NCC delegation visits China
17/09/2010
While in Beijing, delegation members heard reports from the Chinese Cotton Association (CCA), the China National Textile and Apparel Council and Chinatex. In the Hebei Province, members visited Gaoyang Shuofeng Farm Products, where they visited farms, a cotton variety research centre, a cotton gin and the Hongrun New Materials textile mill. In Tianjin, the delegation visited the Tianjin Cotton Exchange Market, the Dongjang Free Trade Zone, the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, and the Tianjin Tianfanfg Textile Mill, which is a Cotton USA licensee. In Hangzhou, the group visited JNBY and Saintyear textile mills and toured the Shanghai offices of the Cotton Council International (CCI) and Cotton Incorporated.
The delegation was led by NCC vice chairman, Charles Parker. "China is the United States’ largest customer of raw cotton and we are committed to meeting their needs in terms of both quality and timely shipments," he said. "It was apparent that the Chinese greatly appreciated our visiting them in their country and they expressed their desire for doing business with the US cotton industry. This visit gave us the necessary platform to discuss issues surrounding US raw cotton quality and reinforced our continued commitment to ongoing dialogue between our two countries."
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