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Nations Jostle for Share of U.S. Import Pie
WASHINGTON — Foreign apparel and textile suppliers are jockeying for position as they race through the final…
WTO Negotiators in Tariff Accord
WASHINGTON — Trade negotiators from 147 countries forged an agreement on a framework Sunday to move the…
Unions and Shippers Agree to Hire 2,000 at L.A. Ports
LOS ANGELES — The dockworkers union and major shipping lines have reached a tentative agreement to hire as…
Benin, Senegal Nix U.S. Cotton Proposal
GENEVA — Trade ministers from the African nations of Benin and Senegal upped the stakes in the global trade…
WTO Facing Quota Phaseout Fears
The WTO chief has invited ambassadors from 19 nations to an informal meeting to discuss the need for a larger…
Turkish Mills: In Two Worlds
NEW YORK — Turkey straddles lines of geography and culture — most of its landmass is on the Asian continent…
Malden Mills Replaces Feuerstein
Malden Mills named Michael Spillane as its president and ceo, succeeding Aaron Feuerstein, who retired after…
The Democratic Platform
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party’s 2004 platform — a blueprint for a John Kerry presidency set to be adopted…
Bangladesh Lobbies WTO On Behalf of Poorest Nations
Bangladesh has become the first nation to ask the WTO to consider extending the phaseout of textile and…
Textile Execs Lobby Against China
The Bush administration accepted for review a safeguard petition alleging that imported socks from China…
Galey & Lord Agrees to Patriarch Partners Sale
Denim mill Galey & Lord Inc. on Wednesday agreed to be acquired by Patriarch Partners LLC, a private…
Easy-Care Apparel Picks Up Steam
The trips to the dry cleaner could be diminishing, thanks to liquid-repellent and wrinkle-resistant styles…
European Mills Look on Brighter Side
Fabric mills at European Preview were worrying about the weakened dollar, but were shrugging off China’s…
2005: A Vision of Growth for Asian Firms
Executives at the Innovation Asia and PanTextiles trade shows said they hoped the end of quota restraints…
Mauritius Seeks Meeting On Elimination of Quotas
Mauritius made a formal request for an emergency meeting of the WTO to discuss the fallout of the elimination…