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No Deal Yet For Pakistan Exports
WASHINGTON -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf had his second face-to-face meeting with President Bush Wedn
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Dupont Plans Fiber Unit Pro
NEW YORK -- Chemical giant DuPont -- the company that invented nylon, polyester and acrylic and dominated the…
Pakistan Deal Over Apparel In Question
WASHINGTON -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is scheduled to arrive here today amidst uncertainty whethe…
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Playing The Free-Trade Gambit
NEW YORK -- In the high-stakes game of international trade, the U.S. has often used the textile and apparel in
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David Spooner Appointed Special Textile Negotiator
WASHINGTON -- The Bush Administration has named David Spooner as special textile negotiator, finally filling a
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Pondering Luxury At Pitti
FLORENCE, Italy -- Exhibitors at last month's Pitti Filati were focused on two main concerns: when the global
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Guilford Names Apparel Head
NEW YORK -- Guilford Mills Inc. last month named Lee Lunsford to the new post of president of its global appar
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FTC Gives Nod To Dow’s PLA
WASHINGTON -- Cargill Dow's polyester fiber made from corn got the federal government's imprimatur Friday…
Calif. Textile Firms Want Exit From Enron Deals
LOS ANGELES -- In an ironic twist, protectionary bankruptcy clauses Enron embedded in long-term gas contracts
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U.S. Mills Threatened As Quotas Are Lifted
WASHINGTON -- As the world of international trade counts down to 2005 and the elimination of major trade barri
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Textile Group Puts Pressure On Congress
NEW YORK -- In an effort to make sure Washington makes good on what it contends were promises to help the text…
Bush Forms Task Force To Aid Textile States
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is creating an interagency task force to help the flagging domestic text…
Milliken Set For Return To ATMI?
NEW YORK -- The Washington lobbyist for textile titan Roger Milliken said the magnate would consider returning
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WTO Textile Issues Create A Marriage Of Convenience
NEW YORK -- In an effort to improve the chances of industrialized nations selling fabrics globally, textile-ma…
How Much Is That Koos In The Window?
LOS ANGELES -- Koos Van den Akker is everywhere these days.
With the hallmark textile collages that he's crafte…