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Reich Urges Global Basic List of Labor Standards
GENEVA, Switzerland -- U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich, in a speech here Thursday, called for worldwide…
DuPont in Joint Venture for Nylon Plant in India
NEW YORK -- DuPont said Thursday it has established a joint venture that will break ground this year for a…
Cotton Prices Open the Door to Fiber Makers
NEW YORK -- With the dramatic increases in prices of raw cotton over the last year, man-made fiber producers…
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Swatches: Doran’s Clover Deal … Gutman’s Tribute … KTA Trade Winds
DORAN'S CLOVER DEAL: Doran Textiles, Shelby, N.C., has purchased the real estate, plant and equipment of…
Lack of U.S. Interest Forces Toronto Show Cancellation
WASHINGTON -- Despite the growing desire of Canadians for American-made apparel, the U.S. government said it…
ETAC Meeting Fraught With Exporting Gripes
NEW YORK -- Textile and apparel executives who gathered last week at a meeting of the reestablished…
Great American Sets Sights on Canada, Mexico Markets
NEW YORK -- Great American Knitting Mills, a division of Bidermann Industries Corp., is looking abroad for…
Free Trader Gibbons to Take Over Helm of House Ways and Means Committee
WASHINGTON -- With the indictment Tuesday of House Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D.…
Mill Execs See Strong Second Half
The denim market may be slowing -- and cotton pricess may be rising -- but mill executives are still…
Execs & Events: Wool Prices up — and up … Ames Taps Jones … Kristi’s Acetate Pitch
WOOL PRICES UP -- AND UP: The price of Australian wool continues to rise. According to the latest figures…
Premiere Vision Sews Up New Entry
PARIS -- Some new wrinkles in trade show admission policy will be evident at the upcoming Premiere Vision…
Variety, Blends Key DuPont Workshop
NEW YORK -- Influences ranging from lingerie to workwear -- in a variety of blended fabrics -- are reflected…
FSA’s Big Need: Members
NEW YORK -- The president of the Fabric Salesmen's Association, Fred Goshin, says his organization is facing…
Clinton OK’s China MFN, Unlinks Rights
WASHINGTON -- President Clinton's announcement Thursday that he would extend China's most-favored-nation…
GATT Treaty Support Seesaws on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON -- The campaign to win Congressional approval of the GATT Uruguay Round treaty won some points…