Raw Cotton

Raw Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fibre that grows in a ball, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fibre is almost pure cellulose. Under natural condition, the cotton balls will tend to increase the dispersion of the seeds. The fibre is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile. The use of cotton for fabric is known to date to prehistoric times; fragments of cotton fabric dated from 5000 BC have been excavated in Mexico and the Indus Valley Civilization (modern day Pakistan). Although cultivated since antiquity, it was the invention of the cotton gin that so lowered the cost of production that led to its widespread use, and it is the most widely used natural fibre cloth in clothing today. India has a tropical climate with different types of soils spread across. This ensures cultivation of cotton ranging between 12 mm to 36 mm in length. The different varieties of cotton are classified in three categories on the basis of the length of the fibre. The popular varieties are given below:

VARIETY Shankar - 6 Mech - 1 MCU - 5 J34 Bengal Desi V797 Y1 Cotton ginning

STAPLE LENGTH 27.5 to 29.5mm 27.5 to 29.5mm 32 to 34mm 24 to 27mm 12 to 14mm 20 to 22mm 23 to 25mm

MICRONAIRE 3.5 to 4.9 3.3 to 4.9 3.2 to 3.7 4.0 to 4.9 5.0 to 7.0 4.5 to 6.0 4.0 to 5.5

STRENGTH 28 GPT (HVI) 27 GPT (HVI) 30 GPT (HVI) 26 GPT (HVI) 18 GPT (HVI) 21 GPT (HVI) 15 GPT (HVI)

USES Spinning Spinning Spinning Spinning Medical Spinning

Cotton is Roller or Saw Ginned depending on varieties and ginning practices. At the ginnery, cotton fibre is separated from seeds while preserving the quality of the cotton.In ginning, cotton is now dried, impurities removed (plant parts and field trash) and fibres straightened. Saw ginned cotton is more uniform and cleaner, and has higher productivity than roller ginned cotton.

Baling/Packaging
Hydraulic pressing machines are used to compress ginned cotton into bales of 160-170 kgs. These are wrapped in white cotton cloth with 10-12 plastic straps to hold the bale. A 1X40FCL container can load up to 150 bales and approximately25 tons of cotton.

Producers, Exporters & Importers

India India is has the net the second second largest highest exporter of of production Raw Cotton include and next to consumption the US the of main cotton world in market and the being world. China.

Cotton is one of the principal crops of the country and is the major raw material for the domestic textile industry. Largest importers cotton China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia.

India has one of the lowest Stock to Use Ratio in case of cotton, which is as high 39% in China, 21 in the US, 35% in Pakistan, 77% in Brazil and 26% in Turkey, as compared to 12% in case of India.

Raw Cotton Product Range

We work in three different categories of products as below: Shankar Mech MCU - 5 Shankar - 6 is premium quality Raw Cotton specially grown in Gujarat, India. This is a high quality Raw Cotton preferred by most of the spinners worldwide. We have range of reputed ginners in Saurashtra, Gujarat from where we procure this type of Raw Cotton. We have additional benefit as our head office is situated in Gujarat, India. We have a strong purchase team who inspect each and every lot personally also we get our lot tested in laboratory before loading. 6 1

Type

Origin

Length

Mic

Strength

Packing

Weight

Shankar - Gujarat( Saurashtra), 1-1/8+ ( 28.5+ 3.8-4.9 6 India MM) NCL

Min. 28 - 29 Bales covered in Gray Cotton Fabric 170 Kg/ GPT Strapped by PVC Bale

Mech -1 / Bunny is premium quality Raw Cotton specially grown in Maharashtra, India. This is a medium quality Raw Cotton preferred by many of the spinners worldwide. We have range of reputed ginners in Vidarbha, Marathawad, Khandesh in Maharashtra from where we procure this type of Raw Cotton.

Type Mech 1

Origin Maharashtra (Vidarbha, Marathawad, Khandesh), India

Length

Mic

Strength

Packing Bales covered in Gray Cotton Fabric Strapped by PVC

Weight 170 Kg/ Bale

1-1/8 ( 28 3.5-4.9 Min. 28 - 29 MM) NCL GPT

MCU - 5 is premium quality Raw Cotton specially grown in Andhra Pradesh, India. This is a high quality and big length Raw Cotton preferred by many of the spinners worldwide. We have range of reputed ginners and agents at GUNTUR in Andhra Pradesh from where we procure this type of Raw Cotton.

Type

Origin

Length

Mic

Strength

Packing

Weight

MCU 1

Andhra Pradesh (Guntur), India

1-1/4 ( 31-32 MM)

3.5-4.9 NCL

Min. 28 - 29 GPT

Bales covered in Gray Cotton Fabric Strapped by PVC

170 Kg/ Bale