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Fact Sheet

The essentials.

WhatA project to rebuild premium cotton-spinning capacity in the U.S. — a ring-spinning hub in Yuma, Arizona.
WhyAmerica grows the world's finest Pima cotton but exports ~87% of it raw, giving away the most valuable step: spinning.
WhereYuma, Arizona — western cotton belt, Interstate 8 & Union Pacific Sunset Route, Foreign Trade Zone #219.
CampaignOperation Chromite — the return-landing framing tied to the 1950 Inchon operation and the SS Lane Victory.
Impact (per mill)An estimated $120M+ retained in the U.S. economy and 400+ direct jobs.
StagePursuing federal Economic Development Administration support. See "Where We Stand" for status.
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Boilerplate

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Short (≈40 words)

American Spinning Works is rebuilding premium cotton-spinning capacity on U.S. soil, beginning with a ring-spinning hub in Yuma, Arizona — keeping the value of American Pima cotton at home instead of exporting it raw.

Long (≈90 words)

American Spinning Works is an initiative to bring premium cotton spinning back to the United States. America grows the world's finest Pima cotton but exports roughly 87% of it unspun, surrendering the most valuable step in the supply chain. Its flagship campaign, Operation Chromite, proposes a ring-spinning hub in Yuma, Arizona — a distressed community on premium freight corridors inside Foreign Trade Zone #219 — to recapture an estimated $120M+ in value and 400+ jobs per mill, shortening a 2,900-mile round trip into a short domestic loop.

Key Figures

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87%U.S. fiber exported raw
$1.76value-add lost / lb
2,900+miles round-trip
$120M+retained / mill
400+jobs / mill
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