3. Key figures Sennhof Jefferson Production in lbs 8,800,000 8,800,000 Yarn Counts Produced 16 – 120 Ne Ø 56 Ne 12 – 90 Ne Ø 36 Ne Turnover US $ 36 million US $ 28 million Employees 155 145 Number of Spindles 46000 32000 Compact Spindles 9000 0 Export Quota >80% >50%
6. Supima Production Statistics Production Stats in 480LB Bales Harvest Acres Avg. Bales/Acre 2.40 2.40 2.89 2.82 2.51
7. Something to think about… Fast Fashion?? Promotional Tees ?? Sustainable - NO Quality should be designed in!! This is just one category!!! 2,800,116,672 Units 0.80 lbs/unit 2,240,093,338 Lbs of Yarn 1.25 Fiber LBS/ 1 LB of yarn 2,800,116,672 Lbs of Cotton Fiber 480 LBS/Bale of Cotton 5,833,576 Bales of Cotton needed 4.50 Bales/Acre 1,296,350 Acres of Cotton Needed
8. MicroModal from Lenzing is produced in Austria using Beachwood trees. Yes- this is sustainable!!!
17. The Transformation From Seed To Cotton To Bale To Sliver To Roving To Yarn To Yarn Cone Woven or Knitted into fabrics
18. What brands use our yarns? Abercrombie & Fitch Anthropologie Bloomingdales Nordstrom Victoria’s Secret Splendid La Coste Jockey Elie Taharie Macy’s 3 Dots Juicy Couture LL Bean US Army Coldwater Creek Michael Stars James Perse