Latest Cotton Stories
The furry-looking insects start their development smaller than the head of a pin, but the caterpillars soon develop an appetite for cotton as big as the crop.To demonstrate the insects' destructive power, Clemson University entomologist Jeremy Greene planted two cotton varieties "” one genetically modified to provide protection from caterpillars, one not "” in a demonstration field at the Edisto Research and Education Center.The non-protected cotton was planted in a pattern that spelled...
NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Anvil Knitwear, a leading apparel brand, has become the first US-based apparel manufacturer to join the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) initiative. The CmiA initiative is a public-private partnership project to promote sales of sustainably grown cotton from Africa, overseen by the Aid by Trade Foundation, an organization that aims to reduce poverty and promote economic development through market-based incentives. CmiA is yet another Anvil partnership...
SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Winner Medical Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WWIN; "Winner Medical" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of medical dressings, medical disposables and non-woven fabric made from 100% natural PurCotton® products in China, today announced that it will release financial results for its first quarter 2011 on Thursday, February 10, before the market opens. Winner Medical's senior management will host a conference call to discuss these results....
BALTIMORE, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA), the Baltimore, MD-based leader in sports performance apparel, footwear and accessories, announced today its latest product innovation - Under Armour Charged Cotton(TM), an innovative performance cotton collection. Charged Cotton furthers Under Armour's leadership in technology-based product development by taking standard cotton fabric and infusing it with performance material. The Under Armour Charged Cotton Collection...
ASHLAND, Ore., Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DreamSacks® - purveyor of premium, sustainable designs, announces today its rebrand to Yala, in support of the company's global growth and modernized identity. Operating under its new name immediately, all goods designed and sold by the company, will now be known as Yala brand products. With a new name, lookbook, website, updated manifesto, and expansion into organic cotton apparel, Yala more accurately reflects the company's current position...
NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Though 100% cotton sheets and towels are mainstays in many homes, cotton also plays a surprising role in other products we use every day. See video from Cotton Inc. at: http://inr.synapticdigital.com/Cotton/CottonWeavesItsWayHome As the winter white sales get under way, cotton remains a key purchase driver; 96% of women say they have purchased cotton home textile products before, according to the Cotton Incorporated Home Textiles Survey. "Cotton is a...
Veterans of every U.S. hurricane and natural disaster since 1996, Cotton is uniquely suited to help stop further property damage in Queensland and begin the slow rebuilding process. Brisbane, Australia (PRWEB) January 24, 2011 Ongoing flooding has left much of the Australian state of Queensland in despair. The month-long flooding is the worst Australia has experienced in decades. With initial cost estimates in the billions, this is anticipated to be the costliest disaster in their...
SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Winner Medical Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WWIN), ("Winner Medical") a leading manufacturer of medical dressings, medical disposables and non-woven fabric made from 100% natural PurCotton® products in China, today announced that one of its subsidiaries, Huanggang Winner Cotton Co., Ltd., ("Huanggang Cotton"), was recently awarded a Cotton Processing Certificate by the State Development and Reform Commission. This certificate, granted on...
SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Winner Medical Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WWIN), ("Winner Medical" or "Company") a leading manufacturer of medical dressings, medical disposables and non-woven fabric made from 100% natural PurCotton® products in China, announced today that the Company will participate in Arab Health 2011, to be held from January 24th to 27th, at the International Convention Exhibition Centre in Dubai, UAE. During the convention, Winner Medical can be found...
CRADA Trials Underway in South Carolina to Produce Raw Material for the Apparel Industry's First Sustainable, Commercially Viable Complement to Cotton PORTLAND, OR, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:Â NADVF, TSXV: NAT), the developers of the patented CRAiLAR(R) fiber process, announced today that it has joined forces with Hanesbrands Inc. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) in a cooperative research...
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Cotton swabs, made of a small wad of cotton wrapped around both ends of a short rod, are commonly used in a variety of applications including first aid, cosmetics application, cleaning, and arts and crafts. Leo Gerstenzang created the cotton swab in the 1920s after attaching cotton to toothpicks. The product eventually went on to be called the "Q-tip" which became a generic trademark for cotton swabs in the USA. The product is often used to clean the ear although doctors have said for used...
The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a beetle which has an average length of one-quarter inch (6 millimeters). The insect crossed the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Texas to enter the United States from Mexico in 1892 and reached southeastern Alabama in 1915. It remains the most destructive cotton pest in North America. By the mid 1920s it had entered all cotton growing regions in the U.S. On December 11, 1919, the citizens of Enterprise, Alabama erected a monument to the boll weevil, the...
Tropical tree, Bombax ceiba, is a member of the genus Bombax. It is more familiarly known as the Cotton Tree. In areas of Malay, Indonesia, Southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan the tree is commonly planted. Chinese historical accounts tell of an ancient king of Nam Yuet, Chiu To, who offered the tree as a gift to the Emperor of Han Dynasty in 2nd Century B.C. Also, the tree, which is referred to as Semal, is commonly planted in parks and along roadsides in India. New Delhi, specifically...
