Muvantex N.V. Acquires Bekaert Depla Fabrics
DEERLIJK, Belgium – Bekaert Depla Fabrics has been acquired by Muvantex N.V. and will share the name as joint company referred to by both names. The merging acquisition was made official at this year's Proposte fair in May, where the... 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 and... Read more.
July 9, 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, group... Read more.
July 7, 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 and... 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 with the Red Dot Award for... 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 with an... Read more.
July 3, 2008
