China’s Keer Group has unveiled plans to set up the company’s first textile plant in the US, creating more than 500 jobs over the next five years. The 230,000sq ft manufacturing facility in Lancaster County, South Carolina, ...
Tags: Keer Group, textile
China-based yarn spinner Keer Group is investing $218 million to establish its U.S. operations, which will be named Keer America Corp., in Indian Land, S.C. The investment includes construction of a 230,000-square-foot manufacturing ...
The southern Peruvian region of Ica seeks to increase cotton production through harnessing rain water by implementing a new aquifer project that would be benefitting cotton producers in the region, reports Peruvian news agency andina. ...
Tags: Cotton Production, Textile
The Brazilian Government is still studying and discerning as to what action it would be taking against the US for the non-payment of compensation to Brazilian cotton producers who were affected by the agricultural subsidies of the country, ...
Tags: Cotton, Subsidy Issue
The Ministry of Agriculture of Paraguay (MAG) has announced plans to review the Government’s plan for cotton in the country, and add new dynamics to implement the cotton campaign successfully. According to a statement issued ...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), Government of Paraguay, has issued recommendations to cotton growers in the country, according to a Ministry press release. Ubaldo Britos, the Cotton Program Coordinator at the MAG, ...
Tags: Paraguay Govt, Cotton
Cary, N.C.-based Cotton Incorporated; the Memphis, Tenn.-based National Cotton Council of America and its export promotion program Cotton Council International; and Cotton Australia have come together to establish Cotton LEADS? — a ...
Cotton Australia and Cotton Incorporated announced a joint program to raise awareness of the responsible growing practices among cotton producers in Australia and the United States. Called Cotton LEADS, the program is aimed at textile ...
Tags: Cotton Initiative, Textile
Brazil’s Council of Ministers of Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX), chaired by the Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), Fernando Pimentel, has decided to instruct the technical group of retaliation - created by ...
The Governor of Chaco province of Argentina, announced allocation of 45 million pesos to 900 small farmers, including cotton producers in the region. In addition to the financial assistance, the provincial government would also be ...
Tags: cotton producers
GM corn hoax hits Mexico Alfalfa acreage increase predicted US cotton producers share latest crop findings Pitting farmers against farmers is just one of the negative consequences of U.S. policy that mandates that gasoline be blended with ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, GM corn, cotton
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) South American debut took place in the VICUNHA showroom in São Paulo. A separate BCI corner was installed as a platform for documentaries and presentations, in order to introduce BCI to major South ...
Tags: Cotton Initiative, Textile
The prices at which cotton is sold in Ethiopian markets is comparatively lesser than the rates quoted in international markets. In March this year, cotton was sold at US$ 3.95 a kilo in international markets, whereas the local growers ...
Tags: Cotton Production, Lower Prices
The comments were made in a meeting that several delegates described as unique because it deals with a single commodity, and does so by looking at trade, development and other aspects. Although the official focus is primarily on ...
Tags: Cotton Producers, Textile
On May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent for the use of copper rivet fasteners on denim trousers – and thus the blue jean was officially born. One hundred and forty years later, the blue jean has evolved from ...