Let´s Talk about Cotton! International Cotton Conference Bremen 2026

Participants can now register online for the 38th International Cotton Conference Bremen, which will be held on 25-27 March 2026 at the Haus der Bürgerschaft parliament building on market square. 

The comprehensive range of topics covering the entire value chain will provide practical expertise, address current developments, answer key industry questions, and provide new impetus for the future.  
 
Speakers will report on the current world market situation, trade flows, and production and processing statistics. Regulatory conditions, on textile recycling or the circular economy for instance, have a significant impact on the cotton industry and will therefore also feature on the agenda. Hot topics will include new developments and innovations relating to our core topics of production, quality assessment and cotton processing. Other focal points will include the circular economy and cotton recycling.  

Highlight: Modern agriculture on focus 
A special highlight will be a keynote speech on modern agriculture. There will also be further fascinating presentations exploring the topic of cotton breeding and cultivation, as well as new potential and opportunities for increased efficiency in processing. Not least because of increasing competition from synthetic fibres on the market. 

Appropriately, there will also be an exclusive session together with the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative (DNFI) on the subject of ‘Regulations in the EU and worldwide’, which will look at the latest political situation, for example under the Green Deal. There will also be further parallel sessions expanding on the conference topics, along with an exhibition of selected posters.   

With additional events and meetings throughout Cotton Week, the International Cotton Conference combines in-depth expertise with direct practical relevance. It is aimed at scientists from the respective fields, cotton traders, textile producers, textile machine manufacturers, the textile processing industry, textile retailers and NGOs involved in textiles.