{"id":19295,"date":"2023-06-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4122994_AE22994_0"},"modified":"2023-06-08T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T06:00:00","slug":"cci-launches-the-cotton-usa-mill-performance-index-at-itma-2023-a-groundbreaking-mill-benchmarking-tool-that-proves-u-s-cottons-superiority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=19295","title":{"rendered":"CCI Launches the COTTON USA Mill Performance Index\u2122 at ITMA 2023, A Groundbreaking Mill Benchmarking Tool that Proves U.S. Cotton&#8217;s Superiority"},"content":{"rendered":"<table name=\"logo_release\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2095905\/CUSA_Solutions_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MILAN<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 8, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;An essential new benchmarking tool for spinning mills launches today at ITMA 2023 that allows mills to evaluate their performance vis-\u00e0-vis others and definitively show the positive impact of U.S. cotton: the COTTON <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> Mill Performance Index<sup>\u2122<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg90fcleft\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2095904\/COTTON_USA.jpg?p=medium600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg90fcleft\" title=\"COTTON USA MILL PERFORMANCE INDEX (TM)\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2095904\/COTTON_USA.jpg?p=medium600\" alt=\"COTTON USA MILL PERFORMANCE INDEX (TM)\" align=\"middle\"><\/a> <br \/><span>COTTON USA MILL PERFORMANCE INDEX (TM)<\/span> <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The benchmarking capability of this tool from Cotton Council International (CCI) has the potential to transform a mill&#8217;s performance,&#8221; said CCI Executive Director <span class=\"xn-person\">Bruce Atherley<\/span>. &#8220;The COTTON <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> Mill Performance Index<sup>\u2122<\/sup> shows how mills compare to their direct competition and how sourcing U.S. cotton ultimately increases productivity and provides higher yields.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The COTTON <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> Mill Performance Index<sup>\u2122<\/sup> (patent pending) anonymously collects data from participating spinning mills and gives performance measurements across five key cost drivers: material yield, machine productivity, labor productivity, efficiency management and energy management. Data security is a top priority, and anonymity is guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of this exclusive tool at ITMA 2023, the world&#8217;s largest international textile and garment technology exhibition,&nbsp;follows a successful pilot program involving 47 mills across 13 countries. The pilot showed U.S. cotton increased labor productivity and led to better running conditions\/less ends down, higher yield in combed and carded yarns, higher machine productivity and higher spindle speed.<\/p>\n<p>The COTTON <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> Mill Performance Index<sup>\u2122<\/sup> is available on an invitation-only basis to spinning mills that are members of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and consume at least 10,000 bales of U.S. Upland and Supima cotton.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the COTTON <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> SOLUTIONS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> team at Stand H2-A303 at ITMA 2023 to learn more about how the COTTON <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> Mill Performance Index<sup>\u2122<\/sup> can improve mill performance with U.S. cotton or contact a CCI representative via <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3887394-1&amp;h=801788236&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cottonusa.org%2Fcontact-form&amp;a=www.cottonusa.org%2Fcontact-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.cottonusa.org\/contact-form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About COTTON COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL (CCI): <\/b>CCI is a non-profit trade association that promotes U.S. cotton fiber and manufactured cotton products around the globe with our COTTON <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><sup>\u2122<\/sup> Mark. 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