Cotton Properties ( World Wide Cotton )

This article is continuation of the first part which was published few days ago. click here to visit the 1st part.

The below chart describes the different properties of some of the commonly used cotton available across the world.

Origins of different cottons can be discussed in next articles. ( click to view big & to print out. )


Note : the data is sufficiently old , so depends on season , crop , region etc., the properties may change , so please take this list as very general idea and choose your cotton accordingly.

If you have any credits , which goes to My Friend , Client & Well wisher MR.Neeraj Niijjaawan & Dr.Rasshmi Niijjaawan and his book Unravel Uniqueness & Grading of Cotton , published by Bridge Media , Ahmedabad , India.

Properties of Cotton ( Indian Cotton Varieties )

Hope the attached list will help textile professionals across the world. Hereby I give below the important properties of cotton available across the world.

Note : the data is sufficiently old , so depends on season , crop , region etc., the properties may change , so please take this list as very general idea and choose your cotton accordingly.

If you have any credits , which goes to My Friend , Client & Well wisher MR.Neeraj Niijjaawan & Dr.Rasshmi Niijjaawan and his book Unravel Uniqueness & Grading of Cotton , published by Bridge Media , Ahmedabad , India.

(please click the image for a bigger view.)
The above is the list of properties of major Indian Cottons and for worldwide cotton properties , please wait for the next article.

Worldwide Cotton Production Chart

THOUSANDS OF BALES	Country	Description	Amount
1.	China	25,500
2.	United States	17,559
3.	India	12,500
4.	Pakistan	8,350
5.	Brazil	4,400
6.	Turkey	4,200
7.	Greece	1,700
8.	Australia	1,300
9.	Syria	1,300
10.	Mali	1,050
11.	Egypt	1,000
12.	Benin	750
13.	Turkmenistan	700
14.	Zimbabwe	575
15.	Cote d'Ivoire	500
16.	Sudan	500
17.	Argentina	475
18.	Cameroon	475
19.	Nigeria	450
20.	Spain	400
21.	Iran	380
22.	Paraguay	350
23.	Togo	350
24.	Chad	325
25.	Mexico	300

Texile - Units and Conversion

TEX	No. of grams per Kilometer
COTTON	No. of 840yd lengths per lb
WOOLLEN	No. of 256yd lengths per lb
DEWSBURY	No. of yd lengths per oz
WORSTED	No. of 560yd lengths per lb
METRIC	No. of Kilometer per Kilogram
LINEN	No. of 300yd lengths per lb
JUTE	No. of lb per 14,400 yd
DENIER	No. of grams per 9000 meters
DECITEX	No. of grams per 10,000 meters