GCA MILESTONES
1935 | Founding of the Gdynia Cotton Association |
1936 | Endorsing of the Statutes, session of the 1st General Assembly |
1938 | Opening of the Cotton House and commencing the arbitrations |
1945 | Restoring of the Gdynia Cotton Association |
1947 | Change of the Polish name of the Association |
1948 | Commencing cotton classification courses |
1958 | Accepting the GCA as the signatory of the Universal Cotton Standards Conference |
1965 | Recognising the GCA Laboratory by the American Cotton Shippers’ Association |
1973 | Change of the Polish name of the Association |
1978 | Accepting the GCA as the member of the Committee for International Co-operation between Cotton Associations |
1991 | Accepting Poland as the member of the International Cotton Advisory Committee, with the GCA as a Coordinating Organisation |
1997 | Receiving the accreditation certificate by the GCA Laboratory |
1997 | Granting of the first licence for using the GCA Pure Cotton Emblem |
2000 | GCA accessing the International Forum for Cotton Promotion as the founder-member |
2003 | Organisation of the 62nd ICAC session in Poland |
2005 | Membership in EUROCOTON |
2005 | Adoption of the Rules and By-laws of the European Cotton Associations |
2007 | Commencement of licensing in Poland the International Cotton Emblem |
2008 | Conference-Debate on the textile industry Gdynia Cotton Association – Eurocoton, with the participation of the European Commission representatives |
2009 | Celebrations of the International Year of Natural Fibres |
2015 | Celebrations of the GCA 80th Anniversary |
2018 | Joining the CELPREG Project “Preimpregnated flax fibre laminate for processing under low pressure conditions” co-financed by the National Centre for Research and Development under CORNET Programme. |