Samanta Commercial Corporation

Mangal Bazar, Vadodara, Gujarat

Raw Cotton  is a soft, fluffy staple  fibre  that grows in a  ball, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus  Gossypium. The fibre is almost pure  cellulose. Under natural condition, the cotton balls will tend to increase the dispersion of the seeds.  The fibre is most often spun into  yarn  or thread and used to make a soft, breathable  textile. The use of cotton for fabric is known to date to prehistoric times; fragments of cotton fabric dated from 5000 BC have been excavated in Mexico and the Indus Valley Civilization (modern day Pakistan). Although cultivated since antiquity, it was the invention of the  cotton gin  that so lowered the cost of production that led to its widespread use, and it is the most widely used  natural fibre  cloth in clothing today.  India has a tropical climate with different types of soils spread across. This ensures cultivation of cotton ranging between 12 mm to 36 mm in length. The different varieties of cotton are classified in three categories on the basis of the length of the fibre.

Cotton ginningCotton is Roller or Saw Ginned depending on varieties and ginning practices. At the ginnery, cotton fibre is separated from seeds while preserving the quality of the cotton.In ginning, cotton is now dried, impurities removed (plant parts and field trash) and fibres straightened. Saw ginned cotton is more uniform and cleaner, and has higher productivity than roller ginned cotton.

Baling/PackagingHydraulic pressing machines are used to compress ginned cotton into bales of 160-170 kgs. These are wrapped in white cotton cloth with 10-12 plastic straps to hold the bale. A 1X40FCL container can load up to 150 bales and approximately25 tons of cotton.

Producers, Exporters & Importers

• India has the second highest production and consumption of cotton in the world.
• Cotton is one of the principal crops of the country and is the major raw material for the domestic textile industry.
• India is the second largest exporter of  Raw Cotton  next to the US - the main world market being China.
• Largest net importers of cotton include China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
• India has one of the lowest Stock to Use Ratio in case of cotton, which is as high 39% in China, 21 in the US, 35% in Pakistan, 77% in Brazil and 26% in Turkey, as compared to 12% in case of India.

Raw Cotton Product RangeWe work in three different categories of products as below :

• Shankar - 6
• Mech - 1
• MCU - 5

Shankar - 6  is premium quality Raw Cotton specially grown in Gujarat, India. This is a high quality Raw Cotton preferred by most of the spinners worldwide. We have range of reputed ginners in Saurashtra, Gujarat from where we procure this type of Raw Cotton. We have additional benefit as our head office is situated in Gujarat, India.

Mech -1 / Bunny  is premium quality  Raw Cotton  specially grown in Maharashtra, India. This is a medium quality  Raw Cotton  preferred by many of the spinners worldwide. We have range of reputed ginners in Vidarbha, Marathawad, Khandesh in Maharashtra from where we procure this type of  Raw Cotton.

MCU - 5  is premium quality  Raw Cotton  specially grown in Andhra Pradesh, India. This is a high quality and big length  Raw Cotton  preferred by many of the spinners worldwide. We have range of reputed ginners and agents at GUNTUR in Andhra Pradesh from where we procure this type of  Raw Cotton.