Cotton Incorporated Selects Rieter’s Spinning Technology

Rieter Textile Systems is proud to
have been selected by the leading company in the field of cotton research and marketing to supply
spinning equipment representing the latest state-of-the-art technology in short staple spinning.
Rieter has delivered a complete range of machinery for the refurbishment of the Research Laboratory
of Cotton Incorporated covering:

• Blowroom prepatory machines

• Card C 60

• Drawframe RSB

• Comber E 62 and UNIlap E32

• Speed Frame F 11

• Ringspinning Frame K44 (compact spinning)

• Rotorspinner R40



Press Release Courtesy of Rieter

December 2005

US Wipes Out Actions On Import Safeguard Petitions

The US government has suspended
action on some 24 import safeguard petitions covering 42 categories of Chinese imports of textiles
and apparel and released products that were embargoed earlier this year. The products had been held
in bonded warehouses because they exceeded permissible quota levels.

The actions were taken to clear the slate for a new set of quotas on Chinese imports that
will go into effect January 1. The release of the embargoed goods was part of the comprehensive
agreement between the United States and China, placing quotas on some 32 textile and apparel
product categories. The embargoed goods now can be delivered to US importers for sale to consumers.
Products released from the embargo include cotton and man-made fiber trousers, cotton and man-made
fiber knit shirts, brassieres and underwear.

The released product categories are included in the comprehensive agreement covering imports
from January 1, 2006 through 2008, as well as other products. That agreement provides for import
restraints on 32 of the most sensitive product categories. While growth rates vary somewhat from
category to category, the general growth rates for apparel categories are set at 10 percent in
2006, 12.5 percent in 2007 and 15 percent in 2008. For textile products, the growth rates are 12.5
percent in 2006 and 2007 and15 percent in 2008.

While the agreement covers all of the product categories US manufacturers consider the most
sensitive at this time, they reserve the right to petition the government to impose safeguard
quotas on additional product categories should the need arise and can be justified. Importers,
however, say they are opposed to future use of the safeguard mechanism, which they have opposed
from the outset.

December 2005

AF&Y Becomes Sole Telas Damar Supplier

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based American
Fibers and Yarns Co. (AF&Y) is now the exclusive supplier of polypropylene yarns to
Mexico-based upholstery fabric manufacturer Telas Damar S.A. C.V. As a result, Telas Damar has shut
down its extrusion equipment to focus its resources on serving customers better and delivering
fabric within two weeks of ordering.

In other company news, Joan Fabrics, Tyngsboro, Mass., has selected AF&Y’s Innova® — a
man-made fiber with a cotton-like hand and luster — to use in a collection of ultra-performance
fabrics, called Vibrant SP, for interior and casual residential furniture. Developed by AF&Y
and Joan Fabrics, the fabrics are said to be stain-, mildew-, fade- and ultraviolet-resistant for
up to 2,000 hours.

Additionally, AF&Y’s Marquesa® technology is now featured in Valley, Ala.-based Johnston
Textiles Inc.’s Wellington Ultima Performance Finish Fabrics for the contract market. The fabrics
are bleach-cleanable, stain- and bacteria-resistant, and have a barrier finish that repels fluids.

November/December 2005

Arch Chemicals Secures EPA Registration For Purista

Arch Chemicals Inc., Norwalk, Conn.,
plans to launch the Purista® brand name to the US apparel and home textiles market — a result of
the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) acceptance of a registration amendment to include the
use of Purista antimicrobial treatments on apparel and other textiles.

Purista treatments — currently used by more than 30 retailers on such items as linens,
towels, socks and suit linings — protect textiles from odor-causing bacteria.

“The EPA acceptance opens a major growth opportunity for the Purista brand in the sizable US
clothing and home textiles market,” said Peter Cowey, international business manager, textile
treatment business.

November/December 2005

Elevee Among First To Use ApparelMagic V10

Los Angeles-based fashion house
Elevee is among the first apparel firms to use the latest version of Glendale, Calif.-based Murphy
& Associates Inc.’s ApparelMagic software.

Version 10 is Web-based, allowing companies to share information and collaborate with
multiple locations. New features include additional support for in-store kiosks, barcode scanning,
visual, Web-based style catalogs; and a range of purchasing, manufacturing and inventory control
tools.

“Selecting ApparelMagic was one of the most important business decisions we’ve ever made,”
said Michael O’Brien, CEO, Elevee. “Thanks to the personal attention of the ApparelMagic staff and
the inherent flexibility of the ApparelMagic program, we have increased productivity ten-fold and
have experienced a tremendous amount of cost-savings.”

November 2005

Matsui Introduces Binder For Indigo-Dyed Denim

Gardena, Calif.-based Matsui
International Co. Inc. has introduced Binder 801/Printgen 801 — a two-component binder for
discharging indigo-dyed denim.

According to the company, previous products use sodium hypochlorite to discharge dyes from
the fabric, sometimes causing stability problems that lead to varied effectiveness of the discharge
process. Matsui reports the new binder is more stable and performs well in various curing
procedures, resulting in excellent discharged product.

November/December 2005

Textile Production Shows Increase

A federal government report that
shows an increase in textile production over the past six months gives some signs of hope for the
beleaguered US textile industry. The Federal Reserve’s Industrial Output report in October shows
that US textile production has increased by 2.4 percent in the past six months. Apparel production,
which showed a similar gain of 2 percent, was the strongest since June of 1994.

While saying a number of market considerations contributed to the improvement, officials of
the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC) attributed much of the improvement to the
imposition of new quotas in imports of Chinese textiles and apparel. AMTAC Executive Director
Auggie Tantillo said, “While there are certainly other market factors at play, these increases
suggest that the safeguard quota cases approved by the US government earlier this year and the
finalization of an agreement to limit the growth of US textile and apparel imports from China have
had a positive effect on the US textile industry.

Despite the recent improvements, this has not been a good year for US textile manufacturers.
In the first six months of this year, the industry lost 26,000 jobs, and more than 20 plants were
shuttered and imports from all sources have risen to more than 38 billion square meter equivalents
– an increase of nearly 9 percent over 2004 at this time.

November 2005

November-December 2005


Gerber Technology, Tolland, Conn., has named

Nick D’Alfonso
 account executive, New England.

Bill Ditto
 has joined the company’s Los Angeles (LA) sales team, with responsibility for industrial
markets in California and Nevada, and all markets in Arizona.

Tonya Randall
 also has joined the company’s LA sales team, with responsibility for the apparel market
in the southern and eastern areas of the LA Basin, and San Francisco and Hawaii.

Ten Cate Industrial Fabrics, Pendergrass, Ga., has appointed

Dan Garrett
 market manager, filtration.

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Garrett

Germany-based
Triumph International recently awarded the Triumph Fashion Award 2005 to

Rafael Gomes
 .

Nordson Corp.,Westlake, Ohio, has appointed

Jeff Pembroke
 vice president, sales and marketing, of its Finishing and Coating businesses.

Kellwood Co., St. Louis, has named

Fran Boland
 president, sales and marketing; and

Nisa Mellin
 senior vice president, design, Sag Harbor. The company also has elected

Ben B. Blount Jr.
 to its Board of Directors.

Shaw Living, Dalton, Ga., has promoted

Jim Curtin
 to vice president, sales.

Linde Material Handling North America Corp., Summerville, S.C., has appointed

Rich Bevington
 regional sales manager, North Central region, United States.

Mike Paul
 , regional sales manager, Northeast, United States, also will assume responsibility for
central and eastern Canada.


Jake Jacobs
 has joined
Spyder Active Sports Inc., Boulder, Colo., as president and COO.

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Jacobs

WestPoint Home Inc., West Point, Ga., and New York City, has appointed

Joseph Pennacchio
 CEO and

Jeff R. Engel
 COO.

New York City-based
F. Schumacher & Co. has appointed

Daniel J. Bonini
 president and general manager of the newly created Waverly Lifestyle/ FSC division.

Techmer PM LLC, Clinton, Tenn., has named

Kenneth E. Jacobson
 vice president and general manager of the Fibers business unit.



Randall L. Byrd
 has joined Manchester, Conn.-based
Lydall Inc. as president of its North American automotive business.

US Secretary of Commerce

Carlos M. Gutierrez
 has appointed

Wanda Ellis
 , executive director, American Floorcovering Alliance Inc., a member of the Exporters’
Textile Advisory Committee.

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Ellis

Adhesives Research Inc., Glen Rock, Pa., has named

Jeff Robertson
 director and general manager, ARmark™ Authentication Technologies.

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Robertson

Tandus, Dalton, Ga., has appointed

Suzanne Tick
 design director and

Terry Mowers
 creative director.

Koch Membrane Systems Inc. Wilmington, Mass., has appointed

Paul Bushey
 product manager, replacement parts.

Flowserve Corp., Irving, Texas, has named

Lewis M. Kling
 president and CEO, as well as a member of the board.

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Kling

The
Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., has named

Geoffery E. Merszei
 CFO.

Fire-Dex Inc., Medina, Ohio, has named

Steve Bonamer
 national sales and marketing manager.


Steve Mariconti
 has joined
Daikin America Inc., Orangeburg, N.Y., as technical service and applications
development manager, DAI-EL™ high-performance fluoroelastomers.

Innovo Group Inc., Los Angeles, has named

Elena Pickett
 vice president, sales.

Wacker Chemical Corp., Adrian, Mich., has promoted

Debbie Gentry
 to site manager, Kelmar Division.

Avondale Mills Inc., Monroe, Ga., has named

Gregory N. Scoggins
 director, quality assurance; and

Yates W. Bostic Jr.
 director, product development, piece-dyes.

Nilit Ltd., Israel, has named

Donna Hill
 merchandising and sales manager, Nilit America Corp.

November/December 2005

Roger Gilmartin To Acquire Covington Industries

Roger Gilmartin, executive vice
president and COO, Covington Industries Inc., New York City, has reached an agreement with the
Gilmore family for the acquisition of the assets of Covington under a letter of intent executed on
October 18. Abby Gilmore, chairman and CEO, Covington Industries, announced the transaction as the
culmination of the Gilmore family’s expectation when Gilmartin joined Covington in 1996 that he
would serve as president of the company in the transition from the Gilmore family ownership. The
Gilmore family will continue to have an interest in Covington and Abby Gilmore will continue to
serve the company in an advisory capacity. Covington is scheduled to move to new office space in
the Midtown South area by year-end and it is expected that the transaction will close prior to the
move.

Abby Gilmore offered her congratulations to Gilmartin, adding: “It is bittersweet for the
Gilmore family to begin our exit from the company that our father, Benjamin Gilmore, founded 65
years ago, but we are thrilled that Roger will be leading the Covington team in the future. We are
confident that under Roger’s leadership, and with our management team and our excellent and
dedicated staff, the company will continue to serve its customers as a leader in the industry.”

Roger Gilmartin stated that “We are thrilled with the new prospects that further investment
will bring to the business. The management team is set to hit the ground running as we move to new
office space and begin a new era for Covington. We want to thank the Gilmore family for the
confidence they have shown in us and for their vision for Covington’s future in the home textiles
industry.”



Press Release Courtesy of Covington
Industries

November 2005

Crailar Fiber Technologies To Begin Trials On Advanced Natural Fiber

Vancouver-based Hemptown Clothing
Inc. has announced it will invest $1.3 million in recently acquired financing in its subsidiary
Crailar Fiber Technologies Inc., which will use the assets to commence trials on its
Crailar™ advanced natural fiber.

Crailar fiber is the result of a collaboration Hemptown entered into last year with the
National Research Council of Canada to develop of an enzyme that can unlock the economic potential
of industrial hemp fiber as a cost-competitive alternative to cotton.

Crailar is being developed as an eco-friendly fiber destined for a range of commercial
fabric applications because of its strength, flexibility and softness. The company is currently
working on licensing agreements to bring these fabrics to market.

“We have produced some very exciting results in the laboratory recently, and will now
produce large amounts of Crailar fiber, which will be tested as spun fiber for textiles, as well as
shorter fiber for use in advanced natural composite materials,” said Jerry Kroll, CEO, Hemptown. “
It is now possible for us to run these pilot plant quantities of Crailar for these tests, and
potentially even some low volume production runs in Canada and elsewhere to being cash flow on
fiber.”

November 2005

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