DAK Americas Unveils Poly-Based Products For Home Furnishings
Joint-Venture Between DAK and DuPont Targets NAFTA Market Charlotte, N.C. (USA) - DAK Americas is targeting the home furnishings and apparel business with a stable of new polyester-based yarns, according to Sonny Walker, vice president of sales… Read more.August 7, 2002
Svenmill President Greenblatt Weighs Risk of Expanding
South African Manufacturer and Exporter Needs to Increase Production Capacity Cape Town (South Africa) - Svenmill, at 30 years of age, is one of the oldest and largest mill/exporters of jacquard and dobby fabrics in South Africa serving customers… Read more.August 7, 2002
Toga Builds U.S. Export Program
Standerton, South Africa - Toga Linings Ltd., a 50-year-old company, is expanding a line of sheer fabrics and a readymade curtain program for the export market, according to David Townsend, managing director. America is the first target market… Read more.August 7, 2002
Sbh Plans Export Expansion
Cape Town, South Africa - Sbh Cotton Mills began life 52 years ago in the hands of Austria-based owners, Salzburgh, Brunschweiller and Hammerle. With the exception of Hammerle, it remains in the same family hands today. Brunschweiller and… Read more.August 7, 2002
Castellano-Beltrame Focuses On Trim Lines
Cape Town, South Africa - Castellano-Beltrame is the largest exporter of home textile related products in S. Africa today. The company manufacturers everything for the window except for the fabrics, said Franco Beltrame, president. Castellano-Beltrame… Read more.August 7, 2002
P. Kaufmann Inc. acquires high-end editeur Clarence House
BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. - In May, P. Kaufmann acquired Clarence House, a $25 million plus business. ''We expect that P. Kaufmann will bring us to the next business level through its extraordinary vision, business skills and integrity,'' said CEO… Read more.August 7, 2002
Under Private Ownership, Sunbury Continues Building Niche Businesses
New York - ''We've gone private again,'' said Sunbury Textile Mills president Hank Truslow, Jr. In April, Truslow and five of senior Sunbury employees, partnered with Long Point Capital to complete a management-led buyout of Sunbury Textile… Read more.August 7, 2002
Magni is Ready to Revive Whitehead
Cape Town, South Africa - Stefano Magni''s finish in four hours and 20 minutes at this year''s ''Argus Cycle Tour'' was not his best. But he finished while others didn''t. Two younger men, 33 and 38 years old, both had heart attacks in the 100-degree… Read more.August 7, 2002
