The organizers of ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 are declaring they will take action against copying and
counterfeiting at the forthcoming exhibition, which will take place in Shanghai July 27-31.
Offenders risk expulsion as the show organizers announce stringent new measures to enforce
intellectual property rights (IPR).

ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 is expected to attract some 100,000 visitors to this first combined
show, owned jointly by the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX) and a
Chinese consortium made up of Sub-Council of Textile Industry, China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade; China Textile Machinery Association; and China International Exhibition Centre
Group Corp.

Protect IPR

The organizers of ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 are taking comprehensive measures to protect IPR
and safeguard against counterfeit or copied technology. This issue is quite hot among the European
textile machinery manufacturers, especially because the majority of exhibitors are Chinese
suppliers.

The show organizers are determined to enforce stringent regulations to ensure that only
genuine and original machines and components are presented at the event. Before the event, all
exhibitors had to sign a commitment to respect IPR by promising not to show any products which
infringe upon other companies’ rights, and to cooperate with the appropriate agencies on this
issue.

At the show, the organizers will have a dedicated IPR Office, located in Hall W4, Room W4E2,
staffed by a team of qualified officials from the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration.
This office will handle any complaints or disputes related to patents, trademarks and copyrights.
During the event, organizers also will be issuing to all exhibitors reminders of the need to unite
in protecting intellectual property and to work with the show administrators in monitoring this
protection.

Sanctions Are Planned

All the partners are resolved that firm action will be taken if IPR breaches are found —
with sanctions ranging from the removal of any offending machinery, components or supporting
materials from display, to the suspension or expulsion of the exhibiting company. The IPR Office
will carry out detailed and impartial investigations or obtain relevant evidence in cases in which
a company is suspected of an infringement of any such rights.

Anne Zheng, spokesperson for the show organizers, said exhibition organizers have a duty to
take all appropriate steps to enforce IPR, for the protection not only for exhibitors, but also for
show visitors, who are entitled to expect a legitimate and lawful presentation of the technology,
products and services that are being offered.

No Problem?

In an official press release, the organizers said: “They do not expect this to be a major
problem at the show, but they are nevertheless taking these responsibilities extremely seriously.
They believe that the measures in place for the show will be effective as a safeguard should any
such complaints arise. [These measures] are also very important to ensure the healthy development
of the exhibition itself.”

Counterfeiting A Global Fact Of Life In Textile Machinery?

While the organizers are aware that counterfeiting is a fact of life in the textile
machinery industry globally, the CITME and ITMA events, have strong track records on IPR issues. In
China, CITME has employed specialist professionals since the late 1990s to handle IPR-related
complaints, and first established an onsite IPR Office in 2004. ITMA also has had a legal
secretariat in place at all its shows since 2003.

ITMA and CITME officials are convinced that the show in 2008 “will uphold this tradition,
and the zero tolerance IPR measures being implemented will help to guarantee that we will succeed
in our objective of stamping out patent infringements.” Let’s see.

July 8, 2008

The Netherlands-based ADVANSA — a polyester fiber and filament manufacturer with production
operations in Germany and Turkey and a research and development facility in Turkey — will debut its
products in the US market at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City next month. The
company, which caters to the apparel, home and technical textiles sectors, will be offering
thermoregulation products for performance sports apparel and footwear at the show.

“The US market is a new frontier for ADVANSA,” said Gerard Illeras, the company’s active
sports wear market manager. “As our scientists develop meaningful and innovative new polyester
technologies, we will respond to the many requests we’ve received to launch them globally — not
only in our current European, Middle Eastern and African markets, but also in the United States as
well as Asia.”

ADVANSA will maintain sales offices in New York City and Dallas, and a marketing office in
Charlotte. The company — originally a joint venture between Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont and
Turkey-based Haci Omer Sabanci Holdings AS, and operating under the name DuPontSA — assumed its
current form when DuPont transferred its interest to Sabanci in 2004 and was renamed ADVANSA in
March 2005. The company offers partially oriented and textured polyester staple fiber and filament
yarn under its own brands, which it will introduce in the United States, as well as under licensed
brands including Coolmax®, Dacron®, Thermolite® and other DuPont brands to which it has exclusive
rights in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It also produces polyester intermediates and polymer
solutions.



July 8, 2008

Germany-based Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH — a manufacturer of warp preparation,
warp-knitting and raschel machines — and England-based Texkimp Ltd. — a manufacturer of unwinding
creels — have formed a partnership under which they will produce and market unwinding creels, and
offer complete beaming and unwinding solutions to the polypropylene industry.

Karl Mayer will be the exclusive seller of the creels and beaming machines, including the
product line of unwinding creels produced by Sucker-Müller, which Karl Mayer recently acquired from
Germany-based Moenus Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH.

July 8, 2008

Effective immediately, Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, has implemented price increases of up
to 15 percent for all of its products and services. The company cited unparalleled increasing costs
of raw materials, energy, freight and other costs in announcing the price increase.

“We are well aware of the many pressures our customers face even under normal circumstances,
and we take this decision reluctantly, but in recognition of the new global economic reality in
which we are all living,” said Milliken President and CEO Joe Salley.

July 8, 2008

KlenzPod, a new wet wipe dispensing system, received the inaugural WOW Innovation Award, presented
at the second annual World of Wipes (WOW) Conference, held last month in Chicago and organized by
the Cary, N.C.-based Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry. The WOW Awards are given to
industry members who have introduced new, value-added processes and products into the wipes market.

The KlenzPod system features an innovative NippleNozzle that prevents more than one wipe
from being pulled from the dispenser at a time, therefore curbing moisture loss and eliminating
unnecessary waste. The KlenzPod dispenser can be securely affixed to walls, medical trolleys,
bathroom stalls and changing stations in office facilities, hotels and restaurants.

“The KlenzPod is receiving enthusiastic acceptance from those who would like to install them
where appearance is of critical importance in addition to functionality,” said Mick Gordon,
inventor of Klenzpod.

The five other finalists, which were chosen from products the industry nominated earlier
this year, were: Finland-based Ahlstrom Corp.’s Natural Choice Flushable Wet Wipe; Tulsa,
Okla.-based Care Dynamics Inc.’s Handwashing Towelette; San Francisco-based Method Products Inc.’s
Bamboo Household Cleaning Wipes; Bronx, N.Y.-based Polytex Environmental Inks Ltd.’s AquaPuff
Expandable Ink; and Rogers, Ark.-based Strateline Industries’ and Sheboygan, Wis.-based Rockline
Industries’ Environmentally Sensitive Baby Wipe.

July 8, 2008

Charlotte-based Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) has announced that the company will begin implementing
price increases worldwide on all products, the amount of which will vary depending on product
makeup. The company cited unprecedented inflation of raw materials costs in announcing the
increases. PGI expects to implement additional increases based on current raw material market
projections.

July 8, 2008

NonWoven Solutions LLC (NWS), a partnership formed by Gerry Leineberg, Frank Porto, Steve Brown,
Tom Leineberg and Joe Leineberg, has commenced production at its new Ingleside, Ill., plant.

N. Schlumberger and Signal Corp. supplied the plant’s production line, which includes in-line
calendering, flame singeing and high-density needling. The line can produce 4.4-meter widths,
fibers in denier ranges of 1 to 15, and weights ranging from 90 to 1500 grams per square meter. It
also uses the latest versions of the Excelle Card, along with ProDyn web management to achieve
coefficients of variation of less than 1 percent, according to the company. The NWS facility
manufactures fabrics for medical, personal care, hygiene, filtration, absorbents, technical and
other specialty applications.

July 1, 2008

Mauldin, S.C.-based Mount Vernon Mills Inc. — a producer of textiles and related products for the
apparel, industrial, institutional and commercial markets — has chosen Pottstown, Pa.-based Extol
International Inc.’s business integration solutions to consolidate its internal and external
systems. Extol supplies business-to-business integration software for resource-constrained
companies that want to incorporate demand-driven supply chains.

Using Extol’s systems will help Mount Vernon to fulfill its initiative of delivering customer
satisfaction, as one of the key elements of this goal is automating the exchange of complex
business functions and transaction data. “Automation of any kind benefits both sides,” said Lisha
Ferrell, electronic data interchange (EDI) coordinator, Mount Vernon Mills.

According to Ferrell, using Extol to integrate Mount Vernon’s suppliers’ and customers’
systems will promote business at a faster rate with fewer errors. In addition, Extol will
automatically create buying forecasts for Mount Vernon’s customers, eliminating typographical
errors and extra time formerly needed to manually input data. 

July 1, 2008

Londonderry, N.H.-based Klüber Lubrication North America L.P. — a global producer of specialty
lubricants and the North American subsidiary of Germany-based Klüber Lubrication München KG — is
celebrating 25 years of business in the United States and Canada. Over the years, the company has
expanded its workforce to 68 employees, increased production capacity, and achieved ISO 9001 and
ISO 14001 certifications.

“We are excited to reach this very important milestone in the history of our company and
will continue on our path of growth in North America,” said Wolfgang Christandl, president and CEO,
Klüber Lubrication North America.

July 1, 2008