Kasturi Cotton is cleaner with 2 percent or less trash and a ceiling of 8 percent for moisture content, according to India's Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL), the textile body ...

Cotton-State Senators chortled. Headed by old (79) "Cotton Ed" Smith of South Carolina, they had fought a bitter minor battle. The War Department had plumped for the use of rayon cord in ...

Brett Whitfield sees organic cotton as early in its life cycle but poised for growth. Target and Pottery Barn recently expanded their organic textiles selection.

Benefits of Long-Staple Cotton There are plenty of long-staple cotton benefits that make this material worth the price tag. Due to its length, its fibers can be spun and woven to produce textiles ...

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, recognized by Textile Exchange and Forum for the Future, and part of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Cotton ...

Although extremely flammable, cotton is one of the most commonly used textiles due to its comfort and breathable nature. However, in a single step, researchers from Texas A&M University can reduce ...

Green-leaning designers can also pick through Earth Pledge’s library of 600 sustainably produced textiles, including organic cotton as well as exotic materials such as sasawashi, pina, bamboo ...

President Kennedy last winter urged the Tariff Commission to put an extra tax of 8½¢-a Ib. on imported cotton textiles (which are already saddled with a 14¢-a-lb. tariff).

Sweden-based investment firm Altor has acquired the assets of Renewcell, a Swedish cotton textiles recycling company that declared bankruptcy last February. “This acquisition marks a new chapter for ...

This study was published in Nature Nanotechnology ("Highly Stable, Antiviral, Antibacterial Cotton Textiles via Molecular Engineering"). The Cu-textile displays high antiviral and antibacterial ...