#Raw Materials

2019-09-26

Cotton annual report 2018 now available

The Bremen Cotton Exchange’s annual report 2018 has been published in German and English language. Measuring 106 pages, the report is a very useful reference book for everyone engaged with the raw material cotton. The book also enables the reader to learn more about the range of activity of the Bremen Cotton Exchange, and its use for the cotton sector.

Part 1, comprising 60 pages, features the international cotton market – in particular the development of production, consumption, world trade and market prices. Excursuses inform on the relevance of Identity Cottons, with more sustainable objectives as well as the world market for long and extra-long staple cotton. 66 descriptive charts and illustrations with figures and facts allow a fast overview of the economic importance of the raw material cotton.

Part 2 covers the Bremen Cotton Exchange’s range of activity in the past year. It presents the Presidents and the Board as well as the directorate and committees. Also it keeps records on the annual ordinary general assembly of the association and informs on the participation in various international events, for example conferences of ITMF, ICAC, BCI or the Textile Partnership. Part 2 also reports on new cotton standards, the number of quality arbitrations and classings as well as the Bremen value differences.

Part 3 gives an account of the collaboration with the closer co-operation partners ICA Bremen and Faserinstitut Bremen e. V. (FIBRE) and their range of activity.

Of interest to you?

The annual report 2018 of the Bremen Cotton Exchange can be purchased at a special price of 100 Euro including VAT if applicable*. Orders may be placed in the Cotton Shop on the website of the Bremen Cotton Exchange:

https://baumwollboerse.de/produkt/annual-report-of-the-bremen-cotton-exchange/

* The report is included in the membership fee of the Bremen Cotton Exchange. The English version will be send to the members within the next days.

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