Advansa Targets FR Business
HAMM, Germany — Advansa, with three plants in Adana, Turkey and Hamm, Germany is working with about 20 European customers to expand its Securelle® FR upholstery and bedding fiber business in Western Europe up against a tough leading… Read more.August 27, 2008
Textile Bargain Pricing Harder to Find in India and China
MUMBAI, India - As commodity prices are hitting the roof, Indian furnishings exporters are reconciled to the fact that cheaper price points are over and have increased the prices up to 15 percent to safeguard profit margins. Now China cannot… Read more.August 27, 2008
Consumers Base Returns to U.S. After Chinese 'Vacuum'
OSSINING, New York – With a closing price gap between Chinese and American-made goods, U.S. producers now report a spike in sales due to returning customers. The shift in the market has led the industry to speculate about what significant… Read more.August 27, 2008
Berman Increases Capacity with Fine-Tuning of Bamberg Plant
BAMBERG, South Carolina – As Rockland Industries continues to grow with the addition of proprietary designed transfer printed blackout fabrics, it's increasing capacity at its newly renovated plant and intends to maintain its domestic… Read more.August 27, 2008
Export Boom Hindered By Shipping Container Shortage
OSSINING, New York – As waiting lines for shipping containers become longer and shipping costs can only be counted on to rise, domestic industries (textile included) have restructured their export systems to best overcome the hurdles which… Read more.August 27, 2008
Businesses Strategize Survival Amid U.S. Dollar Drop and Rising Oil Costs
COMO, Italy – With the U.S. dollar falling against the euro to record lows in recent months, textile manufacturers have been hard pressed to conduct business as usual and are forced to focus efforts on streamlining business practices and… Read more.August 27, 2008
UBM Acquires Arc and Sleep Events
LONDON, UK - United Business Media acquired Mondiale Publishing's Sleep and Arc Exhibitions, Conferences and The European Hotel Design Awards. Sleep and Arc were both launched in 2005. Sleep is Europe's leading event for all those involved… Read more.August 8, 2008
Hospitality Match USA Brings in 48 Suppliers
PASADENA, California – Sipco Publications & Events, parent company of Fabrics & Furnishings International and Boutique DESIGN magazine, hosted its fourth Hospitality Match USA event in California this July. The event brought hospitality… Read more.July 24, 2008
