18 Aug | International Cotton Conference – REGION IN FOCUS: European Union
Opportunities for the EU cotton textile industry in international competition Bremen, (…)
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17 Aug | DNFI: World Natural Fibre Update
The Discover Natural Fibres Initiative (DNFI) estimates world production of natural (…)
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4 Aug | New US Upland Standards
In collaboration with the US cotton industry and representatives of the (…)
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19 Jul | 115 laboratories participate in the ICA Bremen Round Trials
In the ICA Bremen Round Trials 2022-1, gravimetric trash testing methods (…)
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8 Jul | ICA Bremen: ‚Cotton Classing & Testing‘
The popular ICA Bremen six-day programme took place in Bremen, Germany (…)
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30 Jun | Stephanie Silber Re-elected President in the Anniversary Year
Bremen, 30 June 2022: The 148th Annual General Assembly of the (…)
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30 Jun | German Textile Partnership Recognizes U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has been approved as a standard (…)
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22 Jun | TRUST IS GOOD, CONTROL IS BETTER
Interview with Thilo Fiedler, Vice President Agriculture Global Service Line, Bureau (…)
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8 Jun | Textile Partnership: Working Meeting 2022
A two-day working meeting of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles took (…)
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3 Jun | 150 years of the Cotton Exchange in book form
With a 128-page book, the Bremen Cotton Exchange reviews its past (…)
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30 May | Big Rush at the Open Day
The venerable “Kontorhaus” on Bremen’s market square was buzzing like a (…)
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12 May | Sustainability made in Italy
Interview with Dr Giovanni Marchi, Director of the Marchi & Fildi (…)
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6 May | Open Day on 21 May: Bremen Cotton Exchange Opens its Doors
On the occasion of its 150th anniversary and the publication of (…)
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6 May | Digital Talk: Cotton & Water – Innovations for a Sustainable Future
9 June from 2 to 3 pm- online – Water is (…)
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28 Apr | 150 Years Bremen Cotton Exchange: The Big Interview
The Bremen Cotton Exchange was founded 150 years ago in 1872. (…)
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6 Apr | EMP – Rock and Entertainment with Cotton
Interview with Lydia Kölker, Exclusive Merchandise Products: EMP Merchandising Handelsgesellschaft, with (…)
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4 Apr | APPA becomes twelfth laboratory certified by ICA Bremen
The Association for the Promotion of Cotton Production (APPA) is Argentina’s (…)
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24 Mar | News from the FIBRE Institute: Foldable Composites with Cotton
In the Thermolink project, the Fibre Institute Bremen e. V. (FIBRE) developed (…)
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21 Mar | 26 Members from the cotton community become certified as ICA Bremen Quality Experts
ICA Bremen’s first group of Quality Experts have now been certified (…)
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7 Mar | Bremen Cotton Exchange Joins Make the Label Count
The Bremen Cotton Exchange has become the latest organisation to join (…)
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2 Mar | U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol: Annual Report
In alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the U.S. Cotton (…)
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21 Feb | ICA Bremen’s Training Course ‘Cotton Classing and Testing‘
ICA Bremen’s Cotton Classing and Testing Training Course will be held (…)
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15 Feb | ICA Bremen: Exclusive expert training for Brazilians
At the end of January, ICA Bremen conducted an online workshop (…)
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7 Feb | DNFI: Natural Fibres to Recover
The Discover Natural Fibres Initiative Meeting was conducted on January 13th. (…)
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21 Jan | DNFI: Hortmeyer Re-elected Chair
During the annual meeting of the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative (DNFI) (…)
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10 Jan | President of the Bremen Parliament visits Cotton Exchange
On December 10, the President of the Bremen Parliament, Frank Imhoff, (…)
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5 Jan | 36th International Cotton Conference Bremen Postponed!
New date set for 29 and 30 September 2022 (…)
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4 Jan | Cotton Year 2021 – Hope and uncertainty rule the cotton Industry
Once again, experts from various areas of the international cotton industry (…)
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28 Dec | ICA Bremen: Participants from Benin Trained in Cotton Classing
A seminar on instrumental quality testing of cotton was held by (…)
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21 Dec | Year-end-issue: Statement of President Stephanie Silber
Once again, experts from various areas of the international cotton industry (…)
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9 Dec | Aka-Tex: Successful Cotton Day
The Bremen Cotton Exchange hosted a basic seminar on cotton in (…)
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30 Nov | Textile Partnership: Working Meeting in a Positive Atmosphere
This year’s Working Meeting of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles took (…)
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15 Nov | “Cotton needs a lot of pesticides.” Right or wrong?
Watch the video and learn more about the use of pesticides (…)
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11 Nov | EU Footprint Labelling (PEF) Questionable
Product environmental footprint (PEF): Proposed EU labelling might distort sustainability claims (…)
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9 Nov | Question Time: Plant Protection – Necessity and alternatives
Interview with Prof Dr Andreas von Tiedemann. Prof Dr Andreas von (…)
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26 Oct | Dr Maryam Naebe Wins 2021 DNFI Award
Dr Maryam Naebe, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University, Institute for Frontier (…)
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22 Oct | ICA Bremen: 10 years ‘Centre of Excellence’
October 2021 marks ten years since the launch of ICA Bremen, (…)
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19 Oct | Innovative products made from cotton
Retrospective: Key Topics of the International Cotton Conference Bremen 2021 Scientists (…)
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13 Oct | Question Time: Organic Cotton – Robust Demand
Interview with Maximilian Daebel, Vice President of Bremen cotton merchants Otto (…)
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7 Oct | Seventh October is now World Cotton Day
The United Nations has decided to include 7 October as World (…)
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27 Sep | Online Event on World Cotton Day: Technical Round Table on Sustainable Cotton Production
Diversification on farm and on landscape level is important to increase (…)
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19 Sep | 6. Inner Courtyard Festival of the Bremen Cotton Exchange
On 9 September 2021, the Bremen Cotton Exchange invited its tenants (…)
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15 Sep | „Appearance and Reality“ – day of the open monument
On September 12, 2021, the day of the open monument took (…)
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9 Sep | “Cotton Day” as part of textile seminar week in Bremen
From 9 to 12 November 2021, the Akademie für Textilveredelung (Academy (…)
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1 Sep | Seidensticker: Sustainability does not come free
Interview with Gerd Oliver Seidensticker, Managing Partner of the Seidensticker group. (…)
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30 Aug | Submission for the DNFI Award 2021 – Deadline 10 September
For the fifth time in a row since 2017, the Discover (…)
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19 Aug | Sustainability: A retailer’s view
In Retrospect: Key topics from the 35th International Cotton Conference Sustainability (…)
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3 Aug | Challenges and Chances of a Circular Economy
Key topics of the 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen 2021 Circular (…)
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29 Jul | CALL FOR PAPERS- the Deadline is 12 September 2021
International Cotton Conference Bremen 2022 The 36th International Cotton Conference Bremen (…)
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20 Jul | Bremen Surveys: Cotton Quality Demands in the Cotton Value Chain
After implementing the first survey in 2016/17, the second worldwide Bremen (…)
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24 Jun | Bremen Cotton Exchange: Continuity in the Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Press release: Bremen, 24 June 2021: In accordance with the statutes, (…)
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22 Jun | Climate change – Impacts and Mitigation in the Cotton Sector
Interview with Kai Hughes, Director of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (…)
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18 Jun | Podcast on the German Supply Chain Act
Elke Hortmeyer, Director of Communications and International Relations at the Bremen (…)
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9 Jun | Yields in Cotton Production: The most important Determinants
Yields in cotton production register a wide range around the globe. (…)
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21 May | Glossary on Circular Economy
The Partnership Secretariat has, in cooperation with the Expert Group Circular (…)
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17 May | DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibres Award 2021
For the fifth time in a row since 2017, the Discover (…)
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11 May | How much water does cotton really need?
Interview with Dr Ed Barnes, Senior Director of Agricultural and Environmental (…)
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29 Apr | Fact check: Cotton’s Share of Worldwide Pesticide Use
Cotton is not the largest user of agricultural pesticides – it’s (…)
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7 Apr | Proposed legislation on due diligence in supply chains
On 3 March, the German Cabinet has adopted a draft legislation (…)
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19 Mar | International Cotton Conference: Bremen is Cotton
Bremen, 19 March 2021: Once again, the International Cotton Conference confirmed (…)
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26 Feb | Cotton Conference: TOP SUBJECT: RESPONSIBILITY. EVEN IN RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION
Responsible fibre production, technical progress, regional organic cotton production, sustainable wool (…)
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19 Feb | Cotton Conference: Progressive Cotton Farming Works Like This
– Genetic Engineering Today – Robot and Satellite Technology in Practice (…)
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10 Feb | Task force on the “digital supply chain management” based on blockchains
Transparency and traceability in the textile supply chain have become increasingly (…)
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5 Feb | Cotton Conference: Technical Advancement Secures the Future – Cotton Processing Procedures
Bremen, 5 February 2021: In just a few weeks, the International (…)
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2 Feb | James Johnson: Impact of COVID-19 on the US Cotton Industry
How has the COVID-19 pandemic shaped or impacted the US American (…)
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29 Jan | Cotton Conference: Panel Discussion: Circular Economy – The Future
Bremen, 29 January 2021: No more use it and throw it (…)
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25 Jan | International Cotton Conference: A Wider View
Banknotes from Sustainable Cotton, 3-D Database for Fabrics and Dyes, the (…)
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19 Jan | Alberto Paccanelli: European Textile industry against COVID-19
How has the textile industry in Europe helped to fight COVID-19? (…)
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18 Jan | Plastic from Cotton, Outdoor from Cotton, Fluorescent Cotton, Cotton in 3-D Design
For the first time in its history, the International Cotton Conference (…)
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14 Jan | Cotton & Water – Part 3: Irrigation Management and Best Practice
Considerate Use of Resources due to Research and Technology Today, we (…)
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12 Jan | Registration for the International Cotton Conference Bremen – THE HYBRID EDITION has started
Registration for the International Cotton Conference Bremen 2021 – THE HYBRID (…)
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11 Jan | Stephanie Silber: 2020 developments on the cotton market
Stephanie Silber, President of the Bremen Cotton Exchange and Managing Director (…)
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17 Dec | 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen 2021: Premiere for the Hybrid Edition
Bremen, 17 December 2020: The 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen will (…)
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8 Dec | Cotton and Water Part 2: Progressive Irrigation Methods at a Glance
The first article of this series has already indicated that the (…)
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4 Dec | Microplastics in the Oceans: Synthetic Textiles Main Cause
Synthetic textiles are the main cause of primary microplastics in the (…)
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2 Dec | Online-Seminar „Perspectives 2035: Clean Water – A Subject of Global Significance“
The “Forschungskuratorium Textil e. V.” (research board of trustees) and the (…)
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24 Nov | Cotton and Water – Part 1: Extra water savings with progressive irrigation methods
Focusing especially on irrigation methods, a small series of articles on (…)
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20 Nov | Successful seminar on cotton basics
On September 30, the Akademie für Textilveredlung (Academy on Textile Finishing) (…)
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10 Nov | Greater Safety for Organic Cotton: Better Testing Methods and a Blockchain Project Offer Solutions
Interview with Karsten Fröse, Director of Cotton Quality at the Bremen (…)
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6 Nov | DNFI Award 2020: Dr Noureddine Abidi Honored During Award Ceremony
Dr Noureddine Abidi, Professor and Director, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute (…)
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29 Oct | A Look into the Archive: Arbitration at the Bremen Cotton Exchange from 1873 to 1914
Arbitration has been one of the main statutory tasks of the (…)
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23 Oct | DNFI Award 2020: Bioplastic films from cotton to substitute plastics
Dr. Noureddine Abidi, Professor and Director, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute (…)
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7 Oct | World Cotton Day on 7 October Highlights the Importance of Cotton for Development Policy
Press release Bremen, 7 October 2020. Stemming from a 2019 initiative (…)
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29 Sep | Use of Stickiness Test Results for Trading Purposes
When present, stickiness causes drastic problems in processing and in yarn (…)
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28 Sep | Nominations for the 2020 DNFI Award Received
A fascinating array of nominations for the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative (…)
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14 Sep | Webinar: Bitcoin & Blockchain Basics
The Bremen Cotton Exchange offers a webinar on bitcoin and blockchain (…)
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11 Sep | World Cotton Day on October 7th Celebrates Cotton
World Cotton Day is on October 7th, 2020. On this day (…)
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9 Sep | Aka-Tex Seminar on Cotton Basics in Bremen: Few Vacant Places
Following the big success of last year’s event, the Cologne Akademie (…)
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4 Sep | Annual Report 2019 published in English: First-Hand Cotton Facts
The English version of the latest Annual Report of the Bremen (…)
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31 Aug | Facts Check: Pesticides
Cotton is often accused of high water and pesticide use in (…)
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25 Aug | Bremen Cotton Exchange: Baton Change in Executive Committee
Following her election in June, Stephanie Silber has become the first (…)
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5 Aug | OPPORTUNITIES FOR COTTON: THE EUROPEAN UNION WANTS TO REDUCE THE PLASTIC GLUT
Due to negative impact on the environment, the European Union wants (…)
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5 Aug | CALL FOR PROPOSALS ON COMMODITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) is inviting applications for support (…)
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30 Jul | Social Media Campaign pro Cotton starts
Already since the beginning of the year, the Bremen Cotton Exchange (…)
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21 Jul | U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol: U.S. Cotton sector wants to be in the lead toward sustainability
Interview with Dr Gary Adams, President and Chief Executive Officer of (…)
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7 Jul | Cotton Incorporated: Research and Innovation for the Cotton Industry
Interview wit Mark Messura, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Marketing (…)
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30 Jun | Annual Report of the Bremen Cotton Exchange 2019: First-Hand Cotton Facts
Bremen, 30 June 2020: The latest Annual Report of the Bremen (…)
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24 Jun | Cotton: A technically sophisticated beneficial Crop
The cotton plant is a broad-leaf perennial tree domesticated to grow (…)
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18 Jun | Bremen Cotton Exchange: Board Elects Stephanie Silber President
Bremen, 18 June 2020: In line with the Articles of Association, (…)
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15 Jun | Successful know-how transfer for AMD students – this time online
Once again, the Bremen Cotton Exchange informed students of the Akademie (…)
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9 Jun | Cotton is the best choice for non-surgical face masks
Cotton is superior to synthetic and other fibre types. Of course, (…)
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9 Jun | Textil+mode: Restart for the German Textile Industry
Interview with Dr Uwe Mazura, Managing Director of the Confederation of (…)
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4 Jun | Bremen Cotton Exchange: This year‘s General Assembly different
Dear Members, This year we have to break new ground. Against (…)
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29 May | Facts Check: Cotton and the Aral Sea
The desiccation of the Aral Sea is often cited in conjunction (…)
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26 May | Absorbing the Corona Consequences: the Cotton Industry’s Trade Rules Could Help
Interview with Axel Trede, arbitrator at the Bremen Cotton Exchange and (…)
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20 May | Cotton Protects – Face Masks from the Bremen Cotton Exchange
The Bremen Cotton Exchange has provided its employees as well as (…)
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13 May | 40 Million Households Produce Natural Fibres
An estimated 40 million households (households vary in size from an (…)
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5 May | Corona and consequences for insurance coverages
The insurance broker ATS Assekuranzmakler, member of the Bremen Cotton Exchange, (…)
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5 May | DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibres Award 2020 – Apply now!
For the fourth time in a row since 2017, the Discover (…)
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4 May | Bremen Cotton Exchange joins Covid Joint-Industry Statement
In a joint statement, associations of the global textile and garment (…)
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30 Apr | Medium-sized Industries appeal to Re-start the Economy
“The German Textile and Fashion Industry Association “textil+mode”, together with other (…)
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28 Apr | Covid-19: CICCA letter to the Cotton Community
The 18 most important cotton associations, represented by CICCA, Committee for (…)
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7 Apr | What is Currently Causing Cotton Prices to Fall?
Interview with Axel Trede, board member of the Bremen Cotton Exchange (…)
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30 Mar | The Agriculture of the Future! – How Digitalisation Provides Answers for Farmers and the Environment
Interview with Katharina Au, expert for Digital Solutions & Strategy at (…)
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26 Mar | Textil + Mode informs about Corona aid
The measures to contain the Corona virus have serious effects on (…)
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25 Mar | Statement of Jens D. Lukaczik, President of the Bremen Cotton Exchange
Ladies and Gentlemen, dear Cotton Community, Today, Wednesday, 25 March 2020, (…)
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24 Mar | ICA Bremen: Laboratory is open – Cotton Classing & Testing training has been cancelled
The health, safety and welfare of all those involved in our (…)
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23 Mar | Cotton Seminar postponed
The upcoming Cotton Seminar on April 29 in Bremen, conducted by (…)
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12 Mar | Collaboration Aka-Tex and Cotton Exchange: Second Seminar on Cotton Basics in Bremen
Following the big success of last year’s event, the Cologne Akademie (…)
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11 Mar | Discover Natural Fibres Initiative: Natural Fibers reached 33 million tons
Beginning of the new year the 13th international meeting of the (…)
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6 Mar | POSTPONEMENT OF THE 35th INTERNATIONAL COTTON CONFERENCE BREMEN
Sometimes exceptional situations require exceptional measures. We are now facing this (…)
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27 Feb | ICA Bremen Training Courses 2020 ‘Cotton Classing and Testing’ ‘Learning about Machinery’
ICA Bremen will deliver two industry leading training courses in 2020: (…)
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25 Feb | SUSTAIN 2020 in the Run-Up to the International Cotton Conference
Bremen, 25 February 2020. The conference on sustainability in production, trade (…)
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18 Feb | Fluorescent Cotton, Magnetic Cotton, Cotton as a Perfect Functional Textile – State of the Art of Technical Products
Bremen, 17 February 2020: The International Cotton Conference Bremen takes place (…)
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11 Feb | Cotton Conference Keynotes: Focus on Sustainability and Climate Change
Passion for Cotton! 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen from 25 to (…)
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10 Feb | Challenge Organic Cotton without Genetic Engineering – Informative Meeting ‘Orgenic’ with remarkable response
The Bremen Cotton Exchange and the Bremerhaven-based biotechnology company Impetus Bioscience (…)
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4 Feb | GENETIC ENGINEERING, ROBOT TECHNOLOGY, SEED BREEDING, COTTON CULTIVATION, GINNING
Passion for Cotton! 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen from 25 to 27 (…)
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30 Jan | President Jens D. Lukaczik in Barcelona at the ‘Mediterranean Cotton Roads’
For the fourth time, the ‘Mediterranean Cotton Roads’ took place in (…)
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28 Jan | Discover Natural Fibres Initiative: Hortmeyer and White to Lead DNFI
8 January 2020 has been an intensive day for DNFI in (…)
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27 Jan | 35th International Cotton Conference: Circular Economy –The Future
The “Circular Economy” will be one of the most widely discussed (…)
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21 Jan | Bremen Cotton Exchange Supports african GIZ project
Within the framework of the project “Sustainability and Value Added in (…)
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20 Jan | 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen: Focusing on Ethiopia’s Cotton and Textile Industry
Bremen, 17 January 2020: The 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen will (…)
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14 Jan | 35th International Cotton Conference: A Close-Knit Network -Technical Seminar on Quality Requirements in Textile Production
Bremen, 13 January 2020: The 35th International Cotton Conference takes place (…)
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11 Dec | Seminar of the Akademie für Textilveredlung: A Head Start by Knowledge – From Experts to Experts
‘A Head Start by Knowledge – From Experts to Experts!’ was (…)
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9 Dec | EU Cotton: European Cotton Alliance introduces its principal objectives
The European Cotton Alliance (ECA) was founded in February 2019. Its (…)
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6 Dec | Passion for Cotton! 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen: Focus on Young Professionals
Press Release Bremen, 6th December 2019: From 25th to 27th March (…)
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5 Dec | Save the Date: 7 to 9 January 2020: Bremen Cotton Exchange at the PromoTex Expo
The international trade show on promotion, sports and workwear PromoTex Expo (…)
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26 Nov | Cotton is Biodegradable
Press release Bremen, 25 November 2019: The worldwide cotton consumption is (…)
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21 Nov | Challenge: Organic Cotton without Genetic Engineering – A Series of Lectures Offers Solutions
Within the framework of the project on ‘Blockchain for GMO Mediation (…)
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15 Nov | DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibres Award: Debasish Das and Subhas Ghosh Win 2019 Award
“Biodegradable Weather-Resistant Cotton-Jute Fabric can replace non-biodegradable PVC-Coated Polyester” Dr. Debasish (…)
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14 Nov | Cotton expert interviews – Hannes Drolle, Getzner Textil AG
Today, Hannes Drolle, member of the management of Getzner Textil AG (…)
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11 Nov | Blockchain for GMO Mediation in Organic Cotton – Why the use of this technique makes Sense
The Bremen Cotton Exchange and the Bremerhaven-based biotechnology company Impetus Bioscience (…)
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5 Nov | Cotton expert interviews – Konrad Schröer, Setex
Setex is according to own information the last fully integrated textile (…)
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30 Oct | Passion for Cotton! 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen 2020 – register now
Press release Trend Topic Circular Economy Guest Country Ethiopia Young Professionals (…)
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20 Oct | Cotton Expert Interviews – Rüdiger Voß, Managing Director of ATS Insurance Brokers
In our series of brief interviews with representatives from the cotton (…)
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19 Oct | OTTO STADTLANDER, BREMEN: A CENTURY OF SUCCESS
On October 1, Otto Stadtlander GmbH, Bremen, celebrated its company centenary. (…)
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7 Oct | World Cotton Day on 7 October: For the first time in the history of the cotton industry
Bremen, 7 October 2019: On October 7, take a particularly close (…)
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2 Oct | International Cotton Conference Bremen 2020: What visitors can expect
Interview with Elke Hortmeyer, Bremer Baumwollbörse and Axel Drieling, Faserinstitut Bremen. (…)
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27 Sep | Annual Report of the Bremen Cotton Exchange: Cotton – the Most Important Natural Fibre
Bremen, September 2019. Cotton is one of the most important raw (…)
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20 Sep | THE ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – A VALUABLE REFERENCE BOOK
The Bremen Cotton Exchange’s annual report 2018 has been published in (…)
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17 Sep | Cotton expert interviews – Peter Spoerry, Spoerry 1866
Experts from various areas of the cotton supply chain explain the (…)
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16 Sep | Panel Discussion „Five Years of the Partnership of Sustainable Textiles – Quo vadis?“
About 25 guests attended the panel discussion „Five Years of the (…)
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10 Sep | Cotton Exchange was of Great Interest on Heritage Day
On Heritage Day, which was celebrated all over Germany on 8th (…)
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2 Aug | Knowledge Transfer: The Bremen Cotton Exchange at the Academy Fashion & Design
The Bremen Cotton Exchange informed students of the degree course fashion (…)
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17 Jul | Uncertainty is the New Normal – Cotton Prices Remain Under Pressure
In trade dispute between the United States and China the expectations (…)
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12 Jul | Cotton picking by machine
Almost 1/3 of the cotton produced in the world is mechanically (…)
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3 Jul | Modern Fabric Technology Makes it Possible: Elastic Cotton Clothing Made of 100% Cotton
Bremen, July 2nd , 2019. For many years now, polyester and (…)
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19 Jun | Cotton Gin
The cotton gin is a machine that removes the seed from (…)
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13 Jun | General Assembly of the Bremen Cotton Exchange: Board Elects New Executive Committee
Bremen June 13, 2019: On June 13, 2019 at its 145th (…)
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3 Jun | Bremen Cotton Conference 2020: Call for Papers
The 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen will take place from March (…)
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21 May | VHS Lernsalon – Bremen Cotton Exchange is “Knowledge Giver”
On May 7, the Bremen Cotton Exchange was the host of (…)
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15 May | Book tip: CSR and Fashion
Sustainability in the textile supply chain is a much discussed development (…)
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10 May | Cotton Planting Starts in the Northern Hemisphere
In the cotton-producing countries of the northern hemisphere, the planting of (…)
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3 May | Save-the-Date: International Cotton Conference Bremen, March 25 – 27, 2020
PASSION FOR COTTON: That’s the motto of the upcoming International Cotton (…)
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30 Apr | Cotton harvest by hand
About two thirds of the global cotton production of currently around (…)
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17 Apr | Dragontree: „Ebay“ for Cotton Trade
Interview with Bill Ballenden, CEO and owner of Dragontree Digitalization, Blockchain, (…)
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15 Apr | Cotton Quality: Staple Length
The “staple length“, this means the length of the single fiber, (…)
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10 Apr | Cotton Telegram: Cotton Industry 2019/20
Positive Outlook Despite Ongoing Risks – Cotton Consumption at Record High (…)
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3 Apr | Cotton Seminar in Bremen
Cooperation with the with the Akademie für Textilveredlung (Academy on Textile (…)
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25 Mar | President of the Cotton Exchange meets German Ambassador in Mali
Jens D. Lukaczik, President of the Bremen Cotton Exchange, took part (…)
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21 Mar | Cotton & Water: No Thirsty Plant
World Water Day March on 22nd, 2019 Bremen. There are many (…)
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18 Mar | COTTON CLASSING & TESTING TRAINING RETURNS
ICA Bremen will deliver its popular training course, ‚Cotton Classing & (…)
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15 Mar | “use-less” – Exhibition on slow fashion in the Hafenmuseum Bremen
On Friday the 22nd of March, the exhibition “use-less – Slow (…)
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24 Feb | 2019 DNFI INNOVATION IN NATURAL FIBRES AWARD
Nominations for the 2019 DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibres Award are (…)
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22 Feb | Faserinstitut Bremen (FIBRE): New instrument for yarn testing
The laboratory of Faserinstitut Bremen e. V. (FIBRE), which is located (…)
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20 Feb | textil+mode: Digitalisation for textile SMEs
“Blockchain” has a good chance of becoming the (non-)word of the (…)
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12 Feb | Global Perspectives Initiative: Interview with Vice President Fritz Grobien
Fritz Grobien, Vice President of the Bremen Cotton Exchange, took part (…)
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7 Feb | Australia: Research to mitigate climate change consequences
Water availability is one of the key factors for Australian cotton (…)
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1 Feb | New logistics ambassadors receive award in the Bremen Cotton Exchange
International representatives for Bremen – this is what the sixth year (…)
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30 Jan | Trade conflict between the US and China: Implications for the cotton industry
How does the trade conflict between the US and China affect (…)
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28 Jan | Webinar on February 14th – Introduction to DNA-Analysis
With claims made like „organic“ or “GMO-free“, DNA-analyses become even more (…)
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24 Jan | Bayer Monsanto Merger
The Bayer Monsanto merger gained a lot of public attention earlier (…)
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18 Jan | Bremen Cotton Exchange at the PromoTex fair in Düsseldorf
The PromoTex Expo took place from January 8 to 10 on (…)
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15 Jan | Challenges for the cotton industry and the Bremen Cotton Exchange
What challenges do you currently see for the cotton industry and (…)
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14 Jan | Demand for CmiA Cotton Increases
Interview with Christian Barthel, Cotton made in Africa. As an initiative (…)
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20 Dec | Invitation: Bremen Cotton Exchange at the PromoTex in Düsseldorf
The PromoTex Expo, an international trade show on promotion, sports and (…)
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11 Dec | A new Paradigm of Value Addition for Africa
Interview with Jaswinder Bedi, President of ACTIF, the African Cotton and (…)
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30 Nov | Cotton Logistics: 70 Percent of all Damages Avoidable
Interview with Rüdiger Voß, Managing Director of ATS Insurance Brokers: Insurance (…)
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26 Nov | A RETURN TO KOREA FOR ICA BREMEN
In association with the Spinners & Weavers Association of Korea (SWAK), (…)
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22 Nov | Seminar: INTRODUCTION TO DNA ANALYSIS AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
Thursday, November 29, 9:30-11:00 am in the “Turmsaal” (506) of the (…)
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19 Nov | Introduction to DNA analysis and current developments
Thursday, November 29, 9:30-11:00 am in the “Turmsaal” (506) of the (…)
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12 Nov | “COTTON USES LITTLE WATER – IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING!”
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8 Nov | Sustainability Management Lidl Deutschland: Acting Today for Tomorrow
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18 Oct | Insight into the textile processing
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2 Oct | Partnership for Sustainable Textiles: The Path Is the Goal
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21 Sep | Ethiopia‘s Textile Sector – A Special Kind of Insight
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18 Sep | Cotton: Non-creasing and „Shaun the Sheep“ Fibres
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13 Sep | Definite developments in DNA testing
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11 Sep | 2018 Australian Cotton Conference biggest ever
The 2018 Australian Cotton Conference was the biggest yet, with 2460 (…)
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30 Aug | Heritage Day 2018: Guided tours through the Bremen Cotton Exchange
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29 Aug | Velener Textil wins DNFI Innovation Award for WECYCLED®
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15 Aug | Members of the Partnership of Sustainable Textiles Publish Roadmaps for 2018
All 116 members of the Partnership of Sustainable Textiles subject to (…)
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10 Aug | Progress in sustainability needs a common language on an international level
As a founding member of the German Partnership of Sustainable Textiles, (…)
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7 Aug | Back to Brazil for best practice
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31 Jul | EXPOSURE and DIALOGUE PROGRAMMES: ETHIOPIA’S TEXTILE PRODUCTION AND ‘GOOD WORK’
Exposure and Dialogue Programmes (EDP), Bonn, is starting the second half (…)
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25 Jul | ICA BREMEN: 32 EXPAND THEIR EXPERTISE
A total of thirty-two international delegates successfully completed the ICA Bremen (…)
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24 Jul | The Annual Report 2017 – More than an Invaluable Reference Book
The Bremen Cotton Exchange’s annual report 2017 has been published in (…)
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23 Jul | POTENTIAL FOR THE BREMEN COTTON EXCHANGE
Jens D. Lukaczik has been President of the Association since the (…)
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19 Jul | The Standard Room – Benchmark for Cotton Quality Worldwide
The cotton standards of countries from all continents are a basis (…)
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2 Jul | Jens D. Lukaczik is the New President of the Bremen Cotton Exchange
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22 Jun | Trade War between the US and China influences cotton
The price of cotton has stabilized at 84 cents a pound, (…)
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21 Jun | Interview with President Henning Hammer – A Retrospective
Henning Hammer, Managing Director of Otto Stadtlander GmbH, has been President (…)
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24 May | CIF Bremen: Adjustments Increase Utility Value
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18 May | Global Cotton: One University – One Book – One City
With its proposal “Global Cotton. One university – One book – (…)
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9 May | DNA Tests on Organic Cotton: Opportunities and Limitations
Interview with Dr Hermann Rüggeberg and Dr Lothar Kruse, Impetus Bioscience: (…)
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20 Apr | 34th International Cotton Conference: Making the Cotton Supply Chain transparent
Bremen and cotton have been united for more than 200 years. (…)
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17 Apr | ILO: Child labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton harvest has come to an end
Monitoring team finds strong political will from central government to end (…)
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26 Mar | 34th International Cotton Conference Bremen – Deep Insights into the Multifaceted World of Cotton
Quality, Innovation and Digitalisation are Crucial From the 21st to the (…)
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15 Mar | International Cotton Conference Bremen 21 – 23 March – Traceability of Cotton
Possibilities and Limitations in Controversial Discussion Traceability: for some time now, (…)
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2 Mar | International Cotton Conference Bremen 21 – 23 March, 2018 – Innovative Textile Processes
Innovations are welcome. Based on innovations, many changes in textile processing (…)
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16 Feb | No Quality Textiles without Quality Cotton
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5 Feb | An overview of the fields of action in sustainable cotton and textile production
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25 Jan | Cotton: Increasing Use in Technical Products
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25 Jan | PREMIERE at the PSI 2018: BREMEN COTTON EXCHANGE PRESENTS „WALK OF COTTON“
From January 9th to 11th, the Bremen Cotton Exchange held a (…)
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5 Jan | Cotton – the Preferred Fibre for Sensitive Skin
People with sensitive skin or a tendency to neurodermatitis are often (…)
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7 Dec | International cotton conference 2018: What are the key issues?
Inteview with Elke Hortmeyer, Bremen Cotton Exchange und Axel Drieling, Fibre (…)
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16 Nov | 34th International Cotton Conference Bremen 2018 ‘Cotton Insights’ Looks to the Future Register now!
Bremen, 15th November 2017: Save the Date! The countdown has started (…)
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2 Nov | Sugar molecules make cotton fibres glow
Filipe Natalio, a chemist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in (…)
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2 Nov | Interview with FashionUnited: How Sustainable is Cotton?
In view of the publicly voiced criticism of sustainability in cotton (…)
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25 Oct | Cotton Secures Livlihood of Millions of Farmers
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24 Oct | Innovation must be even more of an engine for cotton consumption
An orientation towards production still dominates in the cotton industry. This (…)
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12 Oct | Jürg Reinhart: Innovation must be even more of an engine for cotton consumption
Interview with Jürg Reinhart, Paul Reinhart AG: An orientation towards production (…)
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10 Oct | Cotton Feeds the World
Bremen, 9th October 2017. Cotton is not only a fibre for (…)
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26 Sep | Worldwide Voting for DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibres Award 2017 Underway
With its first DNFI Natural Fibres Award the Discover Natural Fibres (…)
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18 Sep | USDA JOINS THE ‘CERTIFIED CLUB’
The USDA Quality Assurance Laboratory (USDA) has become the latest laboratory (…)
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15 Sep | BIG RUSH AT THE BREMEN COTTON EXCHANGE ON HERITAGE DAY
On Heritage Day, which was celebrated all over Germany on 10th (…)
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14 Sep | Impurities in organic cotton – how reliable are test methods?
Interview with Dr Lothar Kruse, Impetus GmbH & Co. Bioscience KG: (…)
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6 Sep | GOTS ORGANIC COTTON FROM INDIA UNDER FIRE*
According to available information, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been found (…)
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3 Aug | BEST LABORATORY PRACTICES FOR HVI TESTING – SHARING EXPERTISE, FROM BREMEN TO BRAZIL
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3 Aug | TVU – the Whole Value-added chain almost in one hand
Interview with Hans Hausner, TVU: With its high degree of international (…)
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7 Jul | DNFI INNOVATION IN NATURAL FIBRES AWARD 2017
With an annual award the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative (DNFI) honors (…)
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29 Jun | General Assembly: Henning Hammer Re-elected as President
The Association of the Bremen Cotton Exchange today held its 143rd (…)
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19 Jun | In Brief: What are the traditional strengths of the Israeli cotton production?
Menahem Yogev* informs: “Our mostly known strengths are: All cotton growers (…)
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9 Jun | GENERAL ASSEMBLY, JUNE 29TH! TOP STORY: „THE POLYESTER FLOOD“ – THE BACKGROUND TO THE SPIEGEL STORY
On June 29th, the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors (…)
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11 May | Better Cotton Initiative: Respectable Targets
Interview with Alan McClay: The Better Cotton Initiative BCI supports improvements (…)
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27 Apr | Israeli Cotton: What is its Strength?
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4 Apr | In a Nutshell: Cotton is Renewable, Recyclable and 100% Biodegradable
With its attributes ‘renewable’, ‘recyclable’ and ‘biodegradable’, the Bremen Cotton Exchange (…)
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29 Mar | Success in European Cotton Textile Production!
Roland Stelzer* reveals what he believes are the prerequisites: “With our (…)
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29 Mar | ICA BREMEN: TEST YOUR COTTON CLASSING SKILLS!
ICA Bremen will deliver its six day ‘Cotton Classing & Testing’ (…)
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20 Mar | Innovation: A Computer Keyboard Made of Cotton
As part of her master thesis in Integrated Design at the (…)
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16 Mar | “For India there is a tremendous scope to emerge as global leader!”
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20 Feb | Increasing the Interest in Cotton Processing
Henning Hammer* explains: “I would like to highlight three aspects of (…)
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17 Feb | Change and Adjustments within the textile industry
Dr. Christian P. Schindler* informs: “The textile industry has experienced constant (…)
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16 Feb | Cotton Production: Efficient Irrigation Methods Reduce Water Consumption
Cotton is produced in around 80 countries worldwide on an average (…)
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6 Feb | Commerzbank: „Cotton price increase was recently driven strongly by speculations”
The Commerzbank analyses the cotton price development in its newsletters on (…)
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6 Dec | ICA BREMEN: NEW TRAINING COURSE ‘UNDERSTANDING COTTON’
In response to the retail industry’s requirement for a better understanding (…)
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14 Oct | EEG contribution 2017 almost twice as high as 2011 was declared reasonable from the German government
With regard to a press release of the German Textile and (…)
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11 Oct | ICA Bremen: New Ugandan cotton standards
New Ugandan cotton standards – Roller ginned: Grades UCON, UCOB, UCOP, (…)
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4 Oct | Current Interview from the Cotton Report: African Cotton – Potential far from Exhausted
The African cotton sector has to overcome significant hurdles to successfully (…)
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13 Jul | ICA Bremen: Testing to textiles in 2 weeks
Congratulations to the 20 delegates who completed ICA Bremen’s ‘Classing & (…)
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12 Jul | Bremen Elects a New President
The Association of the Bremen Cotton Exchange held its 142nd Ordinary (…)
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30 Jun | Bremen Cotton Exchange with New President
Bremen, June 30, 2016. The association of the Bremen Cotton Exchange (…)
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3 Apr | 33rd International Cotton Conference Bremen
Cotton will continue to be in demand as a raw material (…)
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18 Sep | Stampede of Visitors in the Cotton Exchange
The National Heritage Day was proclaimed all over Germany on Sunday, (…)
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2 Jul | 141. General Assembly of the Bremen Cotton Exchange. Grimmelt remains President. Federal Minister Mueller as Key Note speaker
On June 25th, the 141th Ordinary General Assembly of the (…)
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15 May | ICA Bremen: Uzbek laboratory passes the quality test
Uzbek laboratory passes the quality test …as it becomes the third (…)
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12 Mar | Equal Standards of Quality Determination Essential
There have been considerable advances in productivity in the processing of (…)
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10 Feb | U.S. cotton down 15.2 percent
Upland cotton intentions are 9.2 million acres, down 15.2 percent from (…)
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4 Feb | Question time: ECB Monetary Policy, Falling Euro Exchange Rate, Greek Election, Rising Franc and the Consequences
Answers by Eugen Weinberg, Head of Commodity Research at Commerzbank AG, (…)
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30 Jan | Indian Cotton Sales
Last week the Cotton Corporation of India announced the auction of (…)
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23 Jan | President Grimmelt at the Ethical Fashion Show Berlin
The opening of the Ethical Fashion Show and Green Showroom fashion (…)
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9 Jan | Cotton Research in Bremen
On the basis of the 2014 sponsorship agreement between FIBRE and (…)
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9 Jan | Bremen Cotton Exchange Welcomes Better Cotton Initiative as a New Member
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), based in Geneva, became the newest (…)
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2 Jul | Annual Report 2013: Cotton, a Global Fibre
The cotton fibre is one of the most important raw materials (…)
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26 Jun | Bremen Cotton Exchange has New President
On 26th June 2014, the Bremen Cotton Exchange held its 140th (…)
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30 Apr | 140th General Assembly of the Bremen Cotton Exchange – Save the Date
The 140th General Assembly of the Bremen Cotton Exchange will take (…)
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28 Apr | Pakistan – 5% Import Duty on Cotton Yarn
The government of Pakistan has imposed a 5% customs duty on (…)
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11 Apr | Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York
Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles is a four-day series of lectures, (…)
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11 Apr | Another German Textile Label?
The new Development Minister Gerd Müller (CSU) wants the German fashion (…)
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28 Mar | Successful 32nd International Cotton Conference in Bremen
On Friday last week, the 32nd International Cotton Conference, organised by (…)
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13 Mar | 32nd International Cotton Conference in Bremen. On the Agenda: MGF Sourcing and Fashion Designer Magdalena Schaffrin
Cotton for People! This is the motto of the 32nd International (…)
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27 Feb | Meister Media to Close Cotton International
Meister Media Worldwide today announced the closure of all business activities (…)
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7 Feb | “30paarhaende” in Bremen: Fashion Show for the Opening of the 32nd International Cotton Conference Bremen
A special programme highlight: “30paarhaende”, the design project of the HTW-Berlin (…)
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30 Jan | Water Consumption: High-Level Panel Discussion in Bremen on 21st March
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25 Nov | Cotton Conference Bremen – Conference Programme Now Online!
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