The Indian Textile Journal- New research and innovations in cotton address the immediate needs of the industry. At a meeting in Lubbock organised by the Memphis-based The Cotton Board, about 65 people participated to discuss about the present and the future of cotton research and development.
A project funded by Cotton Incorporated in the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory at Texas Tech University is focused on finding industrial applications for low micronaire cotton such as toxic and crude oil absorbent mats.