Crypton Launches Suede Fabric
Farmington Hills, Mich. (USA) - Hi-Tex Incorporated has announced its latest offering in the upholstery textiles, Crypton Suede. The new fabric comes in a colorful palette of 27 colors. ''We're very excited about Crypton Suede as it represents… Read more.August 2, 2000
India's Star Hotels to Add More Than 60,000 Rooms by 2003
Bangalore, India - Indian star hotels including several global chain hotels are planning to add 42,000 rooms to meet the shortage of rooms. The hospitality industry estimates the required capacity at 125,000 rooms can only cater fifty percent… Read more.August 2, 2000
KoSa Opens Offices in S. America; Waits For Flame Market to Grow
Houston, Texas (USA) - KoSa, one of the world's leading producers of polyester and flame-retardant textiles, has opened sales offices in São Paulo, Brazil, and Guatemala City, Guatemala, as part of a move to expand its presence in Latin America.… Read more.August 2, 2000
Momentum Launches memosamples.com and 'LS Direct' Division
Las Vegas, Nev. (USA) - In an effort to make its collections more accessible to designers, the distributor of hospitality fabrics, Momentum Textiles has established a Website. www.memosamples.com allows customers to ''view fabric selections… Read more.August 2, 2000
Ritz Licenses Fabricut
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. (USA) - The Ritz Hotel, Paris has licensed Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Fabricut to produce fabrics and trimmings to be marketed under the ''Ritz Paris'' brand, according to Nina Butkin, Fabricut vice president of design. ''We… Read more.August 2, 2000
Sounds Like Janson Has a Found a Niche
New York - Television recording studios, post-production rooms, every television station theatre uses acoustical fabric. Janson Design Group principal and founder Dennis Janson is one of the world's leading specifiers in this arena. This high… Read more.April 14, 2000
Omnova Provides 'Total Equation' for Hospitality
Fairlawn, Ohio - In October 1999, Omnova's Decorative & Building Products and Performance Chemicals divisions broke from their parent company GenCorp Inc. The two divisions subsequently merged and formed one company, called Omnova Solutions.… Read more.April 14, 2000
Wibitex to Offer Contract Lines
Varese, Italy - The Italian upholstery fabric manufacturer Wibitex will introduce three contract collections at Proposte. ''The contract market is important because it is the future of our industry,'' said Wibitex founder and president Walter… Read more.April 14, 2000
