Babei Launches Trevira®CS at Shanghai Intertextile Wang Cautiously Approaches Next Three Quarters
SHANGHAI, PRC — Babei Textiles, China launched its Trevira®CS collections during Intertextile in Shanghai this August and added a new line catering to marine, contract, hotel and yacht applications. “Our focus is now greatest… Read more.November 16, 2012
Beekalene Opens Dye House, After $5 Million Expansion; Sehgal’s Say Changes will Improve Mill’s Production Status
MUMBAI, India — Beekalene Pvt. Ltd. has doubled capacity in the past two years, producing close to ten million meters of upholstery and drapery fabrics annually according to Karan Sehgal. He runs the business with his father and his… Read more.November 16, 2012
New York’s Bryant Park Hosts Global Wool Promotion, Plus Camira Upholstery
NEW YORK, New York — The Campaign for Wool was launched into the US interiors sector with an all day event and night time party at Bryant Park here. The park fountain became a wool sculpture; trees were wrapped in wool felt; carpets,… Read more.November 16, 2012
Sachin, Babi Ahluwalia Bring Ankasa to Beacon Hill
New York, New York— Robert Allen’s Beacon Hill brand has partnered with the fashion brand Ankasa to create the ‘Iconic Collection,’ of embroideries and jacquards. Ankasa Iconic is the work of Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia. In… Read more.November 16, 2012
Brand Study Shows Diolen®Safe FR Yarns Takes Second After 12 Months On Market
DEGGENDORF, FDR— DIOLEN ®SAFE FR fiber has risen to the number two spot in brand recognition behind Trevira® CS after one year on the market, according to Gerhard Havranek, managing director of FR Safety Yarns GmbH & Co.… Read more.November 16, 2012
Home Furnishing International Bets Its Future on Printed Bedding Fabrics, Serving 30 Major Manufacturers
SHANGHAI, PRC—Home Furnishing International (HFI) is increasing its investment in large volume and low margin rotary screen printing to better serve the bedding industry in its primary facility in Rugao, China, according… Read more.November 16, 2012
Arben Textile’s Karim Rashid Collection Hits Heimtextil 2013
NEW YORK, New York —Karim Rashid, the designer of home furnishings for the mass market has unveiled his Globalove fabric collection licensed by Arben Textile, Moscow, the large Russian fabric wholesaler showing at Heimtextil stand 4.1… Read more.November 16, 2012
Gittelson Says: China’s Still Upholstery Fabric Export King; Morgan Fabrics Still Dominates China Imports
LOS ANGELES, California — For those who think that the upholstery fabric business is swinging back to the USA, CEO and president of Morgan Fabrics Inc. Michael Gittelson says that “nothing has changed.” “We don’t believe that… Read more.November 16, 2012
