COTTON PRODUCERS PUSHED TOWARDS MORE SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
November 26th, 2024
The global cotton supply chain is expected to be impacted by extreme weather events, trade disputes, geopolitical tensions, increasing regulation and more complex shipments in 2025, but traceability and innovation might help to reinvent the sector, experts have said.
According to the US department of agriculture, “2024/25 global cotton consumption is forecast at 115.2 million bales (…) more than 9 million bales below the record level witnessed four years ago”, thanks to more production and consumption of man-made fibres (1).
Lorena Ruiz, economist at the ...
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