COMMITTEES

NCTO maintains committees to focus efforts to address unique issues that may impact specific subsets of its membership.

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Cotton

The Committee oversees all issues relating to cotton, including farm policy, fiber quality, contamination, manufacturing issues, and relations with USDA and cotton organizations.


Chair: Anderson Warlick, Parkdale, Inc.

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Government Textiles

Chair: Marcio Manique, Milliken & Company

The Committee oversees all issues related to government procurement, including preservation and expansion of the Berry Amendment, contracting issues, and liaison with other organizations and government contracting agencies.

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Fluorotechnology Working Group

The Working Group oversees issues related to the use of fluorine chemistry to create any fluorinated product.  The utilization of this bond gives FluoroTechnology its distinct properties of strength, durability, heat-resistance and stability.  These properties are critical to the reliable and safe function for a myriad of products that industry and consumers rely on every day.

Chair: Heather Covert, Glen Raven