India waives customs duty on cotton imports to support textile sector
This waiver includes the elimination of a 5% Basic Customs Duty (BCD), a 5% Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC),…
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Cotton snoozes as the market churns
The cotton market seems to be napping. World prices, tracked by the Cotlook A Index, stayed around 78 cents a…
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Fast fashion backlash sparks fresh opportunity for US cotton
A new report outlines the mounting problem of textile waste and microplastics from man-made fibres, but argues the "renewed emphasis"…
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Explainer: What is fashion actually costing the earth?
The aim of the UNCCD report is to encourage the industry to consider how its fibre choices are impacting the…
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CottonConnect reports 47% rise in profits for farmers in 2023
The Impact Report 2023 outlines the results of programmes in the cotton production year 2022-23, during which CottonConnect said it…
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US Cotton Trust Protocol now represents 23% of US cotton acreage
The US Cotton Trust Protocol, which is a standard for sustainably grown cotton, reported continued progress across all six metrics…
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What the crystal ball tells us about cotton in 2024
Common sense suggests that cotton demand would pick up when prices are down, except in 2023 and potentially 2024 demand…
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Farmer relationships key to cotton sector ‘transformation’
Following the release of its latest report update: 'Cotton: A Case Study in Misinformation,' the Transformers Foundation said though it…
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Bangladesh lifts US cotton fumigation requirements
The shift will save Bangladesh mills time and money as they look to the US to fill their cotton fibre…
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HKRITA produces superabsorbent polymer from Green Machine waste
The project, run by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), in partnership with India-based apparel manufacturer…
