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Today’s mills require the best fiber quality, reliable shipping and the most competitive prices. Take a look at how spinners and weavers are keeping up.

Stocks Dwindle, Consumption Rises, Prices Soar

Demand for finished goods is soaring, but so is the cost of raw materials like cotton.

Pakistan Floods Severely Damage Cotton Crop

More than 15 percent of the current crop has been destroyed, further hampering the spinning sector.

U.S. Textile Mills Compete Globally with Advanced Technology

While rivals in the developing world pay substantially lower wages, U.S. mills hang on with cutting edge innovation.

Record Prices Stagger Pakistani Cotton Mills

Tight global supplies, record cotton prices and a weak local currency are crippling Pakistan’s cotton mills, sources say.

APTMA Calls on Spinners to Strike

The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association is prepared to lead a strike on March 18 to protest the trade policies of the country’s ministry of textiles.

Cotton Versus Synthetics

Cotton looks to reverse the trend of diminishing world textile market share.

Time for Action

Annually, the editors of Cotton International magazine challenge students in the American Cotton Shippers Association’s International Cotton Institute to express their thoughts on the challenges of the international cotton industry. We are pleased to present the winner of the 2009 Essay Award.

Function Over Fashion

Technical textiles represent a small, but robust, segment of the cotton market.

High and Dry

Comfort is king when it comes to the future of cotton active wear.

Encouraging Signs for U.S. Cotton

Prospects for recovery and increased acreage in the U.S. dominate discussions at the National Cotton Council annual meeting.

Reacting to the Crisis

Textile industry must address consumer pessimism

Signs of Recovery

An expected increase in cotton acreage in 2010-11 hints at growing confidence

A New Map for Cotton Marketing

Today’s cotton merchants must guide both producers and consumers

Giving Meaning to "Value-Added"

Quality is the key to creating demand and market access for cotton

On a Mission

India’s “mini mission” cotton program yields promising results

Quantifying Quality

Australia works to define its national cotton identity