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Apparel, Textile Job Levels Break Even in January
WASHINGTON -- Employment in the domestic textile and apparel industries in January remained relatively stable…
Vanity Fair Brand Names Richardson VP of Sales
NEW YORK -- After 17 years at Warner's, Thomas D. Richardson has joined Vanity Fair Mills as vice president…
Amer. Textile Proceeding Develops WR Method
NEW YORK -- A formaldehyde process for wrinkle-resistant cotton apparel has been developed and is being…
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Importers and Manufacturers Face Off Over GATT in House Trade Hearings
WASHINGTON -- Retailers and importers went up against domestic manufacturers of textiles and apparel…
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AMICALE'S FEIN BUY: Amicale Industries, New York, the leading processor of cashmere in the U.S., has acquired…
Malden Issues a Challenge Along With Fall Polartec Line
NEW YORK -- Malden Mills last week unveiled its fall 1994 collection of Polartec fleece outerwear fabrics…
Senate GOP Hits GATT For Allowing Subsidies
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans are objecting to a provision in the GATT Uruguay Round treaty that permits…
Dominion Profits Drop 15.4% in Period
The stylist is launching "Box of Style," a quarterly subscription service that will send packages stuffed…
Trade Seminar Set for Atlanta
WASHINGTON -- The prospects for Caribbean Basin nations gaining trade parity with Mexico, as well as the…
D.C. Gears Up for CBI Parity Drive
WASHINGTON -- The push to put trade with the Caribbean Basin on an equal footing with Mexico under the North…
ATMI Exec: GATT’s Value Is Access To Fresh Markets
NEW YORK -- A top executive from the American Textile Manufacturers Institute says that while the new GATT…
JPS Textile Revamping Management Personnel
NEW YORK -- JPS Textile Group said Tuesday it is reorganizing its management personnel following the death…
Print Shows Feature Ethnic and Floral Art
NEW YORK -- Florals and ethnic themes were the attention-getters Tuesday at the opening of two shows of…
Spratt Pushes for Timetable on Import Inspection Funding
WASHINGTON -- House Textile Caucus Chairman John Spratt (D., S.C.), aiming to hold President Clinton to his…
Polyester Market Seen Undented by BASF Exit
NEW YORK -- BASF Corp.'s exit from the polyester business, announced last week, is not expected to have a…