FIBRE AND FABRIC MANUFACTURERS SEEK STRATEGIES FOR COST SAVINGS
October 2nd, 2013
For manufacturers looking for a cost effective fibre in current global markets, cotton prices are at last stabilising following the last few years’ price distortions and increases, said Mark Messura, US-based Cotton Incorporated's senior vice president of global supply chain marketing.The price of cotton - which was at USD0.8940 cents as of October 11, according to Cotton Outlooks' A Index – is now decreasing and becoming more predictable, with better crops and an end to government intervention such as India's ban on cotton exports, which drove up prices. As ...
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