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L.L. Bean to ATMI: Environment Key Factor
ORLANDO, Fla. -- If you want to sell to L.L. Bean, you better clean up your act.
Environmental considerations…
At Convention, ATMI Weighs Fighting WTO
ORLANDO, Fla. -- NAFTA may be passed, and GATT signed, but the American Textile Manufacturers Institute still…
Mexico, Costa Rica Pact Seen Signaling Change
WASHINGTON -- The new free trade agreement between Mexico and Costa Rica could well be a harbinger of…
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Textile, Apparel Imports Record for Month of Feb.
WASHINGTON -- Textile and apparel imports rose 8.9 percent in February compared with a year ago, the Commerce…
Focus on Textures, Novelties at Italian/French Fabric Shows
NEW YORK -- Apparel makers and designers were looking for new textures and lightweight novelties, especially…
Price Increases in Fibers Could Hit ’95 Apparel
NEW YORK -- The reasons range from increased demand and adverse weather conditions to government controls and…
Buyers Like L.A. Show Variety
LOS ANGELES -- The record number of buyers attending the third edition of the Los Angeles Textile Show said…
Ratti Facing East on Silk Route
NEW YORK -- Ratti SpA -- one of Italy's leading natural fibers companies, known especially for its silks -…
IWS to Charge $5,000 Yearly for Wool Marks
NEW YORK -- The International Wool Secretariat said Monday that it will begin charging $5,000 a year per mark…
Uruguay Round Comes to End as 109 Trade Ministers Sign Pact
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- Trade ministers from 109 nations formally signed Friday what has been called the most…
Competition Hits Anera in the Rate Book
WASHINGTON -- Textile and apparel importers say an overcapacity of cargo space and competition from…
Malden Mills Finds Help for Smoother Exporting
NEW YORK -- The export business has often been considered a hassle by U.S. companies that preferred the…
India Agrees to More Talks on Easing Trade Barriers
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- India agreed to a U.S. request Wednesday to resume bilateral market access talks aimed…
U.S. in Eleventh-Hour Talks on Third-World-Market Access
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- The U.S. is engaged in discreet bilateral diplomacy on the sidelines of the Uruguay…
Mexico Asks Executives for Patience as it Works to Fix Customs Problems
NEW YORK -- A representative from the Mexican Consulate here has urged U.S. and Canadian shippers to be…