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The Cottover Journey

From cotton to clothes .

Cotton farming The organic cotton comes from a selection of small-scale cotton farmers in India who are paid fairly for their cotton .
Ginning Once the cotton has been picked it ends up in a local gin that separates the seeds , seed pods and other debris from the cotton fibres . The cotton batting represents only 32-35 % of the plucked cotton bale . The rest is used for oil production and livestock feed , among other things .
Fiber from recycled polyester Used PET bottles are collected and cleaned before being ground into smaller parts and then melted down and made into pellets . The pellets are then turned into fibre .
Spinnery The raw materials are spun into yarn . The yarn is transported by boat or truck to our partners in Bangladesh or India .
Manufacture The majority of the products are produced by our partner in Bangladesh , where the parent company New Wave Group has its own purchasing office with nearly fifty employees . Our own staff is present at the factory to ensure that set requirements are complied with in terms of quality as well as social and environmental aspects , and that there ’ s a flow through all stages of production . In addition to internal controls , the factory regularly undergoes independent social audits within the framework of the amfori BSCI . New Wave Group is also a signatory to the International Accord , which means that the factory , among other things , undergoes electrical and building inspections as well as training and education in fire safety .
Fabric manufacturing The yarns are knitted and woven into fabric . The majority of the products are knitted fabrics . Quality control *
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