International Textile Group (ITG) has announced that its Carlisle Finishing division has reached an agreement to purchase the H. Landau division of HLC Industries, a worldwide supplier of specification and commercial military uniform fabrics.

The H. Landau division will be integrated into the Carlisle Finishing business, which operates as a commission printing and finishing supplier for apparel and interior furnishings products. With this purchase, Carlisle Finishing will be able to sell fabrics directly to military and government customers in addition to being a commission finisher for these and other products.

"We are excited about the expanded opportunities this purchase brings to our Carlisle business," said Carlisle Finishing President James Payne. "Carlisle Finishing is known for quality commission printing, dyeing, and finishing services and we have been aggressively involved in the printing of military camouflage. With the addition of H. Landau, we will become the direct seller of these fabrics to several customers thereby providing us new opportunities to grow the business.”

Established in 1916, HLC Industries, headquartered in Philadelphia, supplies fabrics for the US Government and Armed Forces throughout the world. In addition to the H. Landau division, HLC operates the Aerotex Products division, manufacturing sport and military parachute fabrics, and the Gladwyne Textiles division, manufacturing equipment fabrics for the military and leisure fabrics industry. HLC will continue to operate the Aerotex and Gladwyne divisions.

Carlisle Finishing operates as a business unit of International Textile Group. Located in Carlisle, South Carolina, Carlisle is a domestic commission dyeing, printing and finishing operation for woven and non-woven fabrics serving the apparel, specialty and home decorative markets.