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The Fiber Price Sheet
The last Tuesday of every month, WWD publishes the current, month-ago and year-ago fiber prices. Prices…
Burkina Faso Steadfast On Cotton Subsidy Issue
As efforts to wrap up a new world trade agreement by the end of 2008 remain uncertain, the largest…
Australian Wool Dispute Flares Up in Europe
The Australian wool industry's four-year battle with the animal rights lobby over the farming practice of…
Japan’s Lament: Currency and Cost
The Japanese textile industry continues to stagnate, as unfavorable exchange rates and surging production in…
Currency Adjustment Benefits Pakistani Manufacturers
With the Pakistan rupee loosely pegged to the dollar and the strengthening of the Chinese, Indian and…
U.S. Warns Against Halting Mexican Truck Plan
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Monday that abolishing a pilot program allowing Mexican and…
GAO Cites Transit Shortfalls
Even as the cross-border trucking program generates debate, government efforts to improve the overburdened…
Price Pressure Builds at Sourcing Shows
Facing an uncertain economy and weak U.S. dollar, foreign manufacturers offered numerous concessions to…
WTO Eyes Lower Mexican Tariffs
The World Trade Organization and major commercial partners have urged Mexico to lower its tariffs and take…
Tumi a Standout for Swank
Weaker jewelry sales and higher transportation costs slowed Swank Inc. down in the fourth quarter.
Study Finds High Cotton Contaminant Levels
Twenty-two percent of raw cotton sold in the last two years was seriously or moderately contaminated, which…
Cutting-Edge Offerings Pay Off for PV Mills
Despite economic woes and the strength of the euro against the dollar, high-end brands and designers…
Fighting Recession Focus of Unica
Italian textile firms plan to deal with a potential U.S. recession the same way they have tried to stave off…
Recession Fears Seen Impacting Paris Textile Shows
Organizers of next week's Première Vision show are trumpeting creativity and innovation to hold off the…
Pitti Filati Mills Anticipate Slow Sales in ’08
High-end yarn producers at Pitti Filati expected to face an unsettled year in the face of a possible U.S…