Penedo Shoots For 'Italian Look and Fashion' at Lower Prices
Mascotelos, Guimarães (Portugal) — Téxteis Penedo is shoring up its export effort with particular attention to Japan, according to Xavier Leite, general manager. "We have reinforced exports to Asia as well as to countries like… Read more.January 5, 2001
Mundotextil Plans to Build Own Facilities, Brand in Key Markets
Caldas de Vizela (Portugal) — With a turnover of around $40 million in 1999, Mundotéxtil is the second largest Portuguese producer and exporter of terry towels. The company's product range includes piece-dyed towels and double jacquards… Read more.January 5, 2001
In Third Generation of Family Ownership, Carvalho Exports
Lordelo, (Portugal) — Although terry towel producer Fábrica de Tecidos Carvalho can trace its heritage back 75 years, the factory is actually a new mill with a young, dynamic workforce, manufacturing completely different products than… Read more.January 5, 2001
Coelima Brings High Quality and Its Own Name to Bedlinens
Company Wades Into Contract Sector With a Range of Bedlinen For Hospitals Pevidém, Guimarães (Portugal) — With a goal of leading the bedlinen business, Coelima is reducing in-house production capacity in the pursuit of higher… Read more.January 5, 2001
Tablecloth Producer Looking for Distribution in U.S.
Guy Peixoto's Range of Bedding Products Gaining Broader Base of Global Consumers Caldas de Vizela (Portugal) — Twenty-five years ago, Guy Peixoto sold some floral-design tablecloths to Harrods in London, thus beginning the Portuguese… Read more.January 5, 2001
Sampedro Focuses on Growing International Bedding Market
Lordelo, Guimarães (Portugal) — Although most expensive home textiles made from linen are still sold in very light colors, the market is seeing more prints and contemporary designs and colors, according to Sampedro, the biggest linen… Read more.January 5, 2001
Hunter Douglas Going Soft On Metal as Fabric Business Swells
'Fashion is Forcing the Change to Soft Window Coverings,' Says Division Director Rotterdam, NL — Hunter Douglas may have started its window covering business with metal slats, but soft blinds have taken over in the U.S. market and now… Read more.January 5, 2001
Five-Year-Old Albatros to Expand Facilities
After a 50% Increase in Sales in 2000, Hendriks Takes 'Optimistic View' of Future Eersel, Holland — Albatros has added new production facilities as well as a new up-to-date logistic center here as a result of "a 50% sales increase in… Read more.January 5, 2001
