India ends export ban on cotton?
12 March 2012
will lift a controversial ban on cotton exports just a week after imposing it, after China, the biggest importer of Indian cotton, lodged a...
BAN ON COTTON EXPORTS FROM INDIA – THE AFTERMATH?
9 March 2012
In the further period of the season, the world cotton prices can be influenced by cotton exports ban introduced by India on 5 March...
UN Global Compact to launch fashion sector initiative
30 January 2012
In collaboration with Nordic Initiative Clean and Ethical (NICE) the United Nations Global Compact will expand its scope with a sector-specific initiative tailored to...
OEKO-TEX announces new test parameters
20 January 2012
Oeko-Tex has updated the applicable test criteria and limit values for testing textiles for harmful substances according for its Oeko-Tex Standard 100. The new...
World cotton area expected to decline
29 December 2011
Cotton plantings on Northern Hemisphere for the 2012/13 season will start in a few months. The sharp drop in cotton prices in the current...