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Eric Trachtenberg

Executive Director International Cotton Advisory Committee
Eric Trachtenberg

Eric Trachtenberg is Executive Director, International Cotton Advisory Committee.

 
 
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Event Roundup / Intertex Portugal Interview
Trade fairs now face a more exacting standard, where attendance matters less than relevance, qualification and business conversations that continue afterwards with intent.

Physical Fairs Still Matter When Trust Becomes the Scarcer Commodity

  • Subir Ghosh

4 June 2026
Waste Crisis / Seconds Markets Analysis
Long-term relationships between sorters and importers function as informal quality governance systems where reputation and repeated transactions replace formal certification across international borders.

Affordable Clothing for Millions Hangs on a Regulatory Debate Built Without Evidence

  • Subir Ghosh

9 June 2026
 
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Leader Speak / Textile Chemistry Interview
The push to embed ecological performance into textile production requires chemistry that holds up under real industrial conditions, including shade consistency, throughput and process stability.

Brands Set Decarbonisation Targets and Expect Suppliers to Absorb the Cost

  • Subir Ghosh

15 June 2026
State of Machinery / Recycling Issue Commentary
Textile-to-textile recycling has moved beyond pilot experimentation into commercial production, with fibre recovery lines now operating at volumes that signal a permanent change in manufacturing logic.

An Industry Armed with Recycling Technology Now Confronts the Harder Problem of Scale

  • Special Correspondent

11 June 2026
 
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Faultlines / Politics of Waste / V Feature
Global efforts to define textile “waste” versus “reuse” could reshape international trade and environmental regulation, determining whose economies thrive and whose livelihoods are jeopardised under circularity rules.

The Global Waste Paradox: When Circularity Turns Political

  • Subir Ghosh

14 November 2025
Consumer Trends / Viet Nam Commentary
Gen Z, with a population of over 15 million in Viet Nam, a tech-savvy, socially conscious cohort is flexing its economic muscle, projected to account for 40% of consumer spending by 2030. Their demand for transparency and sustainability is forcing brands to rethink their strategies.

Green Dreams or Greenwashing? Gen Z’s Battle for Sustainable Fashion in Viet Nam

  • Special Correspondent

18 June 2025