Cotton

Improve cotton, Improve lives

Improve cotton, improve lives is ECOM Cotton’s vision to build a virtuous cycle that connects the team’s initiatives, innovations and improvements from the farm to the shelf.

Cotton is nature’s fiber and ECOM seeks to promote its survival. ECOM will do this by empowering and enabling everyone who grows, sources and uses cotton to make sure both it and the planet have the best chance for the future. We recognise the unique needs of everyone in the chain and meet them through initiatives that include certifications and traceability systems, thereby ensuring long-term sustainability.

 

Our business

Following our establishment in 1849, we have a global presence around the world, sourcing cotton from all the major producing countries and distributing to the major importing markets, while managing risk and logistics elements associated with the cotton supply chain. We believe in meeting our suppliers and customers needs in the best way we can, sourcing all the different styles and cotton qualities available, and delivering the right quality of cotton to the right customers on time.

We have many strong and loyal clients that we deal with, and we expect to further expand our client base and market participation in the coming years. ECOM's mission connects the team’s initiatives, innovations and improvements from the farm to the shelf. We build solid relationships with reliable suppliers, agents and textile mills around the world, based on mutual reliability and trust, that result in doing healthy, repeat business and with whom we can leverage to build sustainable and traceable supply chains, end to end, from the producer to the final consumer.

With our experience, expertise and innovative mindset, ECOM is far more than just a merchant. We are a trusted partner. We’re here to make connections, find solutions and create prosperity for the people who work in, live with and love cotton.

Our history

Cotton at our roots

Starting in 1849 with Jose Esteve Thomas, Cotton is an integral part of the history of ECOM. Jose's son took over the business and travelled extensively to the cotton producing areas of the world, eventually incorporating Roosevelt & Esteve with offices in New York and Savannah in 1889.

As the supply of cotton on the Atlantic coast was more and more consumed by the local industry, part of the family would move to New Orleans and, in 1935, to Brazil. From New Orleans, the family would move again to Dallas and, in 1948, to Mexico. In 1959, the Brazilian operation ventured into coffee and would expand into a global business during the 1980s.

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Where we operate

Our cotton world

ECOM Cotton handles 2.7 million bales of raw cotton worldwide and has a local presence in almost all major cotton-producing markets, including the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, West Africa, China and India. We work in 13 origin countries and 36 sales destinations worldwide.

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Mexico

Agroindustrias Unidas de Mexico, SA de CV

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Started in 1948

 

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Mexico

contactcotton@ecomtrading.com

+52 55 5257 6500

United states

ECOM USA, Inc

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Started in 1885

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USA

contactcotton@ecomtrading.com

+1  214 520 1717

 

Brazil

Empresa Interagrícola S.A (EISA)

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Started in 1935

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Brazil

contactcotton@ecomtrading.com

+55 11 5508 8400

 

Switzerland

ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd

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Started in 1967

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Switzerland

contactcotton@ecomtrading.com

+41 58 721 7210

 

India

Ecom Agro India Private Limited

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Started in 2007

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India

contactcotton@ecomtrading.com

+91 80 28450108

 

Côte d'ivoire

Zamacom S.A

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Started in 1999

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Ivory Coast

contactcotton@ecomtrading.com

+225 21 25 99 06

 

Italy

ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd

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Started in 1999

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Italy

contactcotton@ecomtrading.com

+39 039 5157910

 

Singapore

ECOM Agroindustrial Asia Pte. Ltd.

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Started in 2000

 

 

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Singapore

contactcotton@ecomtrading.com

+65 6318-99-44

 

China

ECOM China Co Ltd.

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Started in 1999

 

 

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China

contactcotton@ecomtrading.com

+86 21 6113 2399

 

Australia

ECOM Commodities Pty. Ltd

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Started in 1999

 

 

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Australia

contactcotton@ecomtrading.com

+61 2 9223 3631

 

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ECOM Cotton in figures

Years history

170+

Countries where we source cotton

13

Volume we handle, bales

2.5m+

 

Employees

178

Countries we sell to

36

Cotton trade offices

11

Our products & services

To meet the diverse needs of our farmers, mills and brands, ECOM Cotton sources and supplies all major categories of cotton

 

ECOM Cotton is able to provide most kinds of cotton due to our vast sourcing capabilities and regions in which we have a presence. 

We also focus on specific certifications such as Better Cotton (BC), regenagri®, Responsible Brazilian Cotton program (ABR), US Cotton Trust Protocol (USCTP), my Best Management Practices (myBMP), Regenerative Organic (ROC), Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), Organic Content Standard (OCS) and Cotton made in Africa (CMiA), amongst others.

Our high quality is backed up by cotton’s international Classification Standards. We use the High Volume Instrument (HVI) classification system, which consists of measurements for fibre length, micronaire, strength, colour, trash, and length uniformity. Besides quality standards and classifications, our portfolio includes several certifications and programmes on sustainable cotton in diverse origins.

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Upland

90% of the world’s cotton production is Gossypium hirsutum, or upland cotton. It’s native to Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. Upland cotton is classified through measurements for fiber length, length uniformity, fiber strength, micronaire, colour grade, trash, and leaf grade performed by precise High Volume Instruments.

Long and extra long staple (LS and ELS)

Gossypium barbadense, long or extra long staple cotton, is soft yet strong and resists pilling, wrinkling or fading. Varieties include principally US Pima Egyptian Giza.

Sustainable cotton

Creating a sustainable future for cotton is not about finding a single, one-size-fits-all solution. Our sourcing includes certifications such as organic and regenerative farming that contemplates differentiated agricultural practices and environmental, social and governance practices including water management, traceability and educational projects. We carry cotton with diverse certifications such as Better Cotton (BC), Cotton made in Africa (CMiA), regenagri, Best Management Practices (myBMP), US Trust Protocol (USTP), Brazilian Responsible Cotton (ABR), Regenerative Organic (ROC), Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), Organic Content Standard (OCS) amongst others.