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The China Cotton Association (CCA) is moving full speed ahead in its efforts to internationalize and modernize the country’s cotton industry, according to Madam Gao Fang, the association’s executive vice president and secretary general.
The Cotton International 2012 Global Summit, to be held April 25-27 in Bangkok, Thailand, will help cotton and textile professionals get off to a fast start in the coming season and show them how to convert market instability into a tangible business advantage.
Co-organized by the Kumaraguru College of Technology and Texas Tech University, the conference (Coimbatore, India, Dec. 15-17, 2011) will feature 125 papers spanning the entire textile supply chain.
A new cotton fabric, developed by scientists from Donghua University in Shanghai, can be cleaned and deodorized simply by hanging them on a clothesline in the sun.
For cotton and textile professionals who are looking for innovative ways to succeed in today’s volatile marketplace, help is on the way: Registration for the Cotton International 2012 Global Summit is now open.
Our “Cotton Industry” must redefine itself from the conventional risk approach to include participants through the supply-chain that impacts the counterparty performance.
At current cotton price levels, spinning mills in India should be in much better shape to turn a profit during the coming quarter.
The development of high-strength cottons for technical textiles will be ideal for high-performance applications and will benefit cotton farmers in the long run.
Ginners say that falling domestic and international prices will do great damage to growers, but others point out that the vast majority of cotton has already been sold by farmers.
Over the past three years, an increasing flow of financial capital has targeted China's bulk commodities market, with the increase in liquidity putting pressure on cotton prices.
From one end to the other, the supply chain is starting to hit its stride in India.
Vietnam’s domestic cotton production can only meet about 2% of the textile industry’s demand, exposing them to international price fluctuations on imported fiber.
Cotton-based products, from yarn to fabric, have been under pressure in Indonesia since March 2011, and conditions will likely stay negative until 2012.
When farmers work hard to produce a good harvest, it’s frustrating to have their efforts hindered by other factors, such as available facilities to process the cotton and a reliable logistics infrastructure to transport the fiber where it needs to go.
Sustainability will become a license to do business, based on the discussions at the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) Supply Chain conference held in September 2011 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Muttenz, Switzerland-based Clariant announces the opening of its new regional headquarters for the Southeast Asia & Pacific region in addition to its Global Textile headquarters, both of which are located in Singapore.
As the country’s economy expands, higher-paying jobs are moving to urban areas, while the cost of paying those who stay to work in the farming areas continues to rise.
As cotton competes with food crops for planting space, it’s critical that farmers who make the commitment to growing the fiber know they will be supported in difficult times.
To date, about 9 million bales of seed cotton have arrived in Pakistan's ginning factories, and results from the early crop have been positive, both in terms of yield and quality.
The International Cotton Association (ICA) had an excellent turnout for its 2011 China International Cotton Trade Training Course, which drew 150 delegates from 16 different provinces and countries.
The goal of the Chinese-owned Malawi Cotton Company’s efforts in the African nation is more about developing the cotton industry for the future than turning a profit today.
Tracking of spray drift of herbicides is a moving target, so it makes perfect sense that the new and improved CottonMap system in Australia is accessible on mobile devices.
About half of the cotton crop in Pakistan’s Sindh Province has been damaged or destroyed by severe flooding, but that’s a small concern compared with the human suffering it left behind.
The cotton yield in India is expected to reach a five-year low this season, possibly dropping below 475 kg per hectare.
Sometimes, doing nothing is the best choice, and that’s the approach China has taken regarding its low-tariff import quotas of cotton for 2012.
The board of the Cotton Association of India has decided to postpone its inaugural annual meeting until 2012.
Once again, it appears as though Pakistan’s cotton crops will be damaged by excessive rains and flooding.
The Indian Cotton Federation (formerly the South Indian Cotton Association) is working on a standard contract for Indian cotton for both the moestic and international markets.
The China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) will hold a conference Oct. 15-17 in Jiangsu Province, China, with the theme, “Industry Adjustment and Stability – the World and China.”
The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) is applying pressure to delay cotton exports under Open General License only after January 1, 2012.
Thai consumers can’t get enough of Wrangler’s new water-repellent denim jeans, buying 90 percent of the total supply that was introduced to the market in March 2011.
The Letter of Intent to share intelligence and information will provide the industry with insight into China's cotton and textiles markets, and vice versa.
Erratic market changes have left mills with growing inventories of yarn despite operating at just 30 percent to 40 percent of capacity.
The government of Tamil Nadu, the seventh most-populous of India’s 28 states, has decided to stop encouraging the use of genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton.
The International Cotton Association (ICA) has created a three-day training program to address several key areas currently impacting on China’s international cotton trade.
Attendees will get a firsthand report of India's current strength in textiles and how the country plans to increase its share of the global textile trade in the years to come.
The more China engages with the global community, the more its reputation as a producer of quality cotton will grow.
China has rapidly moved from primarily manual production to a model that uses the cutting-edge of advanced international machinery.
The China National Cotton Information Center (CNCIC) is working to shed light on where supply and demand are going in the near future.
Merchants who want to succeed in China have to stick to the fundamentals and be ready for heavy investments of both time and expense.
More than 1,300 attendees from around the world came to Dalian, China for the 2011 China International Cotton Conference.
A long history of cooperation between China and the American Cotton Shippers Association benefits the industries of each country.
When a country is tops in multiple major cotton categories – such as production, consumption and imports – it surely has an active exchange sector, and China is no exception
As equal partners in the supply chain, the cotton and textile industries are so closely intertwined that significant developments in either one can have a dramatic effect on the other.
If you want something done right, the old adage says, you need to do it yourself -- and few companies have taken that sentiment to heart more than the Esquel Group.
The “Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwovens and Technical Textiles" (ATNT 2011) will take place in Coimbatore, India, from Dec. 15 to 17.
In these times of uncertainty, Chinese officials seeks to steady market volatility and wild price fluctuations.
Dayanidhi Maran, India's Cabinet Minister of Textiles, submitted his resignation on July 7 and has been replaced by Anand Sharma, the country's current Minister of Commerce.
India's cotton yarn sector has so far lost nearly $2.5 billion, according to the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI).
Investors have spent almost $35 million on expansion of ginning to take advantage of a large crop and exceptionally high fiber prices.
Cotton Council International (CCI) introduced its “Naturally Connecting the World” theme with Cotton USA ambassador Da S and fashion designer Alex Wang.
The Cotton Arbitration and Testing General Organization (CATGO) has released the 2011 edition of its 100-page Annual Report, entitled “A New Vision.”
Cooperation between government ministries will continue to drive growth in the country's technical textiles sector.
Cotton Australia CEO Adam Kay says the size of next year’s cotton crop might well be affected more by the availability of water and labor than market speculation.
The export of 5.5 million bales of cotton from India during the early part of this cotton year has created an artificial cotton shortage in the country.
The government's decision to increase this season's allowable cotton export limit has surprised and outraged many spinners in India.
In a remarkable recovery from last year's flooding, Pakistan's cotton growers could produce an all-time high of 15 million bales in the coming season.
It was a year for the record books in Pakistan’s textile industry, with exports skyrocketing to $12.5 billion--up more than 34 percent over the previous year.
Indian exporters who don’t follow the letter of the law this year will never be given an opportunity to correct their mistake in the future.
European countries want Uzbekistan's fiber, but want to see steps toward eradicating child labor first.
The complete list of Delegates from Turkey who will be in attendance at ACSA 2011, including contact information.
Revisit the people and places that helped make the International Cotton Association's March meeting such a rousing success.
Indian officials have pledged to invest $438 million in its textiles industry, in the hopes of ultimately attracting more than $10 billion in investment.
The government's Five Year National Textile Plan, enacted in August 2010, is paying big dividends for this crucial sector of Pakistan's economy.
There has been absolutely no trading in the Indian cotton market since Friday, May 6, which has resulted in a serious decline in cotton prices.
An anonymous Pakistani textile professional contends that Pakistan will be competitive in the textiles market long into the future, despite a few challenges.
Times are tough in Indonesia right now, with spinners trying to renegotiate contracts and willing to sell cotton inventory even at a small loss.
The spectre of farmer suicides is once again raising its ugly head in India, with three deaths reported in the last few days.
India's supreme court voted to put a temporary ban on the production, use and sale of endosulfan all over India.
With the theme, “Estimating Cotton Supply and Use in The 21st Century,” the educational offering from CNCIC is scheduled for June 21-22, 2011 and will be held in Beijing.
Scientists in Pakistan estimate that the country is approximately 25 years behind the rest of the world in its use of available biotechnology.
This major port city is an increasingly important cotton destination, with several industry leaders making news -- and making the rounds at international events.
Dhiren Sheth, Cotton Association of India president, is urging Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, to take immediate steps to allow free cotton exports.
Cotton Australia CEO Adam Kay unveiled the names of the finalists in the 2011 Australian Cotton Industry Awards at the Cotton Trade Show in Moree.
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part feature story on the history of Bt cotton in India from Dr. Keshav Kranthi, director, Central Institute for Cotton Research.
This season alone, nearly 7 million farmers in India purchased 30 million authentic, GEAC-approved Bt cotton seed packets and planted them in 9.4 million hectares.
Hoping to regain some of what they lost in 2010’s devastating floods, many growers began planting this season's cotton crop as early as January 2011.
At least one major association from India's powerful spinning industry is seeking government intervention to prevent further exports of raw cotton.
In light of lessening demand from the textile and apparel industry, Indian officials removed all export restrictions from cotton yarn and placed it on the "free list."
Cotton imports in China have fallen by 14.6 percent over a year ago.
Indian government officials have announced a 25 percent increase in the price of Bt cotton seeds, the first such increase made in Gujarat since 2008.
Prior mistakes in land and water management still haunt growers in Uzbekistan, but a coalition of organizations is working to promote better practices.
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) are working closely with their parent company in Tokyo following Japan's recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
DuPont has made two cotton acquisitions in Andhra Pradesh, India: the cotton seed business of Nandi Seeds, and cotton germplasm from Nagarjuna Seeds.
Over the next three years, the Indian government will spend $22 million to open four Centers of Excellence as part of its Technology Mission on Technical textiles.
It's been a difficult first quarter in Indonesia, with little demand for cotton yarn, but some mills are optimistic enough to be making expansion plans.
First settled in 1799, Dubai -- one of the seven Arab Emirates -- has quickly grown into a global business hub.
New estimates from India’s Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) reflect a reduction of 1.7 million bales (170 kg each) in the country's 2010/11 cotton.
Cotton International asks industry professionals what they plan to accomplish at the International Cotton Association's "Dubai 2011" event.
The Dubai shopping scene offers something for everyone. In addition to electronics, watches, cameras and other international items, shoppers can choose from a wealth of traditional gifts.
A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma” was an apt description of my read on India – that is, until making my maiden voyage there just a few weeks ago.
With an increasing focus on going to where the business is, ICA is fulfilling its promise to be "Open to the World."
Dhiren Sheth, president of the Cotton Association of India, sheds light on the thinking behind the decision to hold a major international event in September.
The additional production of 11 million bales of cotton would provide $4.8 billion annually.
Few nations spent more time in the headlines over the last six months than India.
This innovative state is the denim capital of India and home to the prized Shankar-6 variety.
Organic program brings assistance to 4,000 farmers in need.
Expanding into this new field is a growing necessity for the Indian textile industry.
Expected to grow at a rapid pace, this emerging sector in India has exceeded estimates by expanding 367 percent over the last five years.
After a tough decade for cotton in Australia, this year's Cotton Awards program is about celebrating the fiber's resurgence, not determining who was "the cleverest."
Although cotton prices remain near record highs, many farmers in India are hoarding their residual stocks in the hopes that prices will rise even higher.
Although most of the talk has centered around retailer price increases, the pain of exceptionally high cotton prices is hitting everyone in the supply chain.
With successful harvests in India, Pakistan and Mali, 2010 was a watershed year for the Better Cotton Initiative.
Pakistani cotton importers say that export deals they signed with Indian exporters in October 2010 have been cancelled five times.
The devastating floods that destroyed more than 3 million bales of cotton will result in a 1.5 percent loss to Pakistan's overall GDP.
A cutting-edge facility was fully stocked with machinery to test seed quality, germination, lamination--even DNA--but hasn't been used since it was completed in 1997.
Through the first three quarters of 2010, China's textile industry saw a 26 percent increase in spending on fixed assets, and growth should continue throughout 2011.
The most recent International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) trade report shows that Asia's share continues to increase.
In a true case of turning lemons into lemonade, Operation Harvest Help is pairing out-of-work sugarcane growers with cotton farmers who need experienced labor.
Pakistan's textile industry shipped more than $1.3 billion in cotton-based goods in the second half of 2010, more than offsetting rising raw material costs.
ICA has lined up a world-class panel of speakers, so be sure to take a sneak peek at the topics they will address in their presentations ... as well as what the speakers themselves hope to learn at the event.
India's Cotton Advisory Board revises its estimate for the 2010/11 crop upward by about 400,000 bales with an average yield of 506 kg/hectare.
Over the next five years, Indian will invest $45 million in two initiatives designed to boost the growth of its nonwovens and specialty textiles sector.
The Southern India Mills’ Association has released its estimate for the 2010/11 cotton crop, and it’s not good news for a world that desperately needs to replenish its stocks.
Indian officials seek to balance the needs of yarn exporters with the interests of the domestic textile industry, which is pushing for a lifting of the restrictions on all types of yarn.
Developments include government action on cotton yarn exports and investments in technical textiles, as well as a new production estimate from an industry association.
Sources say that even though cotton prices are rising steadily, yarn prices vary widely from one mill to the next, depending on cash flow.
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