Thanks to a growing domestic consumption, the GDP of Indonesia is forecasted to grow six to seven-percent over the next year, far outpacing its regional neighbors who are still coping with the effects of a global recession.

LAGENTHAL, Switzerland – Création Baumann is celebrating its 125 year anniversary with the recent launch of a spring “Inspired” collection of curtains and upholstery and has announced plans to bring its Systems sector which includes its line of hardware of panels and roller blinds along with the accompanying upholstery to the U.S. market as early as this autumn.

Bonded leather, a niche corner of the leather upholstery industry, is maintaining its fair share of the market thanks in large part to Alan Naness, founder and president of Seattle-based Design Resources, Inc.

With more than forty years in the textile industry, Naness capitalized on the demand for leather that he saw evident in the U.S. beginning in the 1980’s.

HENDERSON, North Carolina — Raxon Mills, a small, specialized contract mill with annual sales of approximately $10 million will build what has been described as a state of the art textile mill of roughly 50,000 square-feet in Henderson by the summer of 2011, according to Joseph Berasi, president of Vescom America Inc., the parent company for the past 13 years.

The current Raxon mill is in Allentown, PA.

BOBINGEN, Germany — Trevira GmbH, the polyester fibre manufacturer headquartered in Germany, is now owned by a consortium of Thai-based Indorama Ventures PCL and Italian-based Sinterama. The consortium signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition with CA Werner Schneider, effective February 4, 2011.

HIGH POINT, North Carolina —U.S. based mill Se7en has carved its reputation as a supplier of customized upholstery product in the $4 - $24 range and with the addition of Paragon Global as a partner, a broader product mix is being offered.

PERAK, Malaysia— Three billion people live within five hours of Malaysia and no one understands the potential business this statistic presents better than Kirti Kumar Tejani, MD, Tejani Holdings who uses Malaysia as a starting point for fabric wholesaling of his 'Legend' brand. 

LEBANON, Pennsylvania – Keystone Weaving Mills Inc. has turned production of what was an 82-year-old apparel fabrics mill into a home furnishings fabric supplier with custom weaving capabilities.

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ISTANBUL, Turkery -- Evteks 2011 will offer new solutions and fresh designs with an emphasis on flexible manufacturing mantras. India is employing various strategies to combat the challenge of offering affordable products amid rising production costs.