Extra Long Staple Cotton (ELS) From beautiful cotton to fantastic fabric
Liverpool, October, 24th 2013
By:
Aldo Pienzi
Daniele Arioldi
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ELS PRODUCTION
Yearly trend of Extra Long Staple Cotton production in KTons
770
700
600
730
580
750 750
450 420
480
630
450
350
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
20
01
20
02
20
03
20
04
20
05
20
06
20
07
20
08
20
09
20
10
20
11
20
12
20
13
Yearly ELS production in KTons KTONS
YEARS
3
Yearly trend of Extra Long Staple Cotton production in KBales (230kg)
3,348
3,043
2,609
3,174
2,522
3,261 3,261
1,957 1,826
2,087
2,739
1,957
1,500
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
200
1
200
2
200
3
200
4
200
5
20
06
200
7
200
8
200
9
201
0
201
1
201
2
201
3
Yearly ELS production in KBales (230kg)
ELS PRODUCTION
KBALES
YEARS
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ELS Cotton must be evaluated on multiple parameters, such as …
ELM EHS
ELN ???
ELS CHARACTERISTICS
Extra Long Staple Cotton (ELS)
Extra High
Strength
«Spirit of cotton»
Extra Low
Micronaire
Extra Low
Neps
5
… length …
ELS CHARACTERISTICS
1.00
1.05
1.10
1.15
1.20
1.25
1.30
1.35
1.40
1.45
1.50 1.43 1.44
1.42
1.27
1.42 1.43 1.40
1.45
1.41 1.41 1.41 1.39 1.39
1.45
LE
N.(
")
Length
36,30 36,60 36,10 32,30 35,95 36,20 35,56 36,90 35,80 35,70 35,80 35,40 35,30 36,90 mm
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… micronaire …
ELS CHARACTERISTICS
2.8
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4.0
4.2
4.4
3.0
3.1
4.0
4.4
4.0
3.8
3.9
3.3 3.4
3.9 4.0
4.1 4.0
3.4 MIC
.
Micronaire ELM EHS
ELN ???
7
ELS micronaire selection
ELS CHARACTERISTICS
2.8
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4.0
4.2
4.4
3.0
3.1
4.0
4.4
4.0
3.8
3.9
3.3 3.4
3.9 4.0
4.1 4.0
3.4 MIC
.
Micronaire ELM EHS
ELN ???
8
… strength …
ELS CHARACTERISTICS
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44 42.5 43.5
42.0
41.0 41.5 42.5
39.0
36.0
39.2 39.4
37.8
36.5 37.5
39.0
G/T
EX
HVI Strength ELM EHS
ELN ???
9
ELS strength selection
ELS CHARACTERISTICS
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44 42.5 43.5
42.0
41.0 41.5 42.5
39.0
36.0
39.2 39.4
37.8
36.5 37.5
39.0
G/T
EX
HVI Streghe ELM EHS
ELN ???
10
… and neps
ELS CHARACTERISTICS
50
70
90
110
130
150
170
190
210
230
250
140 130
100 90
190 180
187
121 116
250
220
200 190
140
NE
PS
/G
NEPS ELM EHS
ELN ???
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ELS neps selection
ELS CHARACTERISTICS
50
70
90
110
130
150
170
190
210
230
250
140 130
100 90
190 180
187
121 116
250
220
200 190
140
NE
PS
/G
NEPS ELM EHS
ELN ???
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… and what about the spirit of cotton?
THE SPIRIT OF COTTON
ELM EHS
ELN ???
With the instruments available nowadays (HVI, AFIS) we can test and analyze a lot
of parameters (Mic, Length, Strength, Uniformity, Maturity, Neps, Rd, +B etc.), but
there is still something inside of cotton’s fibers having different origins that is
not measurable, and this is what we call “THE SPIRIT OF COTTON”.
This “SPIRIT“ can be mainly found in a particular cotton such as Sea Island,
Egyptian Giza 45 and Giza 87 and it gives to the produced yarn an effect of
“feeling and handle” that you can appreciate in the finished fabric.
For this reason “I Cotoni di Albini” is working mainly with this type of cotton
and the Fabric produced by “Cotonificio Albini” has been recognized on the market
as a product of excellence.
Our aim is to transfer the “Spirit of Cotton” from the field to the Costumer
Thank you