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Seit 30 Jahren wird dieses Pima-Baumwollfeld in New Mexico, USA ökologisch bewirtschaftet von Cotonea Anbaupartner Dosi Álvarez.
19.06.2023

Cotonea stellt vier neue Bio-Pima-Baumwollstoffe vor

Zur Mode- und Textilfachmesse Première Vision (4.-6.7. in Paris) stellt Cotonea erstmals vier neue Bio-Pima-Baumwollstoffe vor. Charakteristisch für die Gewebe Pima Popeline und Pima Feinkörper sowie die beiden Pima Interlock Gestricke (190 g/m² und 250 g/m²) sind seidig-feine und extra lange Fasern mit einer außergewöhnlichen Weichheit bei gleichzeitig hoher Festigkeit und Glanz.

Die Cotonea Bio-Pima-Baumwollstoffe sind dabei nicht nur atmungsaktiv, weich und formstabil, sondern dank des biologischen Anbaus besonders haut- bzw. allergikerfreundlich.

Zur Mode- und Textilfachmesse Première Vision (4.-6.7. in Paris) stellt Cotonea erstmals vier neue Bio-Pima-Baumwollstoffe vor. Charakteristisch für die Gewebe Pima Popeline und Pima Feinkörper sowie die beiden Pima Interlock Gestricke (190 g/m² und 250 g/m²) sind seidig-feine und extra lange Fasern mit einer außergewöhnlichen Weichheit bei gleichzeitig hoher Festigkeit und Glanz.

Die Cotonea Bio-Pima-Baumwollstoffe sind dabei nicht nur atmungsaktiv, weich und formstabil, sondern dank des biologischen Anbaus besonders haut- bzw. allergikerfreundlich.

Herkunft und Anbau
Die Pima-Baumwolle mit ihren Extralangstapelfasern ist ursprünglich in Peru beheimatet; heute wird sie vor allem in den USA und auch in Israel und Peru angebaut. Sie gehört zu den seltensten Baumwollsorten. Von den jährlich weltweit produzierten 25 Millionen Tonnen Baumwolle hatte Langstapel- und Extralangstapel-Baumwolle in den letzten zehn Jahren mit zwischen 300.000 und 500.000 Tonnen lediglich einen Anteil von ein bis zwei Prozent an der weltweiten Baumwollproduktion. Mit nur wenigen tausend Tonnen pro Jahr ist biologisch erzeugte Pima-Baumwolle noch deutlich seltener und eine echte Rarität.

Die Pflanze selbst gedeiht besonders in heißen, wüstenähnlichen Regionen mit mindestens 14 Stunden Sonnenschein. Gerade für den ökologischen Anbau ist sie prädestiniert, da sie genügsam mit Wasser umgeht, d. h. ihr reicht eine tief im Boden verlegte Tröpfchen-bewässerung aus. Positiver Nebeneffekt dieser Technik: Es können nur wenige Konkurrenzpflanzen wachsen (die im konventionellen Anbau üblicherweise mit Herbiziden beseitigt werden).

Bio-Pima-Baumwolle für Cotonea
In den USA, dem heute wichtigsten Anbauland für Pima-Baumwolle, gibt es nur rund 80 Bio-Baumwoll-Farmer. Davon ist wiederum nur eine gute Handvoll in der Lage Bio-Pima-Baumwolle anzubauen. Bereits seit 1997 arbeitet Cotonea mit Ramón „Dosi“ Álvarez aus New Mexico, einem Pionier des Bio-Baumwollanbaus in den USA, zusammen. Seit 2016 baut Dosi Álvarez Bio-Pima-Baumwolle für Cotonea an, für die Cotonea mittlerweile auch weitere Anbaupartner hat. Wie bei allen Vertragspartnern sind Cotonea auch bei dieser Zusammenarbeit wertschätzende und faire Geschäftspraktiken wichtig. Dazu gehört zum Beispiel, dass die Landwirte die Anbaufläche vertraglich festlegen können. Cotonea nimmt dann die Baumwolle ab, die auf dieser Fläche gewachsen ist. Das gibt ihnen Planungsmöglichkeit und wirtschaftliche Sicherheit. Für Cotonea wiederum bedeutet dies verlässliche Lieferanten auch für die exklusive Pima-Baumwolle.

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COTONEA

22.04.2022

Haelixa marks and traces sustainable cotton from Costach and Creditex in Peru

Under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) initiative to enhance transparency and traceability in the garment and footwear industry, Haelixa realizes a pilot project with Costach Cooperative and Peruvian textile company Creditex to give sustainable rural cotton producers in Peru more visibility in the value chain.

Under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) initiative to enhance transparency and traceability in the garment and footwear industry, Haelixa realizes a pilot project with Costach Cooperative and Peruvian textile company Creditex to give sustainable rural cotton producers in Peru more visibility in the value chain.

In 2019, UNECE and United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) have set up an initiative to drive transparency and traceability for sustainable value chains in the garment and footwear industry. The initiative is jointly implemented with the International Trade Centre (ITC) with financial support by the European Union. Haelixa is proud to be part of the group of experts that develops policy recommendations, traceability standards, and conducts projects to set traceability benchmarks. With the support of the +Cotton Project, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) a pilot is being realized in this context to mark and trace the finest Pima cotton for Creditex directly at the gin in Piura, Peru. Haelixa’s DNA marker connects the actual lint cotton to the entry on a blockchain system provided by UNECE. The Haelixa technology ensures that the information about the product’s origin and the journey of the product along the value chain is always safely embedded into the product itself. The marked cotton will be used to make exclusive pajamas sets for Cat´s Pajamas. DNA traceability will enable the verification of the premium origin of Peruvian Pima cotton in the final garment produced using sustainable practices by family farmers associated with the Costach cooperative.

Costach is the main cooperative of cotton farmers in Peru. The cooperative consists of 5,200 family farmers in the Piura region, producing mostly extra-long fiber of Pima Cotton. Since 2017, the +Cotton project has been supporting the farmers with training on sustainable practices and has been providing technical assistance for improved markets access.

Creditex is vertically integrated from cotton ginning to fine thread, up to the production of high quality apparel for international premium brands. The company takes social responsibility and environmental stewardship very seriously and therefore makes a strong partner for this project, empowering the cotton family farmers that hold the majority of cotton production in Peru.

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Haelixa Ltd

TINTEX Presents “NATURALLY ADVANCED” Innovations © TINTEX
TINTEX Presents “NATURALLY ADVANCED” Innovations
19.12.2017

TINTEX Presents “NATURALLY ADVANCED” Innovations

TINTEX is pleased to present its latest fabric innovations at the above salons with a new range of more than 80 qualities and styles designed for the Sportswear, Athleisure, Fashion and Underwear market sectors. The collection focusses on three jersey fabric concepts: TIMELESS, FASHIONABLE & INNOVATIVE.

TINTEX is a modern industrial company based in the Porto region since 1998, producing market savvy fabrics for global designers and brands. TINTEX makes a truly sustainable range of precision, modern hybrid jersey fabrics that offer a better, Naturally Advanced choices to all its customers.

TINTEX is pleased to present its latest fabric innovations at the above salons with a new range of more than 80 qualities and styles designed for the Sportswear, Athleisure, Fashion and Underwear market sectors. The collection focusses on three jersey fabric concepts: TIMELESS, FASHIONABLE & INNOVATIVE.

TINTEX is a modern industrial company based in the Porto region since 1998, producing market savvy fabrics for global designers and brands. TINTEX makes a truly sustainable range of precision, modern hybrid jersey fabrics that offer a better, Naturally Advanced choices to all its customers.

The new ‘Naturally Advanced’ position means “advancing beautiful, organic and natural materials to the next level combined with unique, hybrid ‘nature-tech’ smarts, with advanced, added value and creativity, thanks to dedicated investments that serve and secure our customer demands both now and in the seasons to come” says CEO Mario Jorge. New innovations, which include the ISPO Best Product Award i (SOFT EQUIPMENT category) in TexTrends for fall winter 19/20, maintain and upgrade the honest but hi-tech sustainable organics that is at the heart of the TINTEX DNA to create better, smarter eco-materials, always with new levels of performance and hi-tech smarts, thanks to its expertise in specialist dyeing and finishing techniques, coatings and applications. These are all researched, designed and made using the latest equipment and processes. This season the new TINTEX collection plays with new colour balance techniques that deploy the benefits of chromotherapy for welbeing alongside skin safe materials and finishings.

The collection uses up to 90% of new smart and sustainable materials and include: Tencel, Modal & Micromodal, Organic Cottons, Supima cottons, Seacell fibres, Natural organic linens and the new, full colour ECOTEC® yarns by Marchi & Fildi, a smarter cotton made from pre-consumer clippings that in manufacture save up to 79% water. This season TINTEX is also introducing the new ECOTEC® yarn Phoenix (50% ECOTEC®, 50% recycled polyester, NM1/50 GRS-certified) for open, light and dry textures. Wellbeing credentials are guaranteed with Tessile e Salute certifications, TINTEX also presents new developments using the ROICA™ Eco Smart family of ecosustainable stretch yarns with certificated credentials. This family of yarns claim the world-first GRS certified ROICA™ premium stretch yarn that comes at least 50% from recycled pre-consumer waste.

The newest introduction for second skin qualities and for products to the athleisure market within TINTEX collection is ROICA™ Feel Good family that promises a new level of performance with ‘feelgood comfort’ and freshness.

For colouration effects, we can use the ROICA™ Colour Perfect family of yarns to create a flawless and responsible finish to dyed performance stretch assortments. Colours to Tranquilize, to Activate the Senses, to Recharge, to Energize.

Key highlights include: changeant effects (yarn and dyeing solutions), thermosensitive (reds/ blues) coatings, UV sensitive coatings and colourful coated patterns, extra fine and semi-transparent jerseys, but also, compact and fluid qualities.