Economy may affect trade issues

October 7, 2009  |  Industry News

President Barack Obama, along with Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, talked tough about tackling U.S. trade issues with China on the campaign trail. However, like his predecessors, President Obama may have to focus on other critical national issues before China trade comes u…
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Trade, academics clash on Honduras market

October 7, 2009  |  Industry News

The exile of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and military takeover of that Central American nation captured the attention of trade associations and university professors—and the Obama Administration is hearing from both. Honduras is the third largest market for U.S. textile mill products and …
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U.S. textile and apparel imports decline

October 7, 2009  |  Industry News

Only Vietnam increased its textile and apparel imports to the U.S. in the first half of 2009; China and all other countries decreased imports, according to a U.S. Commerce Department report. January through June imports dropped 10.3 percent from the same period in 2008, and the value of the imports …
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Japan’s nonwoven production falls off

October 7, 2009  |  Industry News

In the first half of 2009, Japanese nonwoven production decreased 23.2 percent from the previous year, to 132,288 tons, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Production decreased in all categories. Production of needle-punched nonwovens for automobile applications fell by 40 perc…
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System of brand and product authentication for consumer goods

October 7, 2009  |  Industry News

IntelliMark, a system of brand and product authentication for consumer goods, documents, food and apparel, is based on a microscopic ®mark® covert marker integrated into products which can be viewed with a specialized detection instrument. The anti-counterfeit process emerged from a partners…
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Website offers business-to-business European marketplace

October 7, 2009  |  Industry News

Look for ads in Google, fax mailings or trade fair exhibits about a new website where European textile sellers and buyers can advertise products to a wider audience—a business-to-business European marketplace for textile manufacturers and suppliers. Textiles-online.com, launched by a Netherlan…
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Speaker to address vehicle manufacturing standards at Expo Hightex

September 25, 2009  |  Industry News, Markets

Serge Carignan, study director for the Association du transport urbain du Québec, will present a report on manufacturing standards that must be met during the production of vehicle components. The presentation will also address future opportunities for the textile industry in Québec&rs…
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Free service helps textile companies work with NATO

September 25, 2009  |  Industry News

By Juliana Wallace Government agencies don’t always have the best reputation for making life easy, but a free service from the U.S. Department of Commerce is trying to break past those stereotypes to bring together textile companies and NATO. The Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) is a gra…
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Hanesbrands Inc. launches Mount Everest expedition

September 24, 2009  |  Industry News

Hanesbrands Inc., Winston Salem, N.C., and its Duofold and Champion apparel brands introduce “Expedition Hanesbrands: Climb With Us,” a Mount Everest expedition that will take place in the spring of 2010. The climb, which will feature international mountaineer Jamie Clarke, will take pla…
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Keynote speaker reassures Expo attendees: “We will come out of this”

September 23, 2009  |  Industry News

By Janet Preus “It’s not the end of the world,” CNBC Senior Analyst, Ron Insana, told IFAI Expo attendees in this morning’s keynote address, even though we were ‘that close’ to going over the edge, he said, pinching his fingers together to illustrate. “We wi…
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