More From Robert P. Antoshak
A New World Beckons: The Future of Yarn Spinning in China and Elsewhere
While in Shanghai recently, I met with a friend to discuss the current state of the Chinese textile…
Op-Ed: Cotton’s Muddled Message
As you read this article — and assuming you’re dressed — please check to see what your clothes are made of…
Editorial: If Cotton Stages A Comeback in 2014, It Will Be By The Numbers
Brands and mills have two questions about cotton. The first is whether or not the price of cotton will go…
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With the recent announcement of a pay hike for garment workers in Bangladesh, I got to thinking about how…
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times: Cotton’s Struggle for Predictability
Over the past several months, there has been a great deal of contradictory reporting on fluctuations in the…