DNFI World Natural Fibre Update June 2026
Depending on the continent and climate zone, natural fibers grow all year round. The dependence on local and global weather influences changes the quality and quantity of the fibers at …
Fiber traceability – Sustainability or Injustice?
In a paper published by the Bremen Cotton Exchange in April 2026, Veronica Bates Kassatly and Terry Townsend examine the justifications behind this approach and assess the consequences for textile …
The Treatment of Microfibers
Bremen, 22 January 2025: Microplastics are ubiquitous and evidence of serious harm is increasing. Studies have linked microplastics and nanoplastics to heart attacks, strokes and deaths, and microplastics have been …
Dr Maryam Naebe Wins 2021 DNFI Award
Dr. Maryam Naebe from Deakin University, Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Victoria, Australia has won the 2021 Discover Natural Fibres Initiative Innovation Award. Together with her team at IFM she …
Cotton
Link to: International Year of Natural Fibres 2009: Cotton Link to: Bremen Cotton Exchange Link to: International Cotton Advisory Committee Wikipedia: Cotton – Gossypium Link to: World Cotton Day at …
40 Million Households Produce Natural Fibres
An estimated 40 million households (households vary in size from an average of 3 in China to 15 in some countries of Africa) were engaged in natural fibre production during …
