{"id":7829,"date":"2020-02-17T09:42:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T09:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/be\/product\/textiles-fibers-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T17:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:35:34","slug":"textiles-fibers","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/be\/en\/product\/textiles-fibers\/","title":{"rendered":"Textiles &amp; Fibers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"p-0 container-fluid single-product-page__container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 single-product-page__sidebar\" x-data=\"{mobileCategory: false}\">\n        \n            <div class=\"block-product-category__mobile\" @click=\"mobileCategory = !mobileCategory\">\n                <span class=\"block-product-category__mobile-text\">\n                    Select a product category from the dropdown\n                <\/span>\n                <span class=\"block-product-category__mobile-text_phone\">\n                    Select a product category\n                <\/span>\n                <svg\n                    :class=\"{'block-product-category__mobile-arrow_active': mobileCategory}\"                    width=\"6\"\n                    height=\"12\"\n                    class=\"block-product-category__mobile-arrow\"\n                    xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n                >\n                    <path\n                        d=\"M.065.623L1.174 0 6 5.75 1.174 12 0 11.32l4.5-5.58z\"\n                        fill=\"#32556E\"\n                        fill-rule=\"nonzero\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"block-product-category__sidebar-int\" x-cloak x-show=\"mobileCategory\">\n                <ul class=\"block-product-category__list-categories\">\n                                            <li key=\"29\" class=\"block-product-category__products-29 \">\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/be\/en\/product-category\/animal-feed-pet-food\/\">\n                                Animal Feed &amp; 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Around two thirds of the world&#8217;s annual production of cotton is used to make clothing, from overcoats and jackets to underwear and jeans.<\/h3>\n<p>Industrial products containing cotton are as diverse as coffee filters, medical supplies, industrial thread and tarpaulins.<\/p>\n<p>The fiber from just one 227kg cotton bale can produce 215 pairs of jeans, 250 single bed sheets, 1,200 t-shirts, 2,100 pairs of boxer shorts, 3,000 nappies, 4,300 pairs of socks or 680,000 cotton balls.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        \n<div class=\"single-product-page__statmedia row\">\n    <div class=\"single-product-page__media single-product-page__first-media col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-12\">\n                <div class=\"single-product-page__media-video\">\n            <a class=\"single-product-page__video-overlay ldcjs-video-trigger\"\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WxQLFr9XR-8\"\n                style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SYK_Cotton_Capture.jpg)\">\n                <svg width=\"64\" height=\"64\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"single-product-page__play\"\n                    data-id=\"single-product-page__play_first\">\n                    <g transform=\"translate(1 1)\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\n                        <path fill=\"#FFF\" d=\"M46.5 31.5l-25 14v-28z\" \/>\n                        <circle stroke=\"#FFF\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" cx=\"31\" cy=\"31\" r=\"31\" \/>\n                    <\/g>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"single-product-page__media single-product-page__second-media col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-12\">\n                <div class=\"single-product-page__media-text\">\n            There are 43 species of cotton in the world\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"single-product-page__media single-product-page__third-media col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-12\">\n                <div class=\"single-product-page__media-image\"\n            style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cotton-seed--scaled.jpg)\">\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    function popupVideo(e) {\n\n        let element = e.getAttribute('data-id')\n        let getElement = document.getElementById(element)\n\n        if (getElement.classList.contains('single-product-page__video_active')) {\n            getElement.classList.remove('single-product-page__video_active')\n        } else {\n            getElement.classList.add('single-product-page__video_active')\n        }\n\n    }\n\n    function popupClose(e) {\n\n        let element = e.getAttribute('data-id')\n        let getElement = document.getElementById(element)\n\n        if (getElement.classList.contains('single-product-page__video_active')) {\n            getElement.classList.remove('single-product-page__video_active')\n        } else {\n            getElement.classList.add('single-product-page__video_active')\n        }\n\n    }\n\n    jQuery('.single-product-page__video-inside svg').click(function () {\n        jQuery('.single-product-page__video-inside iframe').each(function () {\n            this.contentWindow.postMessage('{\"event\":\"command\",\"func\":\"stopVideo\",\"args\":\"\"}', '*')\n        });\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n<div class=\"single-product-page__sustainability\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"single-product-page__sustainability-headline tw-block\">\n            Cotton and Sustainability\n        <\/h2>\n    \n    <div class=\"single-product-page__sustainability-info\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-7 col-xl-7 single-product-page__sustainability-content\">\n\n                                <div class=\"single-product-page__sustainability-text\">\n                    <p>From sourcing certified cotton to promoting agricultural\u00a0best practice within and beyond our value chain, we work proactively toward increasingly sustainable operations and supply chains, both as LDC and in collaboration with partner organizations such as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bettercotton.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/bettercotton.org\/\">Better Cotton Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>LDC has also begun using\u00a0 a &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/stories-insights\/using-dna-to-trace-cotton-on-its-worldwide-journey\/\">diagnostic&#8217; system that applies DNA<\/a> to determine the purity and quality of some of its cotton.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Applied DNA Sciences, the technology uses tiny genetic markers that are sprayed on the cotton at the gin just before packaging. The DNA markers bind to the plant\u2019s fibers and act as a microscopic barcode that can be tracked throughout the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>The labels\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pimacott.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/www.himatsingka.com\/brands\/pimacott\/\">PimaCott<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/homegrowncotton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/homegrowncotton.com\/\">Homegrown<\/a>, which are used to brand the cotton that is traced through DNA, are useful for manufacturers, traders and retailers. 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