Satin Textiles Opens Textile Gallery
Bangkok - Satin Textiles has opened Pasaya, a 150-square-meter gallery textile gallery, in an up-market shopping district of Bangkok. The textile display has been treated as artifact rather than regular traditional treatment of rolling of… Read more.January 17, 2003
Angiuoni Opens Paris Office, Expanded Mill
Milan, Italy - Enzo Degli Angiuoni, a major Italian jacquard woven mill, expects to open its first showroom and sales office in Paris located at 33, Rue des Petites Champs, in the center of the decoration fabrics business, a few steps from the… Read more.January 17, 2003
Under New Ownership Texoprint Projects 10-15% Annual Growth
Boekelo, Netherlands - Under new ownership Texoprint has bought new equipment for bleaching, printing and finishing and is aiming for 10 to 15 percent annual growth in sales of prints to the high-end market, the company said. ''We have developed… Read more.January 17, 2003
Quaker Expands
FALL RIVER, Mass. - In an effort to increase international sales to half its business, Quaker Fabric Corp. has added sales and showroom operations in Bombay and Singapore. ''Singapore is a central location that will be a springboard to Indonesia,… Read more.January 17, 2003
Traditional Textiles, Government Reform Help Thailand Recover
Bangkok - In the early 1990s, Thailand's economy boiled, with building and infrastructure projects going on at an intense pace. But in 1997, the value of the Thai baht melted from 25 to 40 per U.S. dollar, making several companies bankrupt and… Read more.January 17, 2003
U.S. Must Burst the Free Trade Bubble; Manage Its Own Trade
by John Bakane CEO of Cone Mills With the bursting of the tech bubble, the equity markets bubble and the C.E.O. compensation bubble, it is time to also address the Free Trade bubble. Like all bubbles, the Free Trade bubble was conceived… Read more.January 17, 2003
Anti-Copying Group Fields Copying Report During Exhibition
London - Anti Copying in Design (ACID), which has aided in the effort to stop plagiarism among fabric manufacturers over the years, acted on a report of copyright infringement at Decosit, according to Fabienne Brison, associate lawyer for ACID… Read more.January 17, 2003
Intertextile Exhibitors Take Precautions Against Copiers
Shanghai - Intertextile Shanghai took place in a new venue, the recently opened Shanghai International Expo Center near Pudong. Here four halls accommodated apparel fabrics and home textiles from home and abroad. But while the venue was new,… Read more.January 17, 2003
