New rules to boost EU Eco label
10 April 2010
New European legislation has come into force which aims to significantly increase the number of product groups covered by its Eco-Flower labelling programme. ...
Organic cotton production grows
24 February 2010
According to a new report from Organic Exchange (OE) -global organic cotton production rose by 20% in 2009 to the level of 175,113 metric...
Oeko-Tex introduces new test criteria
12 February 2010
The Oeko-Tex Association has revised and expanded the test criteria, limits and by-laws applicable to products seeking certification under Oeko-Tex Standard 100. The Oeko-Tex...
China think tank calls for one-off 10% rise in yuan
4 February 2010
Now is a good time to reform the yuan exchange-rate mechanism and allow a one-off 10% appreciation in the Chinese currency against the U.S....
Laboratory of the GCA
14 January 2010
In December 2009, the Laboratory of the Gdynia Cotton Association was equipped with the USTER TENSORAPID yarn strength tester. The instrument was successfully installed...
Mostly of China’s cotton-spinning mills – unprofitable
5 November 2009
One third of China’s cotton-spinning industry revealed 96.7 percent of total profits for the whole industry, indicating that most cotton spinning companies are currently...