8th Mediterranean Cotton Roads (Thessaloniki, 27/11/2025)

The 8th Mediterranean Cotton Roads are going to be held on November 27th, 2025, in Thessaloniki (Greece) at “Porto Palace Hotel”.

Our Annual MCR is a top event, in which all representatives of the cotton chain, producers, ginners, textile sector, lint traders, brokers, agents and transporters, participate. The sessions of this year’s event will focus on:

  1. current developments in the cotton and textile sector, 
  2. the world cotton market outlook,
  3. the cotton market in the American continent
  4. the coalition with the Mediterranean basin countries,
  5. cotton vs polyester and the importance of branding.

To participate in our event you have to register first at the register form.

There is going to be simultaneous translation: Greek – Turkish – English – Egyptian

14.00-15.00 Registration (light buffet)
15.00-15.05 Greetings from representatives of organizations
15.05-15.20 Welcoming speeches
Mr. Prodromos Ousoultzoglou, President of Hellenic Cotton Association (HCA)
Ms. Işınsu Kestelli, Chairperson of İzmir Commodity Exchange (ICE)
Mr. Josep Artigas, President of Centro Algodonero Nacional (CAN)
                        SESSIONS

 

15.20-16.05

Honorary Speaker
Mr. Huseyin Kadi, Karmis Tekstil San. Ve Tic. A.S.


Presentations

«Country cotton report: Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Spain»
Mr. Konstantinos Dimitriou, General Manager of VAMVAKI Ltd, Cotton & Yarn Brokers (Greece)
Mr. Şeref İyiuyarlar, Board Member of İzmir Commodity Exchange (Turkey)
Ph.D. Amgad El Attal, Chairman & Managing Director, Egycot For International Trading (Egypt)
Mr. Josep Artigas, President of Centro Algodonero Nacional (Spain)

16.05.-16.20 Coffee break

16.20-16.55

 

 

16.55-17.00

«World cotton market outlook»
Mr. Basile Corbaz, Senior Cotton Trader Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse S.A.

«The cotton market in the Americas (USA, Brazil, Mexico, etc.) and the coalition with the Mediterranean basin countries»
Mr. Ryota Karube, VIOLAR S.A., Representative in the USA


Q+A
Moderator: Mr. Giannis Psaropoulos, Agent, NICOT Trading P.C.

17.00-17.40

 

 

17.40-17.45

«Cotton VS Polyester» *
Mr. Jens Wirth, Executive Director of Bremen Cotton Exchange
Mrs. Elke Hortmeyer, Make the Label Count (MTLC)
Mrs. Hélène Bohyn, Policy and Advocacy Manager, Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)
Mr. Ermis Psipsikas, Co-Founder & COO, Nanobionic Technologies
Mrs Zoe Apalla, Professor of dermatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Secretary of the HSDV


Q+A
Moderator:
Mr. Dimitris Polychronos, President of European Cotton Alliance (ECA)

19.00 Dinner


*
Microplastics and you

Simultaneous translation: Greek – Turkish – English – Egyptian

If you would like to stay at the venue hotel you can come in contact with “Porto Palace Hotel” stating that the reservation concerns the 8th MCR so as to have a special price.

Porto Palace Hotel

26th, Oktovriou 65, Thessaloniki

www.portopalace.gr

+302310504504

A. Arriving to Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki international Airport “Makedonia” is the third-largest airport in Greece, and is located 13 km southeast of the city. It is a gateway to Chalkidiki, and numerous cities in the region of Central Macedonia.

Β. Visa Information & Requirements

Visa regulations depend on your nationality and country of origin. Please contact your local Hellenic Embassy / Consulate for full and official instructions on the specific visa regulations and application procedures that apply to you. It is the responsibility of the participant to obtain a visa, if so required.

If uncertain on what concerns your Visa Requirements, kindly visit this online link for more  information.

C. Letter of Invitation

Individuals need an official Letter of Invitation which can be requested upon registration to the event. Such a Letter of Invitation shall be provided within a week of its request.

In case you would like to support the event, please feel free to come in contact with our executive secretary (e-mail: info@hca.org.gr)

HELLENIC COTTON ASSOCIATION (Greece)
Mrs. Maria Giannitsi, Executive Secretary
09.00-16.00 (Greek time)
tel. +302410555507
e-mail: info@hca.org.gr – url: www.hca.org.gr

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