Established in 1959 on the recommendation of a Government of India Ad-Hoc Committee, AICOSCA is the national platform for the scientific development and responsible representation of India’s cottonseed processing industry.
The Association includes processing machinery manufacturers, exporters, importers, and stakeholders connected with cottonseed by-products and allied trades.
Enhancing the value and application of cottonseed by-products across multiple industries.
Over the decades, the Association has remained dedicated to industry development, policy support, and technological progress.
Connecting processors, trade partners, technical institutions and allied stakeholders through one representative body.
AICOSCA works to protect valuable cottonseed resources and build a progressive, globally competitive processing industry.
To promote scientific and advanced processing practices for cottonseed across India.
To minimize annual losses of cottonseed by-products through efficient and improved processing methods.
To encourage the growth of the cottonseed processing industry on modern, efficient, and environmentally sustainable lines.
To promote exports of cottonseed by-products and strengthen India's presence in global markets.
Serving as the unified voice of the cottonseed industry by coordinating with government bodies, technology institutions, and policy authorities.
AICOSCA advocates modern processing methods to preserve and enhance the value of cottonseed oil, cotton linters, cottonseed meal and hulls.
Scientific processing improves recovery, reduces avoidable losses and creates higher-value applications across food, fibre, paper, chemical and allied industries.
The core raw material for edible oil, fibre and multiple valuable by-products serving diverse industries.
A versatile edible oil produced through efficient crushing, extraction and refining.
High-cellulose short fibres serving paper, chemical, medical and specialised industries.
Modern technology improves recovery, product quality, resource efficiency and value throughout the cottonseed processing chain.
Cottonseed meal is a valuable processing output developed through efficient recovery, quality control and responsible value addition.
A fibrous processing by-product with useful applications across biomass, manufacturing and allied industrial sectors.
For more than six decades, AICOSCA has advanced scientific processing, industry knowledge, research, trade development and constructive engagement with government and institutional stakeholders.
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