Your input, your contract

Did you know that if you buy or sell cotton on the international market you can access our FREE online contract generator to create your own contract? And if you do, we are planning to make some improvements. We would love to hear from you if you have any ideas or feedback.

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Contact Robert if you have any feedback >

   

Places filling up fast for ICA 175

Places are filling up fast for our Liverpool 2016 trade event on 20 & 21 October. The conference hotel (Titanic Hotel) is now fully booked and with limited rooms remaining at other local hotels, please book now to avoid disappointment. Registration will close on Friday 14 October.

Find out more and book your place >

   

Learn the 'LC' basics without leaving your seat 

If you want to know more about letters of credit (LCs), tune in to our next webinar on 21 September. Learn the LC basics and how they can be used to accelerate cash flow and streamline trade. Run in partnership with Trade Technologies, this webinar is FREE to ICA members and just US$25 to non-members.

Find out more and register here >

   

2 new ways to test your cotton

To meet with the rising quality requirements for yarn and fabric production, ICA Bremen has two new measuring devices - a Cottonscope (courtesy of Australian Cottonscope Pty Ltd) and a Regain Tester (courtesy of Branca Idealair).  

Find out more >

   

Your safe trading update

Just two changes to report since the last issue - one award has been added to and one has been removed from the ICA List of Unfulfilled Awards Part 1* (also known as the 'default list'): 

Additions:

• Minh Long joint stock company (Bitexco Nam Long Group), Vietnam (award dated 16 Jun 2016)

• Salona Cotspin Limited, Coimbatore, India (award dated 13 Nov 2001)

2 more for your 'safe' list

Two more firms signed up to safe trading last month and joined the ICA. Great to have them on board. Here are their details to add to your 'safe' contact list:

1. Imisk Ithalat Ihracat Ticaret ve Nakliyat AS, Turkey
2. SM Spinning Mills Ltd, Bangladesh

And in other global news

Some of the top stories that have made the headlines:
 

• US likely to replace India as major exporter of cotton to Pakistan >
   
• Cotton prices may not decline till arrival of new crop: India ratings >
   
• Brazil's June cotton imports soar 177% over May >
   
• Pakistan cotton sowing target missed by wide margin of 21 percent >
   
• China mills seek more cotton from state reserves to ease supply squeeze >
   
• Tanzania sees 2017 cotton output doubling as price spurs farming >
   
• Bangladesh to become largest cotton importer by 2020 >
   
• China extends cotton auction through September >

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What is Newsreel?

Newsreel is our regular e-news alert. Designed to keep you up to date with everything that is happening at the ICA, Newsreel is aimed at anybody with an interest in the cotton trade. Please feel free to share it with your contacts.

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