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Cotton Ginners Urge Centre To Defer QCO. Warn of Disruption

Textile Insights August 4, 2023

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) and other cotton ginning industry bodies urged the Indian government to defer implementation of proposed Quality Control Order (QCO) for cotton bales. Cotton stakeholders from various states got together in a virtual meeting and decided to form a national

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Pakistan Reintroduces Cotton Grading & Standardisation System

Textile Insights August 1, 2023

Pakistan’s cotton grading and standardisation system will be reintroduced after several decades with a touch of modernity, mainly due to the efforts of Pakistan Cotton Brokers Association (PCBA). “We, along with other stake holders would try to finalise a date and venue for relaunch next month, possibly August 14, the Independence Day,” PCBA President Kashif […]

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ICAC Projects 2022-2023 Global Cotton Output Surging 40%

Textile Insights July 29, 2023

Worldwide cotton output could increase 40 percent year on year to 431,000 tons in the 2022-2023 season as against 308,000 tons in the previous season. The latest International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) report projects that a rebound in global cotton production is expected in 2022-2023, after a decline of over 20 percent during 2021-22. The […]

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Better Cotton Expands Egyptian Reach By Partnering CEA

Textile Insights July 25, 2023

Better Cotton and Cotton Egypt Association (CEA) have announced a new strategic partnership to expand the Better Cotton program in Egypt. This collaboration aims to further enhance the sustainability and quality of Egyptian cotton production while ensuring fair working conditions for farmers, while CEA is an organisation responsible for promoting and protecting Egyptian

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Chinese Agri Ministry Reduces Projection For Cotton Imports

Textile Insights July 24, 2023

Although there are expectations of a lower cotton crop in the 2023-24 cotton season, the Agriculture Ministry of China still reduced its projection for cotton imports on expectations of weaker demand from textile mills. The Agriculture Ministry of China, which is the largest cotton producer in the world, in a statement has also urged its […]

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GOTS Certified Facilities Increase 10% In 2022

Textile Insights July 22, 2023

In the two decades since its inception, Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS) has expanded its reach and impact in 2022. This has resulted in a 10 percent year on year increase in certified facilities totaling to 13,549 facilities across 84 countries, through 24 GOTS-approved Certification Bodies. In 2022, the organisation hosted the inaugural GOTS Conference […]

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Pakistan To Harvest Highest Cotton Crop In Ten Years

Textile Insights July 21, 2023

Farmers in Gujarat have sown cotton in 2.52 million hectares till mid-July, up 8 percent, when compared with the earlier three year average. “The cotton sowing area figure for this year is also higher when compared with the same time last year, when it stood at 2.31 million hectares,” government data informed. The higher cotton […]

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Gujarat Cotton Crop Sowing Up 8% Till Mid-July

Textile Insights July 21, 2023

Farmers in Gujarat have sown cotton in 2.52 million hectares till mid-July, up 8 percent, when compared with the earlier three year average. “The cotton sowing area figure for this year is also higher when compared with the same time last year, when it stood at 2.31 million hectares,” government data informed. The higher cotton […]

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Cotton – The Lifeline Of India

July 19, 2023

Although in the past two decades man-made fibre has progressed and even gained a larger share in the total annual global consumption of fibre, the rising interest in sustainability is bringing cotton back into the forefront as the most popular fibre, says Dr. P. Alli Rani In this competitive world, every country aspires to become […]

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Better Cotton Signs UNECE Sustainability Pledge

Textile Insights July 15, 2023

Better Cotton has signed the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Sustainability Pledge, ahead of the launch of its Traceability Solution at the end of 2023. The Sustainability Pledge is an open-source suite of policy recommendations, guidelines and standards that enable industry to authenticate their sustainability claims. The aim of the Pledge is to […]