“This agreement is a victory for hard working U.S. textile workers. NCTO would like to thank
our congressional supporters for insisting that China be kept to tight limits and that a textile
agreement is beneficial to U.S. textile workers. We want to especially thank Congressman Robin
Hayes for giving this effort momentum and for working with us to place it squarely on the
Administration’s radar. Finally, we want to thank Ambassador Rob Portman for negotiating a tough
agreement that provides relief for U.S. textile companies threatened by China’s predatory pricing
practices, currency manipulation and unfair trade practices.”

“NCTO appreciates the Bush Administration’s continuing commitment to work closely with the
industry to ensure that important decisions affecting textiles will benefit the U.S. textile
industry as a whole. Earlier this year, NCTO worked with the Administration to ensure the quick
imposition of safeguards against an enormous flood of Chinese imports. More recently, NCTO worked
with our member companies, congressional allies and USTR to achieve necessary changes to the CAFTA
agreement that enabled it to receive critical support among members of Congress from
textile-producing regions. We appreciate the positive and productive relationship that has been
established between NCTO and the government and look forward to working together on textile issues
in the Doha Round as well as other matters.”

“This agreement is good news for the U.S. textile industry. It actually cuts China’s market
access in 14 core apparel categories during 2006 by 2.5 percent compared to what the U.S. industry
could have expected under a best scenario “safeguard reapplication” process. In addition, this
agreement places 20 new textile and apparel categories under three-year quota control. This
includes a number of categories for which safeguards were either not an option for the industry or
where safeguard cases were problematic. These categories include combed cotton yarn, knit fabric,
swimwear, sweaters, fiberglass fabrics, vegetable fiber (ramie) trousers, industrial fabrics and
textile blinds, among others.

All told, 34 categories of Chinese textile and apparel products will now be controlled. Over
the life of the agreement, China’s access in core apparel categories during the next three years
will increase by only 3.8 percent (in square meters equivalent) over what it would have under a “
best case safeguard renewal scenario” for 2006, 2007, 2008.”

“Under this new agreement, the U.S. industry will know with certainty that China will not be
able to flood the U.S. market during the next three years. It will also not have to rely on an
uncertain safeguard process that would have required dozens of cases to be filed each year over the
next three years with no guarantees on the outcomes of each of the cases. In addition, the industry
has retained its right to use the safeguard if China floods the market in categories not covered by
the agreement.”

“In comparison to the EU agreement, the U.S. government was able to secure lower actual
growth rates for the most sensitive products, guaranteed coverage through the end of 2008 (compared
to EU, through 2007) and avoided any granting of “flexibilities” such as “swing or shift”. Again,
we applaud Ambassador Portman and our congressional supporters for insisting that any deal must be
a good deal for American industry and workers.”

Chesnutt concluded by noting that while the agreement is important, “The threat from China
is not eliminated by this agreement, only delayed. The central fact remains that China continues to
heavily subsidize its textile and apparel industry, manipulates its currency and employs multiple
unfair trade practices – all in violation of its WTO commitments. NCTO urges the U.S. Treasury
Department to cite China as a currency manipulator in its upcoming November report and looks
forward to working with the Administration and the U.S. Congress to take strong steps during the
Doha Round negotiations to safeguard the welfare of U.S. textile workers.”

Core categories

Cotton trousers, man-made fiber trousers, cotton knit shirts, man-made fiber knit shirts,
underwear, woven shirts, brassieres.

Additional three-year quotas

Socks, sweaters, swimwear, knit fabric, wool suits, wool trousers, ramie trousers, sewing
thread, combed cotton yarn, cotton towels, polyester filament fabric, synthetic filament fabric,
fiberglass fabric, textile blinds, industrial fabrics

Press Release Courtesy Of NCTO

“This partnership reflects our commitment to opening new markets, developing better American
jobs and creating an environment for businesses to innovate, compete and prosper,” said James C.
Leonard III, deputy assistant secretary of commerce for textiles and apparel.

Royal Ten Cate reported the takeover is an important strategic step in its “buy-and-build”
process in five core areas: protective fabrics; aerospace composites; antiballistic composite
materials; artificial grass; and geosynthetics.

To celebrate a decade of accomplishments, the Mexico City office will be hosting noted Latin
American textile industry members at the Franz Mayer Museum on November 16, 2005, by invitation
only, for cocktails, dinner and a presentation of fabric developments by Cotton Incorporated.
Representing Cotton Incorporated will be: Dean Turner, senior vice president, global product
marketing; Mike Tyndall, senior director, Latin America & Europe; and Jaime Flores, director
Mexico. Among the honored guests attending are: Larry Rubin, president, American Chamber of
Commerce; Moises Alfie, president, Diesel, Mexico; Luis Camarillo, president, Levi’s, Latin
America; Camilo Maurer, purchasing director, Wal-Mart, Mexico; Rosendo Valles, president, Textile
Chamber, Mexico; and Adolfo Kalach, vice president, Manufacturas Kaltex.

The Mexico City office has been instrumental in establishing relationships with key textile
mills in the region during the last ten years. The office currently offers a variety of services
ranging from fiber economics, fiber quality, fiber processing, dyeing and finishing, fabric
development and apparel and home fashion trend forecasting.

Additionally, the office hosts a complete
COTTONWORKS™ Fabric Library, showcasing cotton fabrics from more than 300 mills,
knitters and converters. The library serves as a one-stop resource for retailers, designers and
manufacturers.

Says Berrye Worsham, president and CEO, Cotton Incorporated, “When we began operation of the
Mexico City office in November of 1995, it was because we recognized that we needed a presence in
the very crucial Mexican, Central American and South American markets to ensure the future success
of the international cotton textile industry. We have forged partnerships with many of the mills
and have introduced new technology to them, which in turn has helped them to grow and thrive. We
look forward to a continued and mutually beneficial relationship with our friends in Mexico and the
neighboring regions.”

Jaime Flores, director, Mexico, Cotton Incorporated, comments, “The future finds great and
challenging opportunities. The Mexico City office acts as a protagonist in the development of a
strong cotton business in Latin America. Our objectives are clear. We will enhance key business
strategies among cotton mills and apparel manufacturers for the adoption of new technologies,
develop new products and promote cotton products. We want to keep cotton as the first choice of the
consumer.”

The Mexico City office has initiated new services in the last ten years, including
specialized training to over 600 technicians at four Cotton Technical Conferences (COTTECH,) and
the Cotton Forum attended by over 500 industry members. The office has assisted seven major Mexican
textile mills with the EFS® system to maintain a higher level of bale management. In addition, the
Mexico City office has been integral in making the Cotton Incorporated seal recognized by 70% of
the Mexican population and holds over 165 Seal of Cotton licenses.

Cotton Incorporated, in conjunction with Cotton Council International, participates in key
textile shows, with participation in Fashion Week, Intermoda, Mexico Textil and Exintex in Mexico;
Colombiatex in Columbia; and Apparel Sourcing in Central America. In addition, Cotton Incorporated
presents over 50 fashion trend presentations per year in Spanish to the top textile and
manufacturing companies in Mexico and Latin America with a ten year attendance total of over 2,500
people.

Press Release Courtesy of Cotton Incorporated

Rotech provides a wide range of digital imaging products including sublimation inks, bulk
ink systems, color management solutions, and transfer papers. The Rotech ink product line is a
platform proven sublimation solution for both small format and production printers. Rotech inks
will serve as the latest brand in the Sawgrass product offering, which includes SuliJet and
ArTainium inks.

“Rotech broadens the Sawgrass production portfolio, providing more choice to the global
marketplace,” said Nathan Hale, CEO, Sawgrass. “With their established brand recognition and
customer base, Rotech increases our global presence and strengthens our leadership in sublimation
technologies.”

“We look forward to working with the talented team at Sawgrass Technologies. Our
complementary products and services are a natural fit, enabling us to take advantage of Sawgrass’
unique color software solutions, industry leading applications support programs, and new transfer
ink technologies to better meet the growing needs of customers,” said Niels Knudsen, managing
director, Rotech Digital.

Press Relase Courtesy of Sawgrass Technologies

Global yarn production rose by 0.2 percent, with regional output reductions of 1 percent in
Europe, 4 percent in South America and 2.6 percent in North America. These decreases were offset by
an output increase of 1.7 percent in Asia — largely due to gains of 10.6 percent in Korea, 1.6
percent in India and

1.5 percent in Pakistan.

Global yarn stocks rose by 0.2 percent. Regionally, however, South American yarn inventories
dipped by 10.1 percent, and inventories dropped by 1.7 percent in Europe and 5.5 percent in North
America. Asia’s inventory rose by 2.9 percent.