News Items

• Senators Pressing for Passage of Currency Bill
• President Obama Calls for Renegotiation of US/Korea FTA
• The Rupp Report
• How some textile mills avoided Armageddon
• TEVTA to commence DAE for new courses
• Dow, Mitsui form JV to Produce Chlor-Alkali
• The Rupp Report: Domestic Markets Lead The Way
• Treasury says China is not a currency manipulator
• Vista to sponsor kingpin shows
• Testing Machines Inc Relocates Headquarters, Adds Jobs
• Trade Deficit Rises Again as Imports and Exports Both Increase
• AD Notices: Polyester Staple Fiber, Folding Tables and Chairs, PET Film
• House May Consider MTB as Early as July 21
• Ways and Means Committee to Hold July 27 Hearing on U.S.-EU Trade Relationship
• U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum Held in Denver
• CPSC Issues Third-Party Accreditation Requirements for Vinyl Plastic Film, Carpets and Rugs
• Trade Commission Cites Problems With Exports
• The Rupp Report: Marketing And R&D Vital For Survival
• Régitex USA Opens Plant In Brodnax, Va
• Trevira Licensed To Manufacture Ingeo™ Fibers
• Executive Forum
• QC Innovations
• Atlanta Textile Shows Exceed Expectations
• IDEA10 in Miami Beach
• Building Better Apparel Brands
• Specialty Markets -- Bicomponent Fibers
• National Sewing Month Partners Announce Accessorize Your Life Contest
• TSCA Reform Legislation Introduced in the House
• House Approves Textile Duty Suspensions
• Orian Rugs to Expand Anderson, SC, Plant
• EDANA, CNITA, ANFA Support IFAI Expo Asia 2011
• Huntsman Introduces Novasol Vat Dyes
• Buckman Introduces VOC-Free Flamebloc GS Fire Retardants
• In Memoriam
• Universal Fibers Celebrates Four Decades of Progress
• Increase Productivity with Appleton's Affordable Automatic Core Cutter
• Visual 2000 Partners with xLM Solutions for VisualPLM.net Implementation Services
• Schlafhorst Autoconer X5 Offers Updated Automated, Flexible Winding Operation
• Correction: House-Passed Deficit Bill Excludes Restrictions on FTA Legislation
• President Extends Burma Sanctions for Another Year
• BIS Clarifies Country Scope of Direct Product Rule
• DOT Reports Small Gain in Monthly Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico
• Baby Matters Recalls Nap Nanny Recliners
• A Wide Array of Machine Embroidery Supplies
• Safavieh Launches First-Ever Kids Rug Line in Vegas
• Organic Exchange to Host Sustainable Textile Conference New York
• Zicron Sells Barotex Technology to Futurevest
• GlobalTex will offer the largest selection of international resources
• Jo-Ann gets your creative juices flowing with new craft tools
• Textile Manufacturers Support Export Initiative
• Optimer Introduces drilease environmentally correct origins with Repreve
• Texmac India 2011 to Take Place March 16-19 in Mumbai
• CRAiLAR Organic Fibers Nets GOTS Chemical Input Certification
• Outlast Sheet Sets Launch Nationwide in Sleepy
• Massif Mountain Gear Selects TEXbase for Material Lifecycle Management
• Textile interests want changes in Korea FTA
• USTR launches annual review of Andean Trade benefits
• AD notices: ribbons, carboxymethylcellulose, steel, shrimp, polyester fiber, fish
• PlushBeds sells over 1,000 mattresses online in 1st half of 2010
• Silk fibers could lead to edible optics in future
• FOA Released: Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics
• Administration moving on South Korea Free Trade Pact
• Customs reform legislation introduced in the Senate
• The Rupp Report: Meet the needs of your customer
• Cotton USA delegation visits Latin America
• Spartanics introduces Finecut-Plus-Rotary combination die cutting system
• Camira: a new textile resource for the North American interiors marketplace
• Successful business catalyst running on empty
• Women spin to win at the fair, weavers show off their skills
• Little near-term import relief
• Demand strong, capacity available
• Spunlaced flax: new possibilities for eco-friendly composites
• President Obama approves tariff concessions on components
• The Rupp Report: More investment for the future
• Haiti apparel center opens to train workers for country's garment industry
• Naturally advanced technologies subleases Kingstree facility for flax fiber scale-up
• Rieter returns to profitability in first half of 2010
• New ASTM textiles standard provides comprehensive guide to fibers
• Soure4Style offers web-based marketplace for sustainable materials
• TMC goes the extra mile
• Mexico to revise list of U.S. goods subject to tariffs in trucking dispute
• CPSC publishes accreditation requirements for flammability testing of children's apparel, mattresses
• DOC to lead transportation and infrastructure trade mission to Mexican port Dec. 6-9
• AD notices: electric blankets, urea, polyester staple fiber
• USTR invites comments on DR-CAFTA labor complaint against Guatemala
• Update on anti-counterfeiting trade agreement negotiations
• AD/CV notices: ribbons, rubber, carbon bricks, hand trucks
• DOC finds Chinese electric blankets were dumped on US market
• The Rupp Report: successful German textile machinery manufacturers
• Saati Americas to establish facility in Fountain Inn, SC
• Oerlikon Barmag reports increases in orders, unveils WINGS for FDY production
• Shaw installs 1 billion square feet of EcoWorx
• Spartanics adds bar code readers to Finecut Laser Die Cutting machines
• Anver introducers TT Series Vacuum Transfer Tubes
• Lenzing Group: best half year result in company history
• EDANA announces outlook keynote speaker
• Proposals to toughen AD/CV enforcement could raise prices of imports from China
• Draft Rule lays out interpretation of "children's product" under Product Safety Law
• Baby hammocks recalled by MamaLittleHelper
• TenCate doubles first half profits
• Stretchable Nonwovens Report available from INDA
• Hohenstein Institute interview: sun protection textiles
• Waterless dyeing process for DyeDye fabrics
• President to announce reforms to export control lists, licensing, enforcement
• ASEAN manufacturing exports growing but face future challenges, ITC report finds
• DOT: Surface trade rises again: technical amendments to Hazmat regulations
• Chamber of Commerce, textile groups spar over trade preferences to Pakistan