AMERICAS FILAMENT To Raise Cost of Dacron® Polyester Yarns by Seven to Ten Percent
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – INVISTA business unit AMERICAS FILAMENT announced it will increase the price of Dacron® polyester filament yarns by seven to ten percent beginning February 15. "Raw material costs have escalated severely… Read more.January 27, 2004
World Market Center in Las Vegas Partners With New York Real Estate Firm
LAS VEGAS – The World Market Center in Las Vegas partnered in January with The Related Companies, L.P. to develop and operate the Las Vegas Market, a 7.5 million-square-foot home and hospitality furnishings trade facility currently under… Read more.January 27, 2004
Peter Hans Kaufmann, 86
Peter Hans Kaufmann died on January 20th, 2004 at the age of 86. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Funeral services will be held at Stephen Wise Synagogue, 30 West 68th Street, New York City at 2:30 PM on Friday, January 23rd,… Read more.January 21, 2004
Absecon Mills Inc. Fights Competition With New Fabrics, Designs and Quality Control
COLOGNE, New Jersey—Absecon Mills Inc., the 25-year-old producer of non-residential seating fabrics, has introduced jacquard looms, high-performance fabrics, hip designs and souped-up turnaround times to keep its edge in a soft economy,… Read more.January 7, 2004
Construction of Twenty-acre Underwater Hotel Underway in Dubai
DUBAI – Ever dream of looking out your window onto a bubbly coral reef, or of having the ocean current lull you to sleep? Well come December 2006, you'll be able to sleep with the fishes within the comfort of your bedroom at Hydropolis,… Read more.January 5, 2004
Former Letchinger Accounts Regroup as High Five Textiles
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.C. – The five mills that abandoned agent Purcell Letchinger in early December have formed a firm called High Five Textiles based in South Plainfield, N.C. Algemene AFW of Ledegem, Belgium; Bruvatex-Cositex of Heule,… Read more.January 2, 2004
Trevira To Launch Trevira CS Bioactive Home Collection at Heimtextil 2004
FRANKFURT, Germany - Trevira will launch its first Trevira CS Bioactive home textile collection in January at Heimtextil 2004, the company announced November 11. Given the high demand for flame retardant materials in the contract sector, Trevira… Read more.December 10, 2003
Leiscio Takes Export Post At Mario Sirtori
COSTAMASNAGA, Italy—Ferdinando Leiscio has been named export manager of Mario Sirtori Spa, the jacquard upholstery mill. He replaces Albert Rossini, who held this post at Mario Sirtori for two years following the departure of Franco Nannucci.… Read more.December 9, 2003
