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About Cone Denim
Owner · Steve Maggard is the owner of Cone Denim.
Cone Denim (part of Elevate Textiles) is a B2B denim fabric mill that discloses its own mill locations at Parras and Yecapixtla, Mexico, both Recycled Claim Standard certified, and is the first mill globally to provide court-admissible cotton origin traceability using Oritain’s scientific verification. It offers organic, recycled, BCI, U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and regenerative (regenagri) cotton and has pledged to source verifiably sustainable cotton, though as a mill it does not publish a farm list or a downstream supplier list.
MaterialsCone Denim makes its denim fabric from certified organic cotton grown without pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers, alongside recycled cotton from post-industrial and post-consumer waste, BCI and US Cotton Trust Protocol cotton, and a hemp…
SourcingAs a denim mill and fabric supplier, Cone Denim sells its denim fabric to garment manufacturers rather than making finished clothing, operating from Greensboro, NC with mills in Parras and Yecapixtla in Mexico and Jiaxing…
End of lifeBeyond its recycled and biodegradable fibres, Cone Denim uses USDA BioPreferred certified Natural Indigo dye and sustainability processes such as Flash Finish, which saves an average of 83% of water compared with traditional denim finishing.…
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Brand NameCone Denim
CountryUnited States
Websitehttps://conedenim.com/
OwnerSteve Maggard is the owner of Cone Denim.
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/conedenim
Certifications
GOTSCone Denim does not hold GOTS certification.
VeganCone Denim clothing brand is not a vegan clothing brand.
Who is behind it
Woman OwnedCone Denim clothing brand is not a woman owned clothing brand.
Verification statuspartial
Scan coverage
Sources checkedChecked: the site's sitemap.xml; each product's own page and product data.
Last checked2026-07-30
Products in catalogue6
Products read2
Catalogue read %33.3
How it was readEvery product listed in Cone Denim's live catalogue is retrieved and its stated fibre composition read individually, from the Cone Denim product page, Cone Denim's own product data and its material labels. A fibre percentage for Cone Denim is published only when 100% of the Cone Denim catalogue has been read. Items Cone Denim sells that carry no clothing textile, such as gift cards, packaging, jewellery and homeware, are excluded from the percentage rather than counted as a pass or a fail.
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SourcingWhat the record says
No named cotton farm (origin verified scientifically, not farm-listed); no full supplier list beyond its own mills; being a fabric mill, garment-stage transparency depends on its brand customers.
CoverageWhat the record says
These products carry no fibre composition the brand publishes anywhere we can read. They are counted in the catalogue total but excluded from the fibre percentage, and linked so you can check them yourself.
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OEKO-TEX (brand-stated, not registry-confirmed)Brand-attested
No OEKO-TEX certificate disclosed. · Checked 2026-08-14
GOTSBrand-attested
Cone Denim does not hold GOTS certification.
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100Brand-attested
Cone Denim does not hold OEKO-TEX certification.
1% for the planetBrand-attested
Cone Denim clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.
VeganBrand-attested
Cone Denim clothing brand is not a vegan clothing brand.
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Certifications 6 fields
GOTSCone Denim does not hold GOTS certification.
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100Cone Denim does not hold OEKO-TEX certification.
Other CertificationsCone Denim is not a certified B Corporation.
VeganCone Denim clothing brand is not a vegan clothing brand.
Factory certificationsRCS (Recycled Claim Standard), OEKO-TEX, BCI, ZDHC, Higg Index; commitments to U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, regenagri, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, CEO Water Mandate
OEKO-TEX held byna
Sourcing & supply chain 11 fields
Cotton. Country of originUSA (U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol member) and Mexico (recycled cotton supply chain); Oritain-verified fibre origin
Cotton. Named farm / region / co-opNot farm-named, but cotton origin is scientifically verified via Oritain (first mill globally to provide court-admissible cotton origin traceability)
Wool. Origin + farm + mulesing statusNot applicable (denim fabric mill)
Other materials. OriginNot disclosed
Spinning mill. Name + countryCone-owned mills, Mexico (spinning within its integrated denim mills)
Weaving / knitting mill. Name + countryCone Denim mills at Parras and Yecapixtla, Mexico (both Recycled Claim Standard certified); historic White Oak mill (Greensboro, NC, USA) closed 2017
Cut-and-sew / assembly factory NAMECone Denim (division of Elevate Textiles)
Factory. City + countryParras and Yecapixtla, Mexico; HQ Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Publishes a factory list0
Traceability levelNot disclosed
Supplier disclosurePartial
Scan coverage & transparency 10 fields
Verification statuspartial
Sources checkedChecked: the site's sitemap.xml; each product's own page and product data.
Last checked2026-07-30
Products in catalogue6
Products read2
Catalogue read %33.3
How it was readEvery product listed in Cone Denim's live catalogue is retrieved and its stated fibre composition read individually, from the Cone Denim product page, Cone Denim's own product data and its material labels. A fibre percentage for Cone Denim is published only when 100% of the Cone Denim catalogue has been read. Items Cone Denim sells that carry no clothing textile, such as gift cards, packaging, jewellery and homeware, are excluded from the percentage rather than counted as a pass or a fail.
Verified byHTT research (brand policy pages)
Clean & Safe: last checked2026-07-29
How this date was establishedverified
Possible flags 2 fields
Why no scoreDenim mill (a B2B fabric supplier), not a consumer clothing range.
Sourcing red flagsNo named cotton farm (origin verified scientifically, not farm-listed); no full supplier list beyond its own mills; being a fabric mill, garment-stage transparency depends on its brand customers.
Other recorded details 46 fields
Brand NameCone Denim
ExcerptIs Cone Denim a sustainable clothing brand? See the real fibre breakdown, plant, animal or synthetic, before you buy.
Buy Linkhttps://conedenim.com/
LocationCone Denim are located in Greensboro, North Carolina in United States.
CountryUnited States
Websitehttps://conedenim.com/
Ethicshttps://conedenim.com/home/traceability/
OwnerSteve Maggard is the owner of Cone Denim.
Owner Linkhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-maggard-533364135/
Contact Emailinfo@conedenim.com
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/conedenim
TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@conedenim
POCCone Denim clothing brand ownership is not identified as people of colour.
LGBTCone Denim was founded in 1891 by Moses H. Cone and Caesar Cone.
Woman OwnedCone Denim clothing brand is not a woman owned clothing brand.
1% for the planetCone Denim clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.
Feature 1Cone Denim makes its denim fabric from certified organic cotton grown without pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers, alongside recycled cotton from post-industrial and post-consumer waste, BCI and US Cotton Trust Protocol cotton, and a hemp denim collection sourced from the US, France or China. Lenzing wood-based TENCEL, MODAL and TENCEL x REFIBRA fibres feature in the range as 100% bio-degradable fibres produced from sustainably sourced wood, and the mill also uses REPREVE recycled polyester made from post-consumer plastic bottles, GRS-certified recycled elastane such as Creora Regen and Lycra EcoMade, plus CiCLO fibres.
Feature 2As a denim mill and fabric supplier, Cone Denim sells its denim fabric to garment manufacturers rather than making finished clothing, operating from Greensboro, NC with mills in Parras and Yecapixtla in Mexico and Jiaxing in China. A closed-loop recycling process in Mexico produces recycled yarn with a small footprint, while the Parras mill runs a Zero-Liquid Discharge wastewater recovery system and the operations draw on a cogeneration system and solar power that generates 9 MWH of electricity annually.
Feature 3Beyond its recycled and biodegradable fibres, Cone Denim uses USDA BioPreferred certified Natural Indigo dye and sustainability processes such as Flash Finish, which saves an average of 83% of water compared with traditional denim finishing. Under its Sustainblue programme, Cone Denim holds validated Science Based Targets to reduce scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions 46.2% by 2030 from a 2019 base year and aims for 100% preferred and low climate impact fibres by 2030.
Shipping NotesCone Denim clothing brand does not publish shipping information.
Products found6
Products with a fibre list2
Products with no fibre list4
Brand site readableyes
Unresolved products4
What this meansThese products carry no fibre composition the brand publishes anywhere we can read. They are counted in the catalogue total but excluded from the fibre percentage, and linked so you can check them yourself.
Unresolved products (with links)Cone Denim Launches 2025 Sustainability Report
Elevate Textiles Releases 2023 Sustainability Report
Elevate Textiles Releases 2022 Sustainability Report
Cone Denim Launches 2026 Sustainability Report
Excluded items0
Why excludedNothing was excluded: every item counted is a textile product.
Cotton. Type / certificationOrganic cotton, recycled cotton (pre-consumer/post-industrial), Better Cotton (BCI), U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol cotton, and regenerative cotton (regenagri partnership)
Polyester. Virgin or recycled + sourceRecycled polyester/fibres used in some constructions; source not individually named
Viscose / bamboo. Wood-pulp source + FSCNot disclosed
Dye house. Name + countryIn-house indigo dyeing at Cone mills (Parras, Mexico uses Ozone Flash Finish, Zero-Liquid Discharge and co-generation)
Sourcing transparency score (1-5)4
Supply-chain summaryCone Denim (part of Elevate Textiles) is a B2B denim fabric mill that discloses its own mill locations at Parras and Yecapixtla, Mexico, both Recycled Claim Standard certified, and is the first mill globally to provide court-admissible cotton origin traceability using Oritain’s scientific verification. It offers organic, recycled, BCI, U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and regenerative (regenagri) cotton and has pledged to source verifiably sustainable cotton, though as a mill it does not publish a farm list or a downstream supplier list.
Where the sourcing info was verifiedhttps://conedenim.com/sustainability/
https://conedenim.com/home/sustainability/
https://sourcingjournal.com/denim/denim-mills/cone-denim-rcs-certified-supply-chain-recycled-cotton-mexico-425603/
Summary of findingsCone Denim’s full catalogue has not yet been scanned to the Throne Standard, so no whole-catalogue fibre percentage is published. A headline figure is only shown once 100% of a range has been read. No fibre sample has been captured for Cone Denim yet, so there is no breakdown to show. Cone Denim is a fabric mill that supplies denim to other brands rather than selling a consumer catalogue, so there is no product range to scan for fibre content.
Dye processLow-impact / GOTS-certified dyes
Dye process sourcehttps://conedenim.com/
Overall: where this info comes fromIndependently verified
PFAS / durable water repellentPFAS-free (verified)
PFAS sourcehttps://conedenim.com/sustainability/
Take-back / repair scheme0
Resale / resell programme0
Claim sourcesClaim: OEKO-TEX (brand-stated, not registry-confirmed) · Source Type: brand_website · Held By: na · Quote: No OEKO-TEX certificate disclosed. · Verified Date: 2026-08-14
Fibre BreakdownDenim; cotton, including recycled cotton
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