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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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Hemp Prospects / India Story Interview
Hemp's economic case is built not on replacing cotton but on outperforming linen, nylon, and wool in specific, commercially validated blend applications where cost and performance align.

Hemp Finds a Business Case and India Is Where It Will Be Tested

  • Richa Bansal

6 July 2026
Upcycling Fashion / Drawbacks Analysis
Distinctiveness has a ceiling that few briefs account for, and understanding where that ceiling sits matters more than chasing novelty without any restraint.

The Design Instinct Upcycled Fashion Brands Need to Unlearn

  • Special Correspondent

30 June 2026
 
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Going Circular / Waste Flows Report
Waste accumulates faster than the mechanisms built to convert it into something usable again, leaving each year's surplus to compound against a system still catching up.

Textile Circularity Stalls Where Education, Community and Business Fail to Connect

  • Special Correspondent

10 July 2026
Knitwear Designs / India Market Interview
Knitwear built from fibre behaviour rather than trend cycles reflects a design philosophy where the yarn itself becomes the starting point for every creative and structural decision in the garment.

Indian Knitwear Gets a Design Overhaul as One Label Rejects Seasonal Limits

  • Richa Bansal

9 July 2026
 
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MFS 2025 / Event Preview Report
The venue will present around 1,200 collections from approximately 600 international fabric and accessories manufacturers.

Munich Fabric Start Consolidates Four Trade Shows Under One Roof

  • Special Correspondent

21 August 2025
Deforestation / Brazilian Leather Report
As the curtains go up today on the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference, or COP28 for short, much attention will go the way of the leather industry which has been in the eye of a deforestation storm.

Brazilian Initiative Gets Under Way to Make Livestock Farming Deforestation-Free

  • Special Correspondent

30 November 2023