Brazilian Producer Seeks Partnership to Increase Sales
São Paolo – In 1996, Marielza Milani and her Antonio Celso bought Lerma from the Porto Seguro group. In 1999, in order to expand in the contract market, Milani bought the company Fitesa, which specializes in manufacturing fabrics for… Read more.January 21, 2002
American Century Fills Two New Positions
Miami, FL (USA) —American Century JST Inc., an eight-year-old sales, marketing and design group has filled two new positions. The company specializes in importing Chinese made upholstery and decorative fabrics under the American Century… Read more.December 31, 2001
Lodovici & C Agrees to Take Over Troubled Tessitura Sasatex
New York – On 27, November, Lodovici & C, a sheer mill in Tregasio di Truggio, Italy took over ownership of Tessitura Sasatex, a 60-year-old sheer mill in Biassano near Milan. Lodovici takes over the operations of the troubled mill after… Read more.December 18, 2001
Indigo Grows in Trade Show Giants' Shadows
New York, NY – Exhibition visitors to Brussels last September, were greeted with an broad menu of home design experiences, ranging from the very well-established Decosit upholstery exposition, and Deco Contract for contract interiors,… Read more.December 18, 2001
Gebruder Munzert Makes Its 'Custom' Mark In High-End American Market
Marlesreuth, Germany — Gebruder Munzert GmbH & Co.'s four-year effort to produce exclusive "trendy" product for the American fabrics wholesaler and furniture fabric buyer is coming to fruition, according to Ute Singer, export manager.… Read more.December 13, 2001
Rockland Expands Roc-lon Blackout Service
Baltimore, MD (USA) — Rockland Mills is offering a broader range of service and widths of its one-piece budget blackout lining to European based printers ready for printing. "The printable Roc-lon® blackout linings in 500 yard rolls… Read more.December 13, 2001
KoSa Completes Ownership Change
Houston, TX (USA) - KoSa, a leader in the polyester industry, announced that its ownership change has been completed. Through subsidiaries, Koch Industries, Inc., previously a 50 percent shareholder, has become the sole owner of the company… Read more.December 12, 2001
Global Textile Alliance to Begin Mill-Direct Operations Worldwide
HIGH POINT — Tim Dolan, the former vice president of Culp Inc. has left the company to begin his own importing firm, Global Textile Alliance Inc. Dolan is the CEO and president of the company and Steve Graven is onboard as COO and executive… Read more.December 11, 2001
