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COTTON USA SOLUTIONS™ Bruce Atherley.
Executive Director.

A new partner consultancy Cotton Council
International

program by Cotton USA COTTON USA SOLUTIONS™ is designed so

that mills and manufacturers can optimize the
use of U.S. cotton with cutting-edge offerings
to transform their businesses – profitably.
First-of-its-kind program in the cotton supply chain Given the industry’s current state due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the resources and
provides cutting-edge product offerings to help drive expertise of this program are more relevant to
profitability for mills and manufacturers our partners than ever.”

experts from around the world. This team, which is 5- Mill Mastery Course – soon-to-be-available course of
overseen by highly recognized industry expert Joerg study featuring a collection of advanced practices,
Bauersachs, now leads COTTON USA SOLUTIONS™, covering everything from raw cotton to quality control
bringing together decades of experience, global
knowledge and unrivaled research in this leading These solutions are designed to improve productivity
technical consultancy. and ultimately profitability at the operations level with
U.S. cotton. The suite of solutions available in the
“COTTON USA SOLUTIONS™ is designed so that mills program will continue to expand to include the latest,
and manufacturers can optimize the use of U.S. cotton cutting-edge data, technologies and protocols from
with cutting-edge offerings to transform their U.S. cotton and will be rolled out in phases.
businesses – profitably,” said CCI Executive Director
Bruce Atherley. “Given the industry’s current state due “COTTON USA SOLUTIONS™ is a true testament to the
to the COVID-19 pandemic, the resources and premium value that COTTON USA brings to the industry
expertise of this program are more relevant to our and its ongoing commitment to evolving the resources
partners than ever.” that we provide to our global supply chain partners in
support of their growing business needs and
The program is launching with five unique, demands,” said Atherley.
data-informed offerings:
1- Mill Studies – six studies, with more in development, Offerings include a mix of partner-specific and
based on controlled on-site testing by independent third standardized options, and will be available virtually, in
party companies to identify best practices in spinning addition to in-person, as COVID-19 restrictions
cotton continue. Mills and manufacturers, including COTTON
USA licensees, must qualify for the program. Upon
2- Technical Seminars – one-day sessions with advice qualification, licensees will have complimentary access,
on how to use and optimize U.S. cotton and non-licensees can access for a nominal fee.
Cotton Council International (CCI), a non-profit trade process efficiency and ultimately profit for their 3- Mill Exchange Program – executive-level tour of COTTON USA SOLUTIONS™, which was announced
association that promotes U.S. cotton fibers and businesses. The program officially launched on October COTTON USA™ licensee signature mills, to exchange today at the virtual edition of COTTON USA’s signature
manufactured cotton products around the globe, just 1, 2020. ideas with key textile mill leaders from around the world annual Cotton Days event, will open applications for
introduced COTTON USA SOLUTIONS™, the industry’s qualification on October 1. To learn more about the
first-of-its-kind technical consultancy program that helps Over the past two years, COTTON USA has established 4- 1:1 Mill Consults – personalized, virtual or in-person, program and qualifying, visit:
mills and manufacturers achieve greater productivity, a consulting team composed of mill and spinning in-depth mill examination and consultation https://cottonusa.org/solutions.

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