CHINESE COTTON STANDARD PUSHED TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR XINJIANG FIBRE SUPPLIES
May 1st, 2021
As the world looks upon China’s oppression of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, clothing companies have been stepping carefully around calls for brands to refuse to handle fabric that includes Xinjiang cotton.
Xinjiang grows 87% of Chinese cotton crop, with 5.16 million tonnes produced in 2020. But the decision by the US, UK and Canada to characterise the treatment of the Uyghur Muslim group as ‘genocide’ has put international brands in an awkward position, while also threatening the business model of the large Chinese cotton spinning industry.
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