Heiq AeoniQ “Game-Changing” Decarbonizing Yarn Endorsed By HUGO BOSS And The LYCRA Company

ZÜRICH — February 14, 2022 — HUGO BOSS became a front-runner in the race to adopt HeiQ AeoniQ yarns by putting a $5 million equity investment in HeiQ AeoniQ LLC and additional contingent $4 million based on performance milestone arrangements. The LYCRA Co. has also become the exclusive distributor for HeiQ AeoniQ yarn by making a significant, undisclosed investment and by committing to develop the technology for broad application in textiles.

As part of its “CLAIM 5” growth strategy, HUGO BOSS executed its first sustainability-linked investment for a $5 million shareholding in HeiQ AeoniQ LLC, a fully owned subsidiary of London listed HeiQ Plc. HUGO BOSS is the first company that has joined the race to adopt HeiQ AeoniQ and to have secured its stake in HeiQ AeoniQ equity. The investment is supplemented by an additional $4 million arrangement, which is subject to the achievement of agreed goals. The strategic partnership will help HUGO BOSS meet its ambitious sustainability targets which include the aim for climate neutrality within its own area of responsibility by 2030, and throughout the entire value chain by 2045. In addition, the company puts particular emphasis on establishing an end-to-end circular business model. The investment therefore perfectly fits in with HUGO BOSS’ goal to strongly increase the proportion of more sustainable materials over the coming years. Over the mid to long term, HUGO BOSS is focused on the potential to materially complement and substitute the currently used polyester and nylon fibers with the cellulosic HeiQ AeoniQ fibers.

“Our exciting partnership with HeiQ on HeiQ AeoniQ represents yet another important milestone on our journey towards becoming the leading premium tech-driven fashion platform worldwide. Consistent with our bold mission statement ‘We Love Fashion, We Change Fashion’, this game-changing collaboration with HeiQ enables us to further push innovation and sustainability across our brands’ offerings, thereby driving measurable impact for environment and society alike,” said Daniel Grieder, CEO of HUGO BOSS.

Prior to HUGO BOSS’ equity investment, The LYCRA Co. agreed to be the exclusive distributor for HeiQ AeoniQ yarn through payment of a milestone-driven technology fee and a commitment to leverage its deep textiles knowledge and market channel access to prepare this new technology for broad use in apparel applications.

“Sustainability continues to be a core tenet of The LYCRA Company’s strategy as we are focused on providing value-added technologies to help our customers create and develop exceptional fabric and garment offerings while reducing the environmental footprint, without sacrificing comfort or performance,” said Julien Born, CEO at The LYCRA Company. “Through our close collaboration with HeiQ, we are working together to fast-track the commercialization of HeiQ’s AeoniQ yarn and are excited by the impact this ground-breaking innovation will have on the apparel industry.”

“The financial commitments by such prestigious companies as HUGO BOSS and The LYCRA Company are strong endorsements of HeiQ AeoniQ’s game-changing potential. This also demonstrates our ability to commercialize our HeiQ AeoniQ IP, now valued at US$200 million. HeiQ AeoniQ yarn is a versatile alternative to polyester and nylon and its climate positive qualities create a very exciting market opportunity for HeiQ, as fashion brands and retailers come under increasing pressure to do their part in decarbonizing their products and reduce their environmental footprints,” said Carlo Centonze, co-founder and group CEO of HeiQ.

The primary use of the raised proceeds would be to scale up and commercialize this disruptive technology. In this context, HeiQ AeoniQ LLC will build its first commercial giga factory in Central Europe by end of 2024, and is currently scaling-up its pilot commercialization plant for fiber production, scheduled for Q2 2022.

HeiQ AeoniQ cellulosic yarn made of climate positive raw materials

HeiQ AeoniQ (Aeon: striving for eternal circularity) — a continuous cellulosic filament yarn with the potential to compete with polyester and nylon fibers — constitutes a first-to-market and scalable proprietary apparel technology, which will allow the manufacturing of a sustainable, cellulosic yarn designed for circularity and closed-loop recycling that could ultimately substitute oil-based fibers.

HeiQ AeoniQ yarns are made out of cellulosic biopolymers that during growth bind carbon from the atmosphere. HeiQ AeoniQ yarn is designed to substitute existing oil-based filament yarns, such as environmentally persistent polyester and nylon, which constitute over 60% of global annual textile output of 111 million metric tons. The global polyester and nylon fiber market is worth an estimated $135 billion with a CAGR of more than 3.5 percent over the next decade (Statista). For every ton of polyester & nylon substituted by HeiQ AeoniQ, potentially up to 5 tons of CO2 can be reduced.

When compared to conventional polyester, nylon, cotton and conventional regenerated cellulosic products, the production of HeiQ AeoniQ yarns has the potential to transform the environmental impact of fiber production, as it is designed to be circular, uses 100-percent renewable energy for manufacturing, features a closed-loop recycling of more than 99.5 percent of productive factors, uses no toxic chemicals, and does not draw on arable land, pesticides or fertilizers for its feedstock.

Posted: February 15, 2022

Source: HeiQ Materials AG

ANDRITZ Successfully Starts Up New-Generation Tearing Line Delivered To Sasia, Ribeirão, Portugal

GRAZ, Austria — February 15, 2022 — In January 2022, international technology group ANDRITZ successfully started up its latest-generation tearing line for spinning grade fibers delivered to Sasia at its Ribeirão premises, Portugal.

The scope of supply includes a seven-cylinder Jumbo tearing machine dedicated to spinning grade fibers. As the first of its kind in Portugal, the machine contains the latest Andritz Laroche innovation for fiber opening, featuring a new-generation pinning configuration.

Andritz has worked closely with Sasia for more than half a century, offering both cutting-edge solutions for recycling as well as every possible fine-tuning customization to support Sasia’s goals. Sasia’s plant now has four state-of-the-art Andritz Laroche tearing lines.

Miguel Silva, CEO of Sasia, said: “This equipment will drive the company towards greater productivity and to greater value-added production, reinforcing its capacity to develop distinguished products through innovative technologies that contribute to the progress of the value chain.”

A pioneer in the textile recycling industry since its foundation in 1952, Sasia is engaged in the circular economy with the aim of reducing textile waste by turning it into usable raw material again, increasing ability to compete as well as promoting innovation and sustainability.

This order not only underlines ANDRITZ’s position as the leading supplier worldwide of textile recycling lines, but also highlights its outstanding ability to bring continuous improvement with sustainable solutions and versatility to its customers.

Posted: February 15, 2022

Source: ANDRITZ GROUP

ANDRITZ To Supply A Spunlace Line To Laboratoire Naturel And The ZetTechnology Group Of Companies, Russia

GRAZ, Austria — February 15, 2022 — International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from the Swiss-Russian key converter Laboratoire Naturel and the ZetTechnology group of companies, based in Kaluga, Russia, to deliver their first complete neXline spunlace line. Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2022.

The high-capacity line is designed to process various types of fibers, especially polyester/viscose and cotton blends, and is dedicated to the production of high-end hygiene and cosmetic wet wipes to serve private label clients. The ANDRITZ spunlace line with its CPC design (CPC: Card – Pulp – Card) will enable to process a multilayer spunlace fabric including wood pulp as a raw material. Such a configuration will allow Laboratoire Naturel and the ZetTechnology group of companies to produce fabrics from 30 to 60 gsm. In addition, the line configuration will enable the production of bio-wipes.

Vaagn Manukian, CEO of Laboratoire Naturel and the ZetTechnology group of companies, said: “We have continued to innovate for more than two decades and must maintain our high-quality product signature while also manufacturing multi-purpose wipes. In view of this, we chose to trust in ANDRITZ and its state-of-the-art technologies for the design and installation of our first complete spunlace line”.

With this contract, ANDRITZ is demonstrating its strong global position in the supply of cutting-edge and premium nonwovens solutions and its flexibility to meet customers’ individual demands.

Laboratoire Naturel and the ZetTechnology group of companies have been pioneers in the converting industry and manufacturing of wipes in Russia since 1996. The two companies were the first manufacturer of wipes for the Russian hygiene market. The ANDRITZ line will address the local Russian market for wipes end-uses as well as more than 20 countries in Europe and Asia.

Posted: February 15, 2022

Source: ANDRITZ GROUP

LEONHARD KURZ Publishes Sustainability Report

FÜRTH, Germany — February 15, 2022 — LEONHARD KURZ, a thin-film and finishing technology company, has released its 2021 sustainability report. The Communication on Progress (COP) report for the first time provides information on developments in the implementation of the ten principles of the UN Global Compact. These include promoting environmental awareness, developing and disseminating environmentally friendly technologies, and respecting international human rights. KURZ joined the Deutsche Global Compact Network last year, thus reaching another important milestone in its sustainability activities. In addition, the Group was able to consolidate its position as an industry pioneer in sustainable finishing. CEO Walter Kurz explained: “As a family business, it is important to us to leave a better world for future generations. Since our company was founded more than 120 years ago, our ideas and actions have been future-driven as well as sustainable. Joining the UN Global Compact initiative was therefore the next logical step for us.” With its annual ‘Communication on Progress’ report, the UN Global Compact pursues, among other things, the objectives of promoting transparency, demonstrating the continuous improvement of business activities, and disseminating good-practice examples.

Be a green leader

KURZ’s more than 100-page progress report presents the company’s sustainability performance to date in detail and also discusses its goals and planned measures. All activities are driven by the motto ‘Be a green leader,’ which not only reflects the standard KURZ has set for itself but also the company’s offering to its customers.

“We want to become the most sustainable company in our industry and help shape product cycles along the entire value chain as environmentally friendly as possible to make our customers leaders in sustainability,”Kurz said.

The thin-film specialist is well on its way, as evidenced by the current COP. For example, there are central guidelines and environmental directives on matters such as raw material selection and handling, which have been issued by corporate management and are valid worldwide. In order to ensure compliance with these standards and to ensure continuous improvement, extensive environmental management systems have been set up and an environmental officer appointed. The environmental, energy, and occupational safety mission statement applies to all employees. KURZ pursues a ‘360° Lifecycle Thinking’ approach throughout all areas of the company, taking into account the entire product life cycle – from the manufacture of the components to their return to the recycling cycle at the end of their useful life. Care is taken that all raw materials are used efficiently, and PET carrier materials with recycled ingredients are used within the scope of the technical possibilities. While around 30 percent of the raw materials used in KURZ decorations is currently of organic origin, the company is working to increase this share to up to 80 percent.

Innovation driven by environmental protection

With the RECOSYS® take-back and recycling program, KURZ has only recently set a benchmark in environmental compatibility. This gives customers the opportunity to return any residual materials to KURZ, which are then processed into new raw materials in the company’s own recycling center. Another environmental innovation is RECOPOUND®, a high-quality recycled granulate made from production waste. RECOPOUND not only impresses with its diverse application possibilities and robust character, but also with its excellent ecological footprint. By using the recycled material, up to 40 percent CO2 can be saved compared to new material. The declared aim for the future is to reuse the recycled PET carrier for the production of new transfer carriers.

Striving for climate neutrality

The corporate carbon footprint is another pillar in KURZ’s sustainability strategy. On the path to climate neutrality, the focus is currently on determining Scope 1 to 3 emissions, on the basis of which the next climate goals will then be defined and pursued. In this context, the agenda includes increasing energy efficiency and reducing direct emissions, promoting the use of green energy, and the company’s own generation of energy. Here, too, the thin-film expert has already achieved initial success in COP: KURZ obtains its entire electricity demand in Germany from renewable sources, partly through purchased green electricity, and partly through its own photovoltaic systems. The company’s environmental management system is certified according to ISO 14001, the energy management system according to ISO 50001, and the occupational health and safety management system according to ISO 45001.

A family-owned company with a strong sense of responsibility

Being a family business, KURZ has always cared greatly about the well-being and personal development of each employee, as well as the compatibility of professional and personal life. The company provides support in the areas of eldercare and childcare, and promotes professional and part-time training as well as corporate health management. The KURZ Code of Business Conduct regulates ethical standards when dealing with employees, customers, suppliers, government agencies, and authorities. Board member Walter Kurz: “A company’s good reputation is based not only on the quality of its products and its economic success, it is also significantly influenced by the company’s attitude towards people.”

Outlook and objectives

LEONHARD KURZ has already set itself targets for the coming reporting period:

At the Sulzbach-Rosenberg site, an open-area photovoltaic system will soon be put into operation to increase the share of CO2-neutral energy supply with a savings potential of 6000 to/a, which can cover 20 to 25 percent of the site’s electricity requirements. In the company’s own vehicle fleet, more emphasis is already being placed on e-mobility and hybrid technology, and the lighting is being switched to LED.

The company also pushes the reduction of specific energy consumption and the associated CO2 emissions.

“Our mission has always been and will continue to be to use our innovative spirit to develop products and processes that combine maximum individuality and sustainability,” Kurz said.

Posted: February 15, 2022

Source: LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG

Cambridge Technology Innovator Alchemie Exports Textile Dyeing Solution To Taiwan

CAMBRIDGE, England — February 15, 2022 — Alchemie Technology, the innovator of low energy, waterless, textile dyeing technology, has shipped its Endeavour™ machine to Taiwan to improve the sustainability of the textile dyeing industry and establish a new Asia showcase.

The Endeavour digital dyeing solution, which produces no wastewater and reduces energy consumption by 85 percent compared to traditional dyeing, will be installed at Alchemie’s Taiwan-based customer JSRTEX Group, a leading textile manufacturing innovator in the region, committed to transforming the industry with sustainable textiles and clean technology.

The Endeavour solution, developed in one of the world’s high technology clusters in Cambridge and manufactured entirely in the UK, will form the centerpiece of an Alchemie demonstration hub and showroom in Asia so international brands and textile producers from across the region can see the technology in action.

Alchemie, backed by fashion giant H&M, plans to set up further demonstration hubs at customer sites around the world in the coming months to showcase how Endeavour is more cost effective to operate and better for the environment than traditional dyeing technology.

The company, which has a vision to clean up textile dyeing and eliminate the environmental impact of these polluting processes, is now inviting other brand and manufacturing partners to participate in its global showcase program.

While the fashion industry is widely believed to be the second most polluting on the planet (behind agriculture), it is also the industry that can reduce its CO2 emissions at the greatest rate by changing the way it dyes textiles. To make this happen needs brands to work with pioneering manufacturers to accelerate the change to cleaner technology.

Textile dyeing and finishing is responsible for 3 percent of global CO2 emissions (predicted to increase to more than 10 percent by 2050) and causes over 20 percent of global water pollution.

Dr. Simon Kew, managing director of Alchemie Technology, said: “Alchemie plans to deliver a significant number of Endeavour low energy, waterless dyeing machines into Asia in the next two years, where most of the world’s dyeing and finishing takes place. This will also require the support of governments through investment, grants and legislation, and the critical effort of brands and pioneering manufacturers in their supply chains”

“Having an Endeavour demonstration hub in Taiwan is another important milestone on our journey towards transforming the fashion industry and helping to reduce its climate impact. We are excited to be delivering the long-awaited transition to more sustainable textile dyeing.”

Dr. Alan Hudd, chairman/founder of Alchemie Technology, said: “Textile dyeing is currently responsible for huge amounts of greenhouse gases and water pollution. The Endeavour system will dramatically cut energy and water use for the same quality of finish.

“When we started Alchemie in 2013 it was a revolutionary idea — to try and make dyeing more sustainable. Since then, we have moved from basic concept to full production machines. Endeavour is now ready to play its part in cleaning up the global dyeing industry to everyone’s benefit.”

Steve Lin, founder of JSRTEX, said: “High sustainability is an important part of our vision at JSRTEX. The Endeavour system maintains the same quality as traditional dyeing while saving energy and water and being far less polluting. We look forward to welcoming brands and producers to our new Endeavour demonstration hub in Taiwan to see for themselves how they could benefit from switching to waterless dyeing.”

Ryan Chen, general manager, JSRTEX said “We share the same vision as Alchemie to transform the textile industry through sustainable, energy-saving solutions. Taiwan is the epicentre of advanced textile manufacturing technologies in Asia. We are proud to be playing our part in setting new sustainability benchmarks.”

Posted: February 15, 2022

Source: Alchemie Technology

Making A Difference To Workers’ Lives: Avery Dennison Graduates To Full ETI Membership 

GLENDALE, Calif. — February 15, 2022 — Avery Dennison — a global provider of innovation, materials science, and manufacturing — announced its elevation to full Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) membership. ETI is a global tripartite organization comprised of apparel brands, trade unions and NGOs that work together to uphold the rights of all workers, ensuring member companies advance ethical trading practices, while making a positive impact on workers’ lives.

Avery Dennison RBIS (Retail Branding and Information Solutions) has been actively engaged as foundation member of ETI since January 2020, and has successfully completed a rigorous audit process to validate conformance with ETI’s Base Code and standards. The elevation to full membership further demonstrates the business’s commitment to strengthening the transparency of labor practices in its facilities, as well as improving the lives of all employees who work across its supply chain. Avery Dennison RBIS operates manufacturing plants around the world, in locations including China, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh and Honduras, and it has long been committed to social compliance to ensure all workers are safe, respected, and fairly treated.

ETI and Avery Dennison strongly believe that finding effective and sustainable solutions to workers’ issues requires collaboration between companies, suppliers, trade unions, NGOs and governments.

“We believe our size, scale, and position within the global supply chain give us an opportunity to invest in collaborative practices that support safe and healthy work environments,” explains Ray Zhang, Global Social Compliance Manager at Avery Dennison. “We are proud of our ETI Membership, and see it as 100% consistent with our goal of enhancing the livelihood of our people and communities, which ultimately creates value for everyone in the supply chain.”

As the only label and trims supplier to have become ETI members, Avery Dennison is proud to count itself among the 80+ global companies that have taken a pledge to transparency and accountability.

Joining forces with ETI and its members is another way Avery Dennison is making a material difference to foster meaningful change in the communities in which its teams live and work.

Posted: February 15, 2022

Source: Avery Dennison Corporation

The LYCRA Co. Launches LYCRA® DUAL COMFORT Technology For Ready-To-Wear And Wovens

WILMINGTON, Del. — February 15, 2022 — The LYCRA Co. announced today the launch of LYCRA® DUAL COMFORT technology for ready-to-wear (RTW) and wovens. The company’s latest innovation will help transform these garment categories by providing functional performance benefits with the sustainable features that today’s consumers desire.

Lycra Dual Comfort technology is unique in that it combines comfortable stretch and cooling comfort with long-lasting shape retention. The key to Lycra Dual Comfort technology is the new Lycra T400® A EcoMade fiber. Created with a proprietary process, the new fiber delivers the texture and appearance of a spun yarn, offering low-impact, comfortable and versatile garments with thermal comfort.

Consumers will appreciate the key benefits that Lycra Dual Comfort technology can bring to their garment wearing experience:

  • All-day comfort: garments move with the wearer and hold their shape throughout the day
  • Cooling comfort: this technology helps keep the wearer cool and dry
  • Sustainability: Lycra T400 A EcoMade fiber contains both recycled and renewable content for reduced impact vs. virgin fibers

Lycra Dual Comfort technology is the perfect solution for the emerging ‘new utility’ trend that blends rugged performance with tailored elegance and is designed to cater to the needs of cross-segment apparel categories — workleisure or outleisure. “Now that we’ve experienced all-day comfort, we expect versatile clothes made from sustainable fabrics that provide the freedom to embrace a casual, comfortable lifestyle,” said Ebru Ozaydin, strategic marketing director at The LYCRA Co. “Fabrics which offer versatile solutions can take the consumer from working hybrid to running daily errands or just a stroll in the park. The term ‘new utility’ has become a buzzword for defining lightweight apparel, combining everyday practicality and urban elegance using low-impact materials.”

Lycra Dual Comfort technology is only available from mills licensed by The LYCRA Co.

Posted: February 15, 2022

Source: The LYCRA Co.

SDC Issues Urgent Low Carbon Call For Textile Coloration While Highlighting Global Best Practice

BRADFORD, England — February 15, 2022 — The Society of Dyers and Colourists is urging the textile coloration industry to harness developments in processes and create a new era of reduced environmental impact in 2022 and beyond.

The voice of the sector has published a free downloadable white paper, Destination low carbon: Global technology and innovation reducing the environmental footprint of textile coloration to summarize exemplary practice, and to inspire the wider sector.

A total of six case studies from the U.K., Switzerland, Sweden, and Germany explain methods developed and established over recent years as well as brand-new innovation including:

  • Use of local agricultural waste to create clean dyes, and micro-organisms to synthesize colors of nature — negating the need for petrochemicals
  • Technologies to optimize automaton across processes and machinery
  • Advancements to significantly reduce volumes of water, energy and dyestuff required in processes.

The technologies showcased are are among those progressing the dyeing industry beyond its resource-heavy and environmentally impactful heritage, using a combination of education and experience to underpin research and development.

The SDC is increasingly taking a global lead on the encouragement and promotion of environmental good practice — as well as providing the educational backgrounding that make it possible — in line with members’ interests and concerns in this area.

Andrew Filarowski, technical director of the SDC, said: “We have the technological potential to create a new era for our sector and our white paper is fuel for vital, urgent conversation.

“We know that many companies are already investing in better practice and ways to achieve circularity, and this is real progress. But much more needs to happen to bring this bourgeoning new era into the mainstream.”

The SDC is calling on its network and the wider dyeing and coloration industry to use the white paper to help devise and deliver carbon lowering improvements across operations.

Filarowski continued: “For dyehouses, print works, and laboratories keen to plan production and run processes more effectively, and report clearly on various metrics, this document provides a plethora of ideas and inspiration.

“For companies with a lot of scope to improve, it is not too late to start. In 2022 and beyond, every positive action to lower carbon, water usage or effluent discharge — and indeed all three — counts towards the brighter, greener future of our sector.”

Download: Destination low carbon: Global technology and innovation reducing the environmental footprint of textile coloration free of charge at https://fs26.formsite.com/SocietyDyersColourists/SDC-LCWPaper/index.html

Posted: February 15, 2022

Source: The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC)

Jennifer S. Stroh Named Director Of Sales And Marketing – Specialties Americas At Orion

HOUSTON — February 15, 2022 — Orion Engineered Carbons S.A., a global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, has promoted Dr. Jennifer S. Stroh, to director of sales and marketing – Specialties Americas at Orion Engineered Carbons. In her new role, she leads all marketing and sales activities for specialty carbon black throughout the Americas. She is also responsible for the overall direction and profitability of the business line.

Prior to assuming her current role in September 2021, Stroh was strategic marketing manager – Specialties Americas. She focused on business strategy, development, innovation and building relationships with customers aligned with Orion’s emphasis on mobility, economic development, connected consumers and climate change. Previously, she was global key account manager and marketing manager Coatings Americas, responsible for addressing customer needs, product pricing and monitoring market trends for specialty carbon black applications in the Americas.

Before joining Orion, Stroh served as technical service manager for TPC Group and global technical service leader at Sekisui Specialty Chemicals.

Stroh is a member of the American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society, National Textile Center, Fiber Society and the Center for Advanced Engineering Fibers and Films. She earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and doctorate in materials science and engineering at Clemson University in Clemson, S.C.

Posted: February 15, 2022

Source: Orion Engineered Carbons S.A.

Cotton Council International Elects 2022 Officers: Carlos C. Garcia Elected As CCI President For 2022

CORDOVA, Tenn. — February 14, 2022 — Carlos C. Garcia, a cooperative official from Lubbock, Texas, was elected as president of Cotton Council International (CCI) for 2022. CCI is the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) export promotion arm and carries out programs in more than 50 countries globally under the COTTON USA™ trademark.

Garcia and other CCI officers were elected at CCI’s board meeting held as part of the NCC’s 2022 Annual Meeting that convened in Houston, Texas.

“Despite the global pandemic, CCI held 35 events — both virtually and in person — in 12 of the biggest cotton importing countries of the world in 2021,” Garcia said. “I was proud to represent the U.S. industry during a COTTON USA event last year and saw firsthand how CCI’s business-building programs resonate with our customers overseas. I will continue to communicate U.S. cotton’s competitive advantages with CCI in 2022 with a focus on the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol® and COTTON USA SOLUTIONS™.”

Garcia is the export sales manager at Plains Cotton Cooperative Association (PCCA), a marketing cooperative owned by farmers in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico dedicated to supplying sustainably-grown, high-quality cotton fiber around the world.

Originally from Van Horn, Texas, Garcia attended Texas Tech University. While pursuing his degree, he worked as a marketing intern in PCCA’s Traffic and Invoicing Department. In 2000 after earning a degree in multidisciplinary studies from Texas Tech, Garcia joined PCCA’s export department. He became the export sales manager in 2004 and has worked at PCCA for 22 years.

Garcia is past president of the Lubbock Cotton Exchange and current board member.  He is also a member of the International Cotton Association and has served on the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards. A NCC Cotton Leadership Program graduate, he currently serves on the NCC’s Public Relations and International Market Development Committee.

Garcia is involved with several community organizations as well, currently serving on the Board of Managers of Lubbock County Hospital District, and as chairman in 2021. He is currently a UMC Foundation Board Member and past director as well as having served on the Slaton Independent School District Board of Trustees.

Other 2022 CCI officers elected include:

  • Chairman Ted D. Sheely, a producer from Lemoore, Calif.;
  • First Vice President, Steve Dyer, a merchant from Cordova, Tenn.; Second Vice President J. Lee Cromley, a producer from Brooklet, Ga.;
  • Secretary, Gary Adams, also of Cordova; and
  • Assistant secretary, Bruce Atherley, from Washington, D.C.
  • Newly elected as CCI treasurer was Carlo Bocardo, a cooperative official from Bakersfield, Calif.

Elected as 2022 CCI directors were

  • Kevin Brinkley, a Lubbock, Texas, cooperative official;
  • James (Jim) Martin, a Gastonia, N.C. manufacturer; and
  • Beau Stephenson, a Richardson, Texas, merchant.

Re-elected as 2022 CCI directors were:

  • PRODUCERS –
    • Philip F. Edwards, III, a Smithfield, Va.;
    • Barry W. Evans, Kress, Texas; John F. Lindamood, Tiptonville, Tenn.;
    • Richard Gaona, Roby, Texas;
    • Matthew R. (Matt) Hyneman, Jonesboro, Ark.; Neal Isbell, Muscle Shoals, Ala.; and
    • Paul (Paco) Ollerton, Casa Grande, Ariz.;
  • GINNERS –
    • George G. LaCour, Jr., Morganza, La., and
    • Curtis H. Stewart, Spade, Texas;
  • MERCHANTS –
    • John C. King, III, Memphis, Tenn.;
    • Tim G. North, Dallas, Texas;
    • Ernst D. (Ernie) Schroeder, Jr., Bakersfield, California; and
    • William A. Barksdale, Cordova, Tenn.;
  • COOPERATIVES –
    • Frederick Barrier, Greenwood, Miss.; and
    • Donald A. Robinson, Garner, N.C.;
  • COTTONSEED –
    • James (Jim) C. Massey, Harlingen, Texas;
  • WAREHOUSEMAN –
    • Vance C. Shoaf, Milan, Tenn.; and
  • MANUFACTURERS –
    • Robin Perkins, Sanford, N.C.

Posted: February 14, 2022

Source: National Cotton Council

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