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Dissolving pulp is mainly produced chemically from pulpwood in a process that has a low yield (30 - 35% of the wood). This makes up of about 85 - 88% of the production. [2] Dissolving pulp is made from the sulfite process or the kraft process with an acid prehydrolysis step to remove hemicelluloses. For the highest quality, it should be derived ...
The International Cotton Association (ICA) is a trade association and arbitral body that operates on a not-for-profit basis in the commodity of cotton. Formerly the Liverpool Cotton Association, it was formed in 1841 in Liverpool , UK, by a group of cotton brokers who created a set of trading rules to regulate the sale and purchase of raw cotton.
Cotton lint, or cotton linters, [4] is a byproduct of the process of ginning cotton, consisting of the silky fibers that remain attached to the seeds of the cotton plant, as well as other more coarse fibers. This material may be purified and used for such purposes as the manufacture of paper.
The Board of Directors, comprising thirty-five members, meets annually. [2] Its current Chairman is Shawn L. Holladay. [3] [4] The council is affiliated with other organizations, such as the American Cotton Producers, Cotton Council International, The Cotton Foundation, the National Cotton Ginners Association, etc. [5]
The largest producers of cotton, as of 2017, are India and China, with annual production of about 18.53 million tonnes (4.09 × 10 10 lb) and 17.14 million tonnes (3.78 × 10 10 lb), respectively; most of this production is consumed by their respective textile industries. The largest exporters of raw cotton are the United States, with sales of ...
It is the commodity checkoff organization for the American cotton industry. The board administers Cotton Incorporated, its research and marketing entity, which is responsible for the longstanding "The Fabric of Our Lives" campaign. [1] The board is a quasi-public entity established in 7 USC 53 [2] and 7 CFR 1205. [3]
Prior to the war, the main organisation representing the cotton industry was the Joint Committee of Cotton Trade Organisations, established in 1925. [1] A voluntary Cotton Board was set up in 1940 to “promote the welfare of the industry by internal reorganisation, by the development of export trade, scientific research, propaganda and other means.”
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is the pan-European association representing the forest fibre and paper industry.. Through its 18 national associations, CEPI gathers 495 companies operating more than 900 pulp and paper mills across Europe producing paper, cardboard, pulp and other bio-based products.