North Carolina Textile and Apparel Resource Guide - Department of ...
North Carolina Textile and Apparel Resource Guide - Department of ...
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Cotton Incorporated<br />
Cotton Incorporated is a not-for-pr<strong>of</strong>it company established by U.S. upl<strong>and</strong> cotton growers<br />
to carry out a coordinated program <strong>of</strong> research <strong>and</strong> promotion to improve <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong><br />
markets for cotton <strong>and</strong> cotton products. The company is supported by U.S. cotton growers<br />
<strong>and</strong> the importers <strong>of</strong> cotton textile products. The company’s primary mission is to increase<br />
the dem<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>itability <strong>of</strong> cotton. In addition to the World Headquarters in Cary,<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong>, the company has six <strong>of</strong>fices worldwide.<br />
The Cotton Incorporated Research Center is also located in Cary, <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong>.<br />
The laboratories are equipped with state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art instruments <strong>and</strong> textile processing<br />
equipment to conduct research <strong>and</strong> provide technical services to the cotton textile<br />
industry. The company is active in fabric development, dyeing <strong>and</strong> finishing developments,<br />
fiber quality improvement, fiber processing research, economic <strong>and</strong> consumer research,<br />
consumer marketing, <strong>and</strong> agricultural research.<br />
COTTON INCORPORATED<br />
6399 Weston Parkway<br />
Cary, NC 27513<br />
Phone: 919.678.2220<br />
www.cottoninc.com<br />
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