New Indusco Presses Suitable For Large Die Cut Items

Nashville, Tenn.-based International Industrial Products Corp. (Indusco) has introduced large-area,
high-tonnage four-post beam presses and receding head presses. The presses are suitable for large
die cut items such as automotive headliners and door panels, as well as automotive carpets, area
rugs, carpet tile and bath mats.Indusco-Kaev four-post beam presses have a cutting force between 55
tons and 132 tons, and a cutting area ranging from 36 by 47 inches to 49 by 79 inches. Receding
head presses offer a cutting force between 55 tons and 88 tons, and a cutting area ranging from 26
by 63 inches to 41 by 79 inches; and feature a photocell operating and safety barrier system.Both
presses offer a double balanced yoke mechanism, self-lubricating bushings, Omron programmable logic
control, die-finding stroke set and protective covers. Options include four mechanical limit stops
with motorized chain drive to enable kiss cutting, oscillating cutting board shifter and pneumatic
die clamping devices. A variety of material feed options is available.

November 2003

BBA Acquires Tecnofibra

London-based BBA Group PLC recently announced its pending acquisition of Italy-based Tecnofibra
S.p.A., a privately held nonwovens manufacturer. According to BBA, the company has agreed to an
acquisition price of 31.8 million euros on a debt-free, cash-free basis. Completion of the
transaction is expected by the end of the year.Tecnofibra develops, produces, markets and
distributes spunlaced, thermobonded and needlepunched nonwoven material for the European wipes
market. For the year ended December 31, 2002, the company generated 43.8 million euros in sales
with margins of approximately 10 percent. BBA said the acquisition is part of the companys strategy
to increase its presence in higher value-added sectors of the industrial and medical materials
markets.

November 2003

Consumer Agency Proposes Upholstery Fabric Standard

Consumer Agency Proposes Upholstery Fabric StandardThe Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
has unanimously voted to expand its flammable fabrics regulations to develop a standard for
upholstery fabric, which for the first time would focus on the role of cigarettes and small open
flame sources such as candles, lighters and matches in household fires. In making the announcement,
Chairman Hal Stratton said new technologies and better cooperation from industry make the
development of such a standard viable. While upholstery fabric manufacturers have long sought such
a standard, any attempt to point the finger at cigarettes has been strongly resisted by the tobacco
industry. A notice of the proposed rule will be published in the Federal Register in order to
receive comments before the commission will act on a final standard. The standard will apply to
imports as well as domestic products.While there has been a voluntary standard for cigarette
ignition resistance for some time, and most upholstered fabric meets that standard, there has been
no mandatory standard for addressing open flame ignition. At a Sept. 24 public meeting held by the
CPSC, industry representatives voiced strong support for a mandatory standard covering both
cigarettes and open flames. Commissioner Thomas Moore said he hopes the commissions action will
help reduce what he says is the still large proportion of fire losses resulting from cigarette
ignition of furniture. He said he hopes the commissions action will expedite the process of
adopting mandatory standard for furniture flammability.The proposal has the strong support of the
National Association of State Fire Marshals.By James A. Morrissey, Washington Correspondent
November 2003

DyStar Expands Asian Presence

Germany-based DyStar recently expanded its presence in Asia with the celebratory opening in
Shanghai of DyStar (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd. At the opening ceremony, Clemens Will#44; Ph.D., a
DyStar general manager, said, Our investment in China is part of our growth strategy in Asia. We
have an excellent basis in this region and our aim now is to expand our market leadership.The
company already has more than 200 employees in 13 facilities in China. It will employ close to 100
people at the new Shanghai operation, which offers sales, marketing and technical services under
the direction of General Manager Eric Hopmann.

November 2003

ITMA 2003: Exceeding Expectations


G
 iven the politics and wavering expectations surrounding ITMA 2003, early reports from
attendees and exhibitors were upbeat. Progress in technology, dedicated pursuit of active markets
for machinery and a general sense that technical innovation is far from tapped out prevailed in the
early days of the show.

The immense pressure on US textile manufacturers was noticeable, both in data from machinery
manufacturers referencing vast investment in China and Asia, and in formal settings such as the
ITMA Forum, “New Frontiers In Textiles: Moving Markets & Strategic Innovations.” The first
forum, titled “China,” began with a keynote address by Minister Du Yu-Zhou, president, China
National Textile Industry Council. Du cited China’s “comparative advantages” and detailed the
growth and transformations in the Chinese textile economy. The ensuing discussion cut straight to
the deep divide among competing textile countries. Carlos Moore — president, A&S Trade
Services, who also has a history with the American Textile Manufacturers Institute — rebutted Du’s
remarks by stating currency manipulation, intellectual property rights concerns, state-owned
companies, export subsidiaries and other advantages in China form the framework of a “contrived
advantage.”

Du insisted China will abide by World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, and that through
comparative advantage, China’s current course is almost a natural progression of industrialization.
Currency is linked directly to stability, and for China, this is much more pressing than the
currency revaluation’s association with achieving a true free-market economy. Du believes the
movement of the industry to China will create opportunities for developed nations.

Other nations’ concerns also came to the forefront. Sniping ensued over cotton subsidies,
which markets have achieved greater degrees of openness, and the call for cooperation without
provision for a win-win solution. Rhetoric aside, the conflict among competing textile nations is a
vicious stew of international relations, politics and national self-interest.

ITMA 2003 exhibitors are selling machines. Technology is improving productivity and product
quality. Spinning, weaving, knitting, nonwovens, dyeing, printing and finishing all present
opportunities to enhance products and increase process flexibility. For the US industry, the
wake-up call is that many of those sales are being made to China, Turkey, India and other markets,
making the current global textile marketplace even more competitive.

Regional Trade Pacts Face Rocky Road


F
 ollowing the collapse of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) recent trade
liberalization talks, Bush administration trade officials are zeroing in on efforts to negotiate
regional and bilateral trade pacts — but that may be a lot easier said than done. Some of the
issues that caused the breakdown of the WTO talks are at the heart of the proposed regional pacts.

The question of agricultural subsidies looms large, and organized labor is conducting a
major grass-roots effort to block some of the proposed free trade pacts. Further complicating
matters is the insistence by textile industry lobbyists and their supporters in Congress that rules
of origin for textile products should require apparel to be made of yarn and fabric manufactured in
participating countries. In addition, they don’t want any tariff preference levels that permit a
given amount of apparel to be made from inputs from non-participating countries. Those measures are
strongly opposed by retailers and other importers of textiles and apparel.

Number one on the administration’s agenda is a Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
Negotiations are underway with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. US Trade
Representative Robert B. Zoellick hopes to conclude these negotiations by the end of this year so
Congress can vote on an agreement in early 2004. Obviously, this push is an effort to move a vote
as far as possible from next year’s election campaigns, as votes on trade issues are not popular in
election years. CAFTA enjoys considerable support right now, but the fallout from the WTO
negotiations could cause problems as some of the CAFTA countries were not exactly supportive of the
United States during the recent WTO meetings.

Another of the administration’s high-priority items, a Free Trade Area of the Americas
(FTAA), is in for much rougher sledding. The target date for FTAA is January 2005, when all quotas
on textiles and apparel are scheduled to expire. Already, an alliance of labor unions,
environmentalists and farm groups has organized a nation-wide grass-roots campaign to oppose FTAA.
Dubbed the “Blue-Green Machine” to signify the joining together of blue-collar workers and
environmentalists, this effort will culminate in a major protest surrounding a FTAA ministerial
meeting in Miami. Further complicating this issue is the fact that Brazil is a co-chair with the
United States on FTAA negotiations, and the recent WTO meetings underscored sharp differences
between the two countries on agricultural issues. In addition, the powerful sugar lobby has urged
the administration to go slowly with FTAA.

Despite all of these difficulties, administration officials remain optimistic that the
regional pacts can be concluded on schedule.


Bush’s Plan To Revive Manufacturing Unpopular


The Bush administration’s highly touted plan to revive the manufacturing segment of the
country has gone over like a lead balloon with textile manufacturers and some of their supporters
in Congress. With a good deal of fanfare, Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans unveiled a
five-step plan to “rescue” American manufacturing that calls for: establishment of an Unfair Trade
Practices Team to track and confront unfair trade competition and practices; creation of an Office
of Industry Analysis to assess the economic impact of new rules and regulations; consolidation of
all Commerce Department export promotion functions under a new assistant secretary for trade
promotion; an effort to expedite implementation of standards to ensure that American manufacturers
are “export ready” to sell into global markets; and continuation of consultations with
manufacturing industries with respect to their trade problems.

Auggie Tantillo, Washington coordinator for the American Manufacturing Trade Action
Coalition, said that while he welcomes the fact that manufacturing trade problems have “finally
gotten attention” at the highest levels of the administration, he does not think the Bush plan is
the answer. “We don’t need more statistics and reports,” he said. “What we need are direct policy
initiatives that will lead to a very specific plan to deal with China and other trade problems.”

Cass Johnson, interim president of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, was even
more critical. He said the plan shows the Bush administration “simply does not get it.” He said
assigning the responsibility to a “fourth-level bureaucrat will not get the job done.”


New Coalition Strengthens Textile Trade Efforts


Textile industry lobbyists and industry leaders believe a newly formed manufacturing trade
coalition will strengthen their efforts to stem the tide of growing import competition, which they
say is causing massive plant closings and job losses. The Free Trade For America Coalition
(FREETAC) includes farmers, cattlemen and agribusiness; chemicals; metals; all of the major textile
and fiber trade associations; and steel, paper and textile unions. Its members represent some 3,000
corporations and 2 million employees.

FREETAC is the creation of Wilbur L. Ross Jr., who, among other things, is set to acquire
control of Burlington Industries Inc. and Cone Mills Corp. and has been a leader in the effort to
limit steel imports. Ross claims the American standard of living is “being systematically
destroyed” in the international trade arena, and he says the American public and its elected
representatives must be made aware of what he says is “an economic disaster.”

Although the various textile and fiber associations have been actively involved in
textile-specific trade issues, they feel they have much in common with FREETAC and believe it can
help them reach a broader audience, and presumably gain more political support for their efforts.
Like the textile associations, FREETAC will conduct public education and lobbying efforts to call
attention to the basic causes of the growing US trade deficit, such as foreign currency
manipulation, evasion and circumvention of US trade laws, and what it sees as “unfair trade
agreements.” In addition, the coalition will focus on what its members see as US laws that “deny
timely relief” to injured industries, their employees and communities.

With the 2004 presidential and congressional election campaigns underway, there is little
doubt that international trade already has surfaced as one of the major issues.



November 2003

ADM Tronics Unveils New Water-Based Laminating Adhesive

Northvale, N.J.-based ADM Tronics Unlimited Inc. has introduced Unex LT, a new, completely
water-based laminating adhesive designed specifically for use during wet-laminating processes for
the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride, nonwovens and paper wall covering structures.ADM Tronics
said the new product can be used as supplied or diluted with water. It may be applied with
conventional roller coating applications such as gravure, flexco, reverse-roll, rod and knife.

November 2003

ITMA 2003 Flash Report

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The opening days of ITMA 2003 exceeded the expectations of many exhibitors and attendees. The
14th edition of the international textile machinery exhibition initially was mired in conflicts
related to the shows move to Birmingham, England, and the withdrawal of several key exhibitors.
Expense and logistics were on the minds of exhibitors and visitors, but their concerns were
outweighed by the overall magnitude and international flavor of the event.Global textile machinery
producers and suppliers to the textile industry gathered at the National Exhibition Centre to
showcase their latest innovations to a reported 25,000 visitors on the first day of the event, and
a similar number of visitors on the second day. Reports from the show floor were generally
positive, with a number of exhibitors reporting sales of their latest technology. With 20 percent
of the visitors during the initial days coming from Asia and almost 10 percent reported from the
Middle East, the impression of continued investment in Turkey, India, Pakistan and throughout Asia
is extremely significant. One US textile executive voiced concern over the lack of US visitors and
the current climate for investment, given the crisis among US firms. However, US visitors were
present, and there were early indications of investments by US firms.As with other ITMAs, the show
floor covered a massive area. According to Marketing Birmingham, a visitor stopping at every stand
for an average time of 10 minutes would need 13 days to cover the show.ACIMIT, the Association of
Italian Textile Machinery Producers, reported 27,000 square meters of exhibition space were
dedicated to Italian firms an area comprising 25 percent of the exhibition floor space. Alberto M.
Sacchi, ACIMIT chairman, said, ITMA 2003 represents a chance to show that the Italian machinery
industry is able to compete internationally, thanks to characteristic qualities based on the
dedication and ability of management, and the high level of skill of the Italian workforce. The
Italian textile machinery base consists of approximately 350 companies employing 25,000 people and
manufacturing product worth more than 3.4 billion euros, with exports totaling 2.4 billion euros.
ACIMIT export figures for 2002 show an even distribution among spinning, weaving, knitting and
finishing machinery, but export areas tell the story. Forty-one percent of Italian textile
machinery exports were delivered to Asia, 19 percent to the European Union (EU), 16 percent to
Europe beyond the EU, 8 percent to Eastern Europe, 4 percent to Africa, 5 percent to Central and
South America, and 7 percent to North America.New ForumTitled New Frontiers In Textiles Moving
Markets and Strategic Innovations, the inaugural ITMA Forum added a new dimension to the
exhibition, offering opportunities to hear firsthand the challenges facing the global textile
industry. The first forum session, titled China, began with a keynote address by Minister Du
Yu-Zhou, president, China National Textile Industry Council, in which he outlined the progress of
the Chinese textile economy. The forum presented a heated debate with little room for achieving a
solution to the current crisis other than face-to-face communication of positions.

Offered for the first time, the ITMA Forum gave exhibitors and visitors a chance to discuss
issues affecting the industry. The first session, titled China (above left), featured a keynote
address by Minister Du Yu-Zhou (above right), president, China National Textile Industry
Council.Additional forums offered reflected the various aspects of change confronting the industry.
During the general assembly of the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX),
owner of ITMA, Bernard Terrat, CEMATEX president, announced that the German Engineering Federation
(VDMA) Textile Machinery, will organize ITMA 2007, to be held in September of that year at the new
Munich fairgrounds. Heinrich Trutzschler, chairman of the German delegation, voiced his
appreciation for the unanimous support from the nine CEMATEX member associations. Comments among
exhibitors were positive, as many of the machinery companies are able to travel by car and truck to
Munich, and the location is easily accessible to the Turkish market, an industry hotspot. The
location also provides the opportunity for exhibitors to arrange local mill visits for clients who
attend the exhibition.The ITMA 2003 flash report presents images from the exhibition floor from the
opening days of the show. Future issues will spotlight technical information from the show,
highlighting the latest innovations by industry segment.

Mark Warren, international sales manager, Epic Enterprises Inc.

Rino Morani (left), member of the board; and Paolo Puntoni, marketing and overseas branches
manager, Savio Macchine Tessili S.p.A., with the FlexiRotorS3000.

Egon Wirth (left), marketing communication manager, Lindauer Dornier GmbH; and Peter A.
Brust, executive vice president, American Dornier Machinery Corp., with Dorniers ATVF 8/J
ServoTerry® air-jet weaving machine

Mag. Monika Fehrer, president, Fehrer AG, with the the companys new CarpetStar

Jean-Pierre Caffin (third from left), area sales manager, NSC Fibre to Yarn, introduces the
FMV 42 vertical rubbing frame from N. SchlumbergerandCie.

Walter Studer, textile technician, Leiter Textillabor, Jakob Muller Technologie AG, with
Mullers new Digital-Direkt Websystem MDL/C 12×30 machine.

Rossano Biancalani (left) and Massimo Biancalani with Biancalanis Spyra® continuous tumbler

Italian Association of Textile Machinery Producers (ACIMIT) press conference hosts (left to
right) Guido Cerboni, Italian Embassy, London; Alberto M. Sacchi, ACIMIT chairman; and Giampaolo
Chiappini Carpena, Italian Trade Commission – London

Appalachian Electronic Instruments Inc. sales team

Fabio Mazzucchetti, commercial director, Promatech, is pictured with the Leonardo Silver
industrial fabric loom.

Left to Right: Dr. Michael Schurenkrr, managing director; Dr. Stefan Schlichter, head of
design and development; Heinrich Trutzschler, managing director; and Lutz Trutzschler, sales
director, Trutzschler GmbHandCo., proudly unveiled the new TC03 card the first day of the show.

 

Dipl.-Ing. Johann Philipp Dilo (left), general manager, Dilo Maschinensystem GmbH, and Klaus
G. Maitre, executive vice president, Dilo Inc., in front of the Di-Loom HyperPunch DBF, VE2 machine

Junichi Murata (left), chairman, and Daisuke Murata, president and CEO, Murata Machinery Ltd.

Claude Draper (left), regional sales manager, Symtech Inc., and Werner Schler, Loepfe
Brothers Ltd.

Erich W. Broker, Ph.D. (left), president and CEO, Eduard Kusters Maschinenfabrik GmbHandCo.
KG; and Halis Alkis, president and CEO, Kusters Corp., said the Kusters stand was designed to be
colorful and upbeat.

Fongs National Engineering Co. Ltd.

Fritz Legler, president, Sultex (USA) Inc., with the L9400 air-jet loom for carpet backing

Nicola Canziani, president, Brazzoli S.p.A., with the Innodye® 600 dyeing machine

Mario Di Francesco (left), sales manager, Brazzoli, describes the new Innovat® 400 to
interested visitors. The machine was developed jointly by Brazzoli and DyStar.

Stli AG

Stli introduced the Unival 100 jacquard machine, which uses an independent JC5 controller to
control between 5,120 and 20,480 ends. The Unival was demonstrated on a Picanol OMNIplus 6-J250
air-jet weaving machine.

Francesco Cecchinato, area sales manager, SMIT S.p.A., with the GS900 rapier loom weaving
100-percent silk fabric for mens ties.

Groz-Beckert KG

Jim Noble, director, sales and marketing, datatex – tis Inc., the US-based datatex subsidiary

Left to right: Tony Greaney, technical sales and service manager, Bonas USA; Bob Harding,
executive vice president, Bonas USA; J. Arthur Phillips Jr., general manager, Van de Wiele of
America; Thomas H. Hansen, president, IRO Inc.; Danny Bourgois, sales coordinator, NV Michel Van de
Wiele; Benjamin E. Mackey, sales manager, Van de Wiele of America

Udo Skarke, Mahlo America Inc. (second from left), chats with visitors to the companys stand.

Marco Volpi, sales support, Marzoli S.p.A., with the new Marzoli C601 card

Jan Maes, market manager, Picanol NVs Apparel Business Unit, with the TERRYplus 6-J 260
air-jet weaving machine

Left to right: Visitors Louis Fournier K., Sutexa S.r.l., and Raaz Vera, Raval S.A.C., chat
with Uwe J. Sick, project-/sales director, Santex AG.

Mike Honeycutt, president, Lawson-Hemphill Sales Inc.

ATYC showcased its Technodye HT CCI + Rapid System + TP1 machine.

DuPont Ink Jet sales and research staff

Thomas J. Malone, Ph.D. (left), executive vice chairman, MillikenandCompany; and David Moody,
Ph.D., vice president, Milliken Research Corp.

Boehme Filatex

BASF

CHT R. Beitlich

DyStar

Ciba

Cognis

Clariant

Dipl. Ing. Oliver L. Scharf, sales director, MayerandCie. Circular Knitting Machines, with
the new Relanit 4.0

Henderson Wise, national marketing manager, AB Carter Inc.

Ing. Massimo Soffritti, president, TEXBIMA, and managing director, San Grato S.r.l., with San
Gratos yarn packing machine.

Petru Singeorzan (left), sales manager, Latin America; and Jurgen Riegraf, project
management, head of design, LTG Air Engineering GmbHandCo. KG, with the ModulDrum filter

The MCS/Termoelettronica stand attracted many visitors during the show.

The Sclavos S.A. team with the new Athena dyeing machine

Bernard Blazak (left), senior area sales manager, NSC Nonwoven, explains how the new
AirWeb®-T machine works.

Beat Emch, executive vice president, research and innovation, Uster Technologies AG, with the
Uster® Fabriscan on-line monitoring system

U.T.I.T. Wagner Automation S.p.A. displayed its latest material handling and automation
technologies.

Koen Beckers, president, GTP Worldwide AG

Ing. Davide Bellini, Loris Bellini Dyeing Machines

Joseph A. Okey Jr. (left), president, American Monforts; with Gerry Holt, account manager,
Stork Prints America Inc.

Don B. Gillespie, vice president, Fleissner Inc., with Fleissners AquaJet Spunlace process
line.

Dipl. Ing. Hellmuth Behr, managing director, Memminger-IRO GmbH, with the companys yarn
feeding technologies. In his hands is the MLT Wesco.

A model wearing Santoni S.p.A.s seamlesswear garments

Left to right: Fabio Mazzucchetti, commercial director, Promatech; Rino Morani, member of the
board, Savio Macchine Tessili S.p.A.; Valentino Zambon, sales director, Savio; and Paolo Puntoni,
marketing and overseas branch manager, Savio, presented the latest weaving and spinning innovations
from Promatech and Savio at a press conference held at the Council House in Birmingham.
November 2003

November 2003

Cranston Print Works Co., Cranston, R.I., has promoted
Nona Waters to stylist at its New York studio, and
Tiffany Jawor and
Janet Nimiroski to assistant stylists at its Rhode Island studio.

SATO America Inc., Charlotte, has named
John Bauer central regional sales manager.

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Bauer

Paul Lavitt Mills Inc., Hickory, N.C., has named
Mark C. Albers president of its SAI® SuperSox® Division.

Eric Albert,
Skyler Burreson,
Peter Herbert and
James Reeser have joined Cleveland-based
Astrup Co. as account representatives.

At its 36th Annual Meeting, the
American Yarn Spinners Association, Gastonia, N.C., elected
Stephen G. Dobbins, Carolina Mills Inc., president; and
Werner Bieri, Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., first vice president.
Fred A. Jackson, American & Efird Inc., was re-elected treasurer; and
Michael S. Hubbard was re-elected executive vice president and secretary. The
following members were named to the Board of Directors:
Steve Johnston, Avondale Mills Inc.;
Mark Kent, The Kent Manufacturing Co.;
Willis C. “Billy” Moore III, Unifi Inc.;
John M. Smeak Jr., Parkdale Sales Co.; and
Knox Winget, American & Efird Inc. Members of the Executive Committee include
Dobbins, Bieri, Jackson, Hubbard and Moore, as well as
James W. Chesnutt, National Spinning Co. Inc.;
Bruce Lanier Jr., Wehadkee Yarn Mills Inc.; and
Bill Malloy, Cheraw Yarn Mills Inc.

Kansas City, Kan.-based
Magnum Systems Inc. has named
Virgil Smit vice president, operations.

Russell Corp., Atlanta, has made the following appointments:
Ana Elena Erroz, senior production and inventory planning analyst, Jerzees
operations group;
James Forlini, senior sourcing manager, Russell Artwear;
Betsy Goree, purchasing manager, dyes and chemicals; and
Angela Holley, director, strategic procurement.

Carter’s, Atlanta, has appointed
Robin Rice executive vice president, marketing.

Woolrich Inc. Vice President
Bruce Heggenstaller has been elected to the Woolrich, Pa.-based company’s Board of
Directors. The company also has appointed
Jerry Rinder vice president, sales and domestic licensing.

Wilmington, Del.-based
INVISTA™ Inc. (formerly DuPont Textiles & Interiors) has named
Kent Smith vice president, North America, Apparel. Reporting to Smith are:
Bob Dzielak, sales manger;
Joe Robinson, technology manager;
Edson Garcia, general director, Fielmex/DuPek, Mexico;
Bill Foster, marketing manager;
Jeff Weber, product/price manager; and
Alyssa Koontz, communications manager. Invista also has named
Jon Penrice vice president, global marketing, Apparel.

Robert Van Jones has joined
Biddeford Blankets, Biddeford, Maine, as vice president, sales and marketing.

At its 2003 International Nonwovens Technical Conference, the
Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), Cary, N.C., presented
D. K. Smith, Ph.D., with the third annual INDA Award for Lifetime Technical
Achievement.

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Smith

Nilit Ltd., Israel, has named
Mac Cheek to the new position of business manager, global joint ventures; and
Karen Johnson president, Nilit America Corp.

David Del Guercio has been named business director of Hopewell, Va.-based
Goldschmidt Chemical Corp.’s Textile Care business unit.

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Del Guercio

Michael Blair has joined
Vieldhouse Machinery Co. Inc., St. Peters, Pa., as vice president and member of
the Board of Directors.
Darryl Pettigrew has been named a member of the board.

The
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), Research Triangle
Park, N.C., honored three textile scientists at its recent International Conference &
Exhibition.
Howard L. Needles received the Olney Medal for achievement in textile chemistry.
Neal Edward Franks received the Henry E. Millson Award for Invention for his work
in lyocell fiber development.
Nelson E. Hauser received the Harold C. Chapin Award for his service to AATCC.



November 2003

Promatech Shanghai Produces First K88 Loom

Promatech ShanghaiProduces First K88 LoomItaly-based Promatech S.p.A.s Shanghai subsidiary,
Promatech Shanghai Machinery Textile Co. Ltd., recently completed production of its first K88 Made
In China rapier loom the first in an order of 30 being produced by a team of 20 associates in its
first year of operation. Promatech Shanghai plans to produce 100 looms by the end of 2003, and to
increase output to 2,000 looms annually by 2005. The K88, designed especially for the Chinese
market, will be the only model produced during the Shanghai facilitys initial phase.The loom was
built by our Chinese personnel under the supervision of Italian technicians with the dual goal of
both beginning local production and training local staff by providing all the skills and knowledge
necessary to make the Shanghai productive unit completely autonomous in assembly and final
inspection testing operations, said Eugenio Bruletti, China project manager.
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