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European cotton industry centered in Bremen

March 20, 2014

The northern German port city of Bremen is one of Europe's biggest hubs for the cotton trade.

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The city even has its own cotton exchange, making it an ideal location for the International Cotton Conference taking place this week. We look at how the German textile industry is keeping up with low-cost competition from Asia.