Category: FIBRES
Country: United States
By Home Textiles Today Staff
6th June, 2025
Cary, N.C – Cotton Incorporated recently convened a meeting with industry leaders from more than 124 countries to discuss innovation and shared opportunities.
The Cotton ConneXions Summit took place in Hong Kong on May 15 and was attended by executives from 124 companies, including over 41 top global brands and sourcing organizations, manufacturers and retailers.
The agenda included forward-looking insights, beginning with opening remarks from the organization’s president and CEO, William Kimbrell and chairman of the board Marvin Arthur Beyer Jr.
A global market outlook from Mark Messura, senior vice president of Global Supply Chain Marketing at Cotton Incorporated, highlighted the economic and trade shifts impacting cotton’s role in the supply chain. A presentation by Heidi van den Hul, founder of fabriCreation, focused on global compliance impacts.
Additional presentations included a look at Fall/Winter 2026/2027 cotton trends, next-generation dyeing and finishing technologies, strategies for reducing the environmental impact of textile production, and cotton’s role in low-carbon, plastic-free future.
The event also showcased the newly updated Cottonworks.com website, which is designed to provide most extensive resources for cotton available to the industry.
“Through the Cotton ConneXions event, Cotton Incorporated serves as a convenor of global decision-makers, especially within the dynamic Asian region,: said Kimbrell. “We recognize that meaningful progress in the supply chain happens through collaboration.”
Courtesy: hometextilestoday.com
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