Australian cotton

Riverina, New South Wales

Harvest 2023/24 · Sicot 746B3F

Meridian Apparel

Meridian Apparel's cotton was grown at Kooba Station, Carrathool NSW, a Sicot 746B3F crop. After the gin at Southern Cotton, Whitton NSW, bale RIV-BALE-2024-0417 moved through every stage of the chain, each one cross-checked against the same purchase order.

Fibre passport

The digital staple: provenance, quality and sustainability that travel with the bale.

Sustainability

Farming practice: Grower-declared regenerativeNot independently certified
Water use: 4.1 ML/ha
Carbon footprint: 1.9 t CO2e/baleGrower estimate
Soil health: Cover-cropped rotation
End-of-life: Recyclable / compostable fibre

Fibre quality›

Staple length: 29.4 mmVery consistent
Fibre strength

The journey

5 stops

Home

Australia

17,800 / 17,800

km travelled

Origin
Riverina Cotton
Riverina, New South Wales, Australia
Spinning
Madurai Spinning Mills
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
+8,700 km
Knitting
Coimbatore Knits
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
+180 km
Dyeing
Erode Dyeing Works
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
+90 km
Garment
Tirupur Garments
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India
+50 km
Home · Australia
The finished garment travels home to Australia.
+8,800 km

We show every gap in the chain rather than hiding it. Here's what's still unverified.

Chain of custody not fully verified

One or more stages don't yet match the order.

No independent origin verification

Origin is self-declared on the certificate of origin, but no independent third-party anchor verifies it. This gap is surfaced rather than hidden.

Trust anchors

Carrier

Maersk carrier record (B/L MAEU-2024-AU-0042)

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Customs

Indian Customs (ICEGATE) shipping-bill verification

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Record details

Fibre: Cotton
Quantity: 5,000 kg
Bale: RIV-BALE-2024-0417
Gin: Southern Cotton, Whitton NSW
Export container: MRKU 8841207
Order: PO-2024-AU-0042