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China Backers in Congress Urging No Partial Sanctions
WASHINGTON -- As the June 3 deadline for President Clinton's decision on China's trade status draws near…
Vendors Resisting Price Hikes
NEW YORK -- Despite a surge in fiber prices, dress and suit makers vow they will increase prices on their…
Clinton Move on NAFTA-like Benefits for CBI Draws Applause from ATMI
WASHINGTON -- Today's anticipated announcement by Vice President Al Gore that the Clinton administration…
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Wool Coats Get Global Sourcing
NEW YORK -- Considered of one of the last bastions of domestic production, wool coat makers are turning to…
Danube Does it in Hungary
NEW YORK -- While many textile and apparel firms are looking to Mexico as the next great manufacturing and…
Interseason Debuts, Seen as Filling a Need
FLORENCE -- The first edition of Interseason -- a textile fair organized by Pratotrade, the consortium of…
Execs & Events: TDA Speakers Set … Monsanto’s Knit Winners … McDermott to MM Fab …
TDA SPEAKERS SET: Four speakers from government, retailing and manufacturing are scheduled to address the…
European Rayon Takes a Novelty Turn
NEW YORK -- The big news in Europe's use of rayon these days is novelty yarns.
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Clinton to Ask NAFTA-like Terms for CBI
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Albert Gore Jr. on Tuesday is slated to announce the Clinton administration will…
Baucus: GATT Doomed if Shortfall is Covered
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Senate Trade Subcommittee said Thursday that if Congress has to come up…
Roberts Cites Market Changes, Technology in UJA Speech
NEW YORK -- NAFTA and GATT are forcing the American textile industry to work harder to maintain its edge…
Sussman Pushes for WR Standards, but Few Manufacturers Heed the Call
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Producers of wrinkle-resistant fabrics must ensure quality results or the current trend in…
Technicalities
Tolland, Conn.-based Gerber Garment Technologies last month moved its Los Angeles office to a larger…
Apparel Makers Say WR Sales Will Offset Costs
ATLANTA -- Producers of all-cotton shirts and slacks said they must be in the wrinkle-resistant business even…
TQM Helps Virginia Apparel Succeed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tom Mason, president of Virginia Apparel Corp., a Rocky Mount, Va., manufacturer of men's…