In the latest installment of our Know Your Fibers series, we’re taking a look at two of the dominant fibers used in multiple industry applications: cotton and polyester. Most people know that cotton is a natural fiber and polyester is a man-made, synthetic fiber. These differences are just the beginning, however, so let’s take a […]
As the Northern Hemisphere begins harvesting its cotton crops, economists and speculators around the world are evaluating data as it comes in daily. In this blog, we attempt to summarize the realities of what experts from around the globe feel are the short term and long term impacts for global stocks, new crop data, and demand […]
This quarter we are going to look at the global market from a new perspective, one that focuses on production and consumption by the Top 5 producing and consuming countries: China, the United States, Pakistan, India, and Turkey.
If you’ve been looking for cotton planting, price, and supply numbers, you’ve come to the right place. This is our 4th Quarter Cotton Report (with numbers updated as of 10/6), where we cull stats for the analytical readers who want to know what’s happening with cotton at home and abroad. These will focus on planting […]
If you’ve been looking for cotton planting, price, and supply numbers, you’ve come to the right place. This is our 3rd Quarter Cotton Report, where we cull stats for our more analytical readers that want to know what’s happening with cotton at home and abroad. These will focus on planting and ginning updates, current cotton […]
Nonwoven fabrics are used in a number of wet wipe applications. The first use was in baby wipes; the fabric is saturated in a safe solution suitable for cleaning babies when the time comes to change their diapers. This cleaning aspect is now used in many applications, such as companion wipes to be used with […]
If you’ve been looking for cotton planting, price, and supply numbers, you’ve come to the right place. This is our first quarterly report, but in subsequent quarters we’ll cull stats for our more analytical readers that want to know what’s happening with cotton at home and abroad. These will focus on planting and ginning updates, […]
Barnhardt Natural Fibers Group is excited to announce that we will once again be exhibiting at INDEX 14. The event is held in Geneva, Switzerland April 8-11, and the Barnhardt booth will be located on the upper level of the exhibition (Booth #1480). 2014 marks the 7th straight time that Barnhardt has had an exhibition […]
For femcare, products must carry with them a sense of trust. Without that, any feminine hygiene product will fall by the wayside immediately. Purified cotton, over time, has garnered that trust from women. This starts with using Totally Chlorine-Free (TCF) cotton, since that means that no bacteria or fungi are present in the fiber. And […]
When you talk about baby diapers, the subject invariably turns to cotton. Why? First of all, cotton has been trusted for usage in diapers for hundreds of years, and customers prefer it. With customers always having the final say, we could pretty much end this conversation there.