18 Aug | International Cotton Conference – REGION IN FOCUS: European Union
Opportunities for the EU cotton textile industry in international competition Bremen, 17 August 2022: (…)
Read moreBaumwollbörse
Baumwolle
Listed below are all articles in the category "Baumwolle".
36th International Cotton Conference Bremen Postponed!
New date set for 29 and 30 September 2022 Integrated in Cotton Week for the 150th Anniversary The 36th International Cotton Conference Bremen, originally planned for 30 and 31 March, has been postponed to 29 and 30 September 2022. The ongoing restrictions caused by the global pandemic require clear decisions and a (…)
Read moreYields in Cotton Production: The most important Determinants
Yields in cotton production register a wide range around the globe. In recent years, farmers’ yields have ranged from around 200 kg per hectare in some African countries to record highs of more than 2,000 kg cotton per hectare in Australia, whereas the average value has fluctuated between 750 and 800 kilograms. Some countries (…)
Read moreDNFI Award 2020: Dr Noureddine Abidi Honored During Award Ceremony
Dr Noureddine Abidi, Professor and Director, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute (FBRI), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA, was honored during an Award Ceremony conducted by the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative (DNFI) on October 30, 2020 on the campus at Texas Tech. Dr Terry Townsend, Chair of the DNFI Award Committee, handed the award (…)
Read moreFacts Check: Cotton and the Aral Sea
The desiccation of the Aral Sea is often cited in conjunction with the alleged high water use during cotton production, blaming cotton as origin. The truth is that due to political decisions of the Soviet Union the formerly deserted areas right next to the Aral Sea were made fit for agricultural use by irrigation. (…)
Read moreWorld 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 look at the fibre content in your clothing. Because October 7 is World Cotton Day. Cotton surrounds us every day. It protects us, is soft, skin-friendly and incredibly resilient. We know it as jeans, shirts, t-shirts, towels or curtains; we can even find (…)
Read moreCotton picking by machine
Almost 1/3 of the cotton produced in the world is mechanically picked. The two most frequently used mechanical picking systems are stripping and spindle. Strippers have rollers or mechanical brushes that remove entire bolls from the plant and carry along with them a lot of plant material i.e. leaves, burs and branches. Spindle pickers (…)
Read moreCotton Gin
The cotton gin is a machine that removes the seed from the fibre. “Gin” originates from the word engine. Invented by Eli Whitney 225 years ago, it revolutionized the cotton industry. The gin was able to separate more fibre from the seed in a day than usually was separated by hand in several months. (…)
Read moreBook tip: CSR and Fashion
Sustainability in the textile supply chain is a much discussed development in the public, but also in the industry itself. The anthology „CSR and Fashion – Sustainable Management in the Garment and Textile Industry“ gives an insight into the diverse aspects of the topic in the complex, worldwide textile supply chain. Elke Hortmeyer, Director (…)
Read moreCotton Planting Starts in the Northern Hemisphere
In the cotton-producing countries of the northern hemisphere, the planting of cotton starts now. Under ideal conditions, it takes less than a week for the plant to show its first shoot. Depending on the variety, the plant grows for 180-300 days until the ripe cotton bolls are ready to harvest. Many farmers hope for (…)
Read moreCotton harvest by hand
About two thirds of the global cotton production of currently around 27 million tons is still picked by hand today. Among the major producing countries, the cotton harvest by hand is predominant in China, India and Pakistan, but also on the African continent. One person can harvest about 25-30 kilograms of seed cotton, which (…)
Read more
