October Issue of The ICAC Recorder Addresses ‘Waste to Wealth’ and Cotton Lint

For Immediate Release

Date Posted: 14 October 2020

Executive Summary
Highlights from the October 2020 issue of the ICAC Recorder include:

  • Three features on cotton by-products by Dr S Sreenivasan
    • ‘Value Addition to Comber Noil’
    • ‘Value Addition to Linters’
    • ‘Innovative Interventions for Value Creation in Cotton Lint’
October Issue of The ICAC Recorder Addresses ‘Waste to Wealth’ and Cotton Lint
Given the heartbreaking economic devastation that’s been caused by the novel coronavirus, it’s the perfect time for the editor of The ICAC Recorder, Dr Keshav Kranthi, to highlight ways that cotton stakeholders can increase their income from cotton production and processing. Every little bit helps and it would be a huge boon if farmers can turn what’s generally considered mill waste into a new revenue stream, as Dr Kranthi says in his editorial.

All three feature articles in the October 2020 edition of the ICAC Recorder are authored by Dr S Sreenivasan, former Director of India’s Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT). The first article assesses the value of comber noil, the short fibres derived when cotton yarn is combed. In the second, ‘Value Addition to Linters’, he identifies a number of products that can generate revenue from the tiny fibres left on the seed after ginning. In the third and final article, Dr Sreenivasan discusses novel uses for lint, beyond clothing and home textiles.

To access the October 2020 edition of The ICAC Recorder: https://icac.org/Publications/PastIssues?Id=96

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About the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC)
Formed in 1939, the ICAC is an association of cotton producing, consuming and trading countries. It acts as a catalyst for change by helping member countries maintain a healthy world cotton economy; provides transparency to the world cotton market by serving as a clearinghouse for technical information on cotton production; and serves as a forum for discussing cotton issues of international significance. The ICAC does not have a role in setting market prices or in intervening in market mechanisms. For more information, please visit www.icac.org.