Solutions for Spinning Mills

Cotton Sourcing Built Around Your Mill

Spinning mills do not purchase cotton merely by country of origin. They purchase based on how it performs in the mill, the yarn it can produce, its consistency and its landed commercial value.

A Mill-Focused Process

Information We Evaluate

Our process begins with understanding your production requirement. We evaluate:

Yarn counts produced
Carded, combed or compact application
Ring-spinning or open-end system
Current cotton origin
Current supplier
Monthly consumption
Current purchase price
Target purchase price
Micronaire range
Minimum & preferred staple
Micronaire range
Strength requirement
Uniformity requirement
Color grade
Leaf grade
Trash tolerance
Contamination tolerance
Payment expectations
Shipment frequency
Destination port
Willingness to run a trial shipment

The documents available for a shipment depend on the origin, supplier, buyer, destination-country requirements and final contract.

U.S.-origin cotton, yarn and testing equipment prepared for a controlled mill trial

Begin With a Controlled Trial

Trial Shipment
Approach

Where appropriate, a mill may begin with a controlled trial quantity or shipment before developing a recurring supply program. The purpose of the trial is to evaluate cotton handling, consistency, spinning performance, yarn quality, waste, machine efficiency and commercial value.

After successful performance, BABA Global Cotton can work with the mill to evaluate repeat supply opportunities.

Supply Programs