Spanish Distributer Sells to China
ISTANBUL, Turkey – It was learned at Evteks that Mario Dembovsky of Superiores, a textile distributer, has partnered with Phoenix Textiles in China to create a third company, Valencia Home Fashion. Valencia will function independently… Read more.August 1, 2008
Imatex Launches New Stock Program
COMO, Italy - Imatex unveiled a new in stock program during Proposte called ''Zero Express.'' Zero is designed to overcome previously long waits for Italian upholstery which over the past few years has been an objection by customers who imported… Read more.August 1, 2008
NatureWorks Becomes First Supplier of 100 Percent Ingeo
BLAIR, Nebraska - NatureWorks LLC is welcoming its new Chinese spunbond partner, CL Chemical Fibers, along with the signing of the fourth Ingeo Master License Agreement this year. Ingeo is an ingenious material made from plants instead of oil… Read more.July 9, 2008
Milliken & Company Enacts Immediate Price Increases
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina — A recent spike in costs upwards of 15 percent for Miliken & Company's products and services is a direct reflection of the company's struggle against rising oil prices and the costs for raw materials, energy… Read more.July 7, 2008
Fabric Library Seeks MD with Levitt's Departure
DURBAN, South Africa - Mariana Levitt, the managing director of Fabric Library here, has left her position just a year after her appointment. Fabric Library is one of the most important fabric wholesalers in South Africa today. Kevin Wright,… Read more.July 7, 2008
Elvin Creates Self-Cleaning Fabric Technology
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Elvin Textile, a leading decorative fabric producer in Turkey, exhibited at Evteks this year with its newly-developed Green Guard, a self-cleaning fabric technology, and "Flame," a decorative fabric that was presented… Read more.July 3, 2008
Heirloom Decorative Uses Eco-Friendly Yarn for New Line
HIGH POINT, North Carolina - Heirloom Decorative Fabrics has just launched its newest eco-friendly line, which debuted at Showtime earlier this June. The line marks the company's first production in the U.S. as it has just started manufacturing… Read more.July 3, 2008
Bourguignon Dies At 56
KONTICH, Belgium - Aristide Bourguignon, the 56-year-old founder of Aritex in Kontich, Belgium, passed away from unspecified causes on June 4. A small, private family service was held. Bourguignon started his business with almost nothing and… Read more.June 24, 2008
