NORTH
CAROLINA ? This year?s Global
Legwear Conference, run by the US-based The Hosiery Association, will focus on
the impact of regional economies on the international hosiery industry and how
they affect the global supply chain.
By Haydn Davis in ParisPARIS – Italian fabric manufacturer Eurojersey is set to ramp up its
investment in new technology with a range of new machinery from Karl Mayer.
By Haydn Davis in ParisAfter a slightly sluggish start here in Paris, the second and
third days of Expofil showed an upturn in buyer numbers eager to discover the
latest innovative yarn collections for the Autumn-Winter 2010/11 season.
LAHORE – Over 300 Pakistan knitwear producers have been forced to close down their businesses as exports of knitted garments from the country continue to shrink.
GREENSBORO – Unifi is hoping that a gradual shift in the overall sourcing
cycle of commodity knitwear from Asia to Central and South America
will help it reduce its losses over the next 12 months.
BIRMINGHAM – Troubled knitwear manufacturer and retailer Viyella has been
bought out of administration by fellow UK company Austin Reed.
MIGDAL HA?EMEK – Nilit?s latest moisture
management 6.6 nylon, Nilit Aquarius is to be used in a new line of seamless winter
underwear from TAO Technical-Wear, a major German sportswear manufacturer.
WINSTON-SALEM – Intimate apparel and activewear manufacturer Hanesbrands Inc is
to close its Barnwell, South
Carolina, sock-knitting plant by the end of April, and move
production to El Salvador.
LAHORE – Export orders for Pakistan
knitwear manufacturers for the February-April period have fallen by almost 50%
with the industry feeling the adverse effects of lower priced competition in
the global market.
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