Swimsuits seized for Lycra infringement
Milan ? Customs officials in Italy
have seized more than 26,000 pieces of counterfeit ladies? swimwear bearing the
Lycra fibre trademark.
Van de Velde hopeful for steady 2009
Brussels – Luxury lingerie firm Van de Velde has confirmed that despite a slow performance from its recently acquired Eurocorset subsidiary, turnover in
the second half of 2009 should be similar to the first half.
Don’t miss out: new issue now available
PONTEFRACT ? The second issue of Knitting
Trade Journal, featuring authoritative, informed comment, news and technical
features on all aspects of the global knitting and hosiery industries, is now
available.
Growth continues at Interfiliere
Paris – More than 300 exhibitors from 26 different countries are expected
at September?s Interfiliere lingerie and beachwear fabric show.
New chairman at Ballantyne
MILAN – Luxury knitwear brand
Ballantyne, one of Scotland?s
oldest cashmere manufacturers, has appointed Giacomo Canessa as chairman.
Hanesbrands to ramp up fabric production
Nanjing – Swinging to a net loss in its first quarter, Hanesbrands has
announced it will begin production at its new knitted fabric plant in Nanjing, China
at the beginning of October.
Jobs boost for India?s hosiery industry
Calcutta – A new hosiery and textile park in India
is expected to create up to 20,000 new jobs as manufacturers flock to take
advantage of the latest training and production facilities.
News
Knitting machinery tops China import figures
Beijing – China?s
textile machinery industry continued to slump in terms of both output and sales
in the first two months this year, according to the latest figures from the
China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA).
US spinners in merger deal
Charlotte – Two US based specialty
yarn companies, which supply yarns for the hosiery and knitwear industries across
the Americas,
have singed a merger agreement. Financial terms of the deal have not been
disclosed.
Dawson dismisses new management bid
Kinross – The management tussle at Scottish
cashmere group Dawson International looks set to continue after the company?s
biggest shareholder launched a bid to oust the chairman, Mike Hartley.
