremen: Cotton Breeders Seek to Predict Yarn Quality
In their quest to predict the quality of ring-spun yarn, cotton and textile professionals don’t need to wait until the…
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India’s Export Ban Benefits No One, Including Textile Industry
It’s bad enough that the global cotton industry has suffered from the Indian government’s surprise export ban on March 5.…
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Coley to Testify at Farm Bill Hearing
NCC Chairman Chuck Coley will testify on March 14 before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee as that panel…
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India’s Export Ban Could Prompt Mills to Switch to Polyester
For the second time in two years, India’s government has decided to ban cotton exports to ensure an affordable supply…
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ICAC: Global Cotton Stocks Continue to Accumulate in 2012
As 2012 plantings are starting in the northern hemisphere, prices of cotton are much reduced from last year, making competing…
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Studying the Crowd at the NCC Annual Meeting
Held in the late stages of winter every year, the National Cotton Council Annual Meeting is one of my favorite…
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Coley Elected NCC Chairman
Vienna, GA, cotton producer and ginner C. B. “Chuck” Coley, a was elected National Cotton Council (NCC) chairman for 2012…