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October 2006
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31 October 2006
CA Gap opens flagship Banana Republic store in Montreal
US The Nautica Brand opens first men's, women's and children’s retail store
DE Premium Fall/Winter 2007/2008 confirmed for Berlin
30 October 2006
GB Holliday Pigments appoints regional sales and marketing manager
DE DyStar opens new facility in Nanjing
US Declining footwear sales at Timberland in third quarter
US Unifi announces acquisition
IT Eurojersey sponsors Alberto Ceriani at Ironman
US Applied Technologies sector boosts Albany’s Q3 results
US Nike appoints new head of global running business
US Improved Q3 sales at Columbia Sportswear
27 October 2006
CA Canadian leather and textile set to decrease
ZA South Africa and Korea sign trade agreement
US Sims licensed to The Sports Authority
FR PPR revenue up 7%
GB New Christmastime products from Musto
26 October 2006
US Jones Apparel Group posts Q3 revenue decline
CH Ciba and Max Planck develop materials for printable organic electronics
GB Halifax highlights increased spending on fashion
US Strong Performance fibres results at Rayonier in Q3
IT Fila sponsors St Petersburg Open
DE Adidas Group to sell Greg Norman Collection to MacGregor Golf Company
US Under Armour appoints first chief supply chain officer
GB Sorbothane sponsors Matthew Hoggard
25 October 2006
TH CMP Asia donates to tsunami survivors
EU Textiles and textile products contribute little to euro area new orders index
US 7% sales increase at DuPont in Q3
IL Nilit presents new products at Intertextile Shanghai
US Huntsman Restructures New Textile Effects Business
US Sales up 7% at Rohm and Haas
US ITG and Safety Components International complete merger
IE Performance apparel sector continues to grow
24 October 2006
US Record Q3 results at VF
IT Swimwear gets a boost
23 October 2006
US New board members at Cutter & Buck
DE Bayer MaterialScience to acquire Ure-Tech Group
IT Increased Italian clothing sales in August
US Q3 apparel and footwear sales up at Oakley
US Second spring collection from The North Face
GB Analog and Gravis launch limited edition shoe
US VF Corporation appoints new board member
20 October 2006
GB Winter accessories from Musto
ET Ethiopia seeks Indian industry investment
US Management change at Martin + Osa
BR Olympikus inaugurates its first owned store
US Oakley names new director of apparel merchandising
KR Hyosung to acquire Tongkook spandex facilities
DE Opportunities for creative people at ispo winter 07
US LiquiCell Technologies and Xsensible sign licensing agreement
MX Adidas signs sponsorship deal with Mexican Football Association
FR Change of venue for Texworld
DK Ecco introduces 2007 US women’s golf collection
18 October 2006
US Moore Company launches Turf Tex
GB New range from Musto
CN Nike names five VPs to national and regional roles
US Reebok and NHL launch new apparel ranges
17 October 2006
US Delta Apparel completes acquisition of Fun Tees
BD Textiles boost Bangladesh’s export figures
CA Algo exits fashion fabrics business
PS Textile and clothing prices lead to decline in Palestinian price index
16 October 2006
CA Quebec's economic growth affected by Asian competition
US New head of Nike's Bauer Hockey subsidiary
ES Polartec signs new performance wear contracts in Spain
TW Singtex opens new facility
US New board member elected at Eastman Chemical Company
US Cat Osterman signs with Wilson Sporting Goods
US Dow Fiber Solutions opens New York showroom
13 October 2006
IE Report on thermal and moisture transport in textiles published
US Nike agrees licensing partnership with Black Fives
US Dow Corning to present at SGMA sports technology meeting
CN DuPont partners with Glory to produce Sorona Polymer in Asia
US Eddie Bauer listed on NASDAQ
GB Womenswear boosts first half revenues at Burberry
VN Vietnam looks to improve key industries
US PVH to market IZOD from June 2007
US Safety Systems launches driFIRE performance wear
US AATCC sponsors Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
DE Messe Frankfurt appoints new VP, Textile Fairs
FR New CEO of LVMH and chairman & CEO of Donna Karan
US Puma launches v1.06 MISL Match Ball
12 October 2006
CL Mossimo signs license agreement with Falabella
US Ross Stores to acquire 46 stores from Albertsons
11 October 2006
IT Increased sales at Lotto Sport Italia in first half
NL European Grant for TenCate Digitex Project
OM Over 400 exhibitors at Eid Festival 2006
US GTXC to provide personal GPS devices to governmental security agencies
US Gap collection to help eliminate AIDS in Africa
US Rohm and Haas launches new initiatives
FR 11,119 foreign visitors at Mod'Amont
US Hartmarx appoints group president of HMX Sportswear
10 October 2006
US New flame retardant for polyester, cotton and blends
US JCPenney introduces new brands from Liz Claiborne
AE New men’s collection from Sixty
MX Everlast adds Mexican license for branded bags
DE New management for ispovision
US Flagship Perry Ellis store opens in Miami
US Montane adds new fleece with Polartec to range
09 October 2006
US Huntsman establishes centre of excellence for exhaust processing of textiles
US American Eagle Outfitters posts September Sales of $233.4 million
US 4.2% increase in September sales at Pacific Sunwear
US Sales increase at JoS. A. Bank Clothiers
US Dow Corning to present new technology at AATCC’s IC&E
06 October 2006
US Nike makes new appointments in core business sectors
US Huntsman launches new silicone coating products
CH The North Face opens flagship store in Zermatt
US Dow Fiber Solutions and Calvin Klein Underwear team up
US Positive Q3 results at Wolverine
US Foot Locker donates over 4,000 pairs of shoes & socks to children
US Fossil introduces NFL watch collection
CN Polymer Group opens textile plant in Suzhou
IN Indian industrial production reaches new high
US More than 200 attend Gerber Software Users Conference
05 October 2006
FR Coolmax Clean featured at Expofil
US New VP of Sales at Execute Sports
US Sales at Zumiez increase 47%
US New 3P concept launched to protect polyamide during processing
US Huntsman launches branding programme for colour and finishing effects
HK Source It opens in Hong Kong
KR Interstoff Asia Autumn welcomes 267 exhibitors
DE Lanxess raises prices
CH Ciba and Clariant sign agreement for Masterbatch business
HK A new platform for CTC Asia laboratory in Hong Kong
04 October 2006
US Management changes at Columbia Sportswear
ES Higher visitor numbers at SIMM
DE International textile meeting in Heidelberg
SA Huntsman sells European Commodities business to SABIC
US AirBoss receives USJS order
US C.C. Filson names new president and CEO
GB Retail, apparel and footwear conference to be held in London
US Kellwood Company acquires Vince
03 October 2006
RU Staff changes at ispo Group
FR A new step for Indigo Fashion edition
DE Production restricted following explosion in Bayer TDI plant
US Broder Bros acquires Amtex Imports
GB Nano-Tex appoints UK Business Development Director
US Animal fur inspires Polartec’s Bio mimicry fabric
DE BASF & Arch Chemicals team up
CN Record exhibitor attendance expected at Intertextile
CA Five new spring collections from LIJA
SE Jaguar and Nilörngruppen join forces
CH Schoeller fabric collections for shoes and accessories
US New viscose fibre with Outlast technology

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