Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CFI) yesterday announced it received notification on January 29, 2010, from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that Culp has regained compliance with the NYSE’s quantitative continued listing standards. Culp received a letter of noncompliance from the NYSE in December 2008, notifying the company that it had fallen below both the minimum shareholders’ equity and market capitalization requirements for continued listing on the NYSE. Culp’s reinstatement to compliance comes as a result of the company’s consistent, positive performance commensurate with the business plan submitted to the NYSE, and its compliance with the NYSE’s minimum market capitalization and shareholders’ equity requirements over the past two quarters.

About the Company

Culp, Inc. is one of the world’s largest marketers of mattress fabrics for bedding and upholstery fabrics for furniture. The company’s fabrics are used principally in the production of bedding products and residential and commercial upholstered furniture.

If you work in the fashion industry, you are well aware that the quality of garments is extremely important.  Therefore, our quality assurance policies must be strict and well disiplined.  There is only way way to truly be certain that the quality of your clothing and fabric is meeting the desired standards.  All apparel manufacturers should do "quality testing".

While consumers have always looked for safety, quality and performance in apparel and soft home products, impending regulatory changes can pose confusion for textile manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Intertek, a leading global quality and solutions provider for a wide range of industries, has invested in moving its textile testing capabilities from its Springfield, NJ operation to its Arlington Heights, IL facility for this very reason – to more efficiently serve the changing business climate through increased capacity to cater to changing customer needs for compliance.

Effective February 15, 2010, or as contracts allow, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.'s North American Dispersions business will increase prices by $US 0.05 (five cents) per wet pound in the United States and Canada for all acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acrylic and other polymers used in the adhesives, textiles, nonwovens and construction markets. This action is necessary due to recent increases in the cost of raw materials used to manufacture these products.

About Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

Based in Columbus, Ohio, Hexion Specialty Chemicals is the global leader in thermoset resins. Hexion serves the global wood and industrial markets through a broad range of thermoset technologies, specialty products and technical support for customers in a diverse range of applications and industries. Additional information is available at www.hexion.com.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Textile Manufacturing" report to their offering.

First Research is the leading industry intelligence company that helps sales teams perform faster and smarter, open doors, and close more deals. First Research performs the "heavy lifting" by synthesizing hundreds of sources into an easy to digest format that a sales person can consume very quickly to better understand a prospect's business issues.

Flocking is a decorative detail in clothing in which raised pieces of cloth are applied to the surface in a particular pattern by using an adhesive.  A flocked finish allows you to create among other things, a professional looking suede like lining or finish.  Flocking can be used for t-shirt designs or other embellishment for clothing and fashion accessories.

The application of Flocking is a rather simple process. However, it can be a very messy process.  If you plan on doing flocking yourself it is highly suggested that you wear some sort of dust mask.

Polartec, LLC and Unifi, Inc. announce a new partnership introducing performance fabrics made with REPREVE 100. REPREVE 100 is made from 100 percent post-consumer waste (clear plastic water bottles).

Polartec and Unifi have been industry leaders in the development of high performance recycled content yarns and fabrics. Collaborative efforts
have grown Polartec's recycled product line from less than one percent of total production to over 30 percent in the past four years - dramatically
reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption. The introduction of REPREVE 100 will enable Polartec to shift much more production to recycled content by 2011. Every pound of REPREVE 100 yarn contains approximately 27 water bottles.

Culp, Inc. yesterday announced that, based on quarterly results to date and current estimates, overall sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 ending January 31, 2010, are now expected to be up approximately 18 percent over the prior year period (third quarter fiscal 2009). Mattress fabrics segment sales are expected to be up approximately seven percent and upholstery fabrics segment sales are expected to be up approximately 34 percent over the prior year period. These projected results compare with previously announced expectations of a five percent sales increase for the company as a whole and for each business segment. The company currently expects pre-tax income to be in the range of $3.4 to $3.8 million for the third quarter. These projected results are higher than the company’s previously announced expectation of $2.1 to $2.9 million for the current quarter.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "How to Enter Technical Textiles Markets: Positioning your Company for the Recovery - The 5th Symposium Proceedings" report to their offering.

The aim of this meeting was to inform participants about the crucial issues facing a company entering or expanding their activities in technical textiles, to update participants on the state and future prospects for world markets, to review the latest market opportunities and to highlight emerging new technologies.

Schoeller Technologies Awarded for Research and Developments in the Textile Industry

On 6 November Schoeller Technologies has been awarded with the Textile Design Award 2009 for research and development in textile sector. coldblack(R) is the result of a close cooperation between Schoeller and Clariant International.

"coldblack(R) represents a practically invisible but enormously useful design achievement," said juror Daniel Zehntner. "One that deserves to be known and recognised in the highest degree. The twofold protective function of this innovative high-tech textile treatment is a technical masterstroke with extensive practical relevance in the fields of design and preventive health care". coldblack(R) is a new textile finishing with a double benefit: It reduces the absorption of solar rays so that dark textiles, in  particular, heat up significantly less when exposed to sunlight. And it provides reliable protection from damaging UV rays. All textiles with coldblack(R) feature a UV protection factor of at least 30. "This award is the third within one year", states Hans U. Kohn, COO from Schoeller Technologies. Thomas Winkler, Head Textile Business from Clariant, confirms, "Within short time, we have recorded a large number of manufacturing partners that are developing products with coldblack(R)." coldblack(R) is ideal for all types of clothing worn in sunny weather. Currently, tests are being conducted for car seats and garden furniture.

Local creativity with a global broadcast

Albert Kriemler from Swiss fashion company AKRIS was granted in addition a Merit Award for his tireless performance for Swiss Design.
Martin Leuthold of Jakob Schlaepfer won "The Textile Design Award for innovative solutions for textiles" for Secret Garden. All three textile
design winners come from the canton of St. Gallen and enjoy regionally and internationally long standing excellent reputations.

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Milliken & Company, one of the world’s largest privately-held textile and chemical manufacturers, today announced the launch of a new lightweight flame resistant (FR) fabric, as part of its Amplitude® line of workwear fabrics. Amplitude is the company’s line of patent-pending premium, high-performance FR fabrics for industrial workwear.

Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls used primarily in the paper production process, today announced that it plans to release financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, ending September 30, 2009, after the close of regular market trading on Thursday, November 5, 2009.

The company plans to hold a conference call the following morning:

Date:		Friday, November 6, 2009
Start Time:		8:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Domestic Dial-In:		+1-888-396-2369
International Dial-In:		+1-617-847-8710
Passcode:		55836412
Webcast & Slide Presentation:		www.xerium.com/investorrelations

To participate on the call, please dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start. A live audio webcast and replay of the call, in addition to a slide presentation, may be found in the investor relations section of the company’s website at www.xerium.com.

About Xerium Technologies

Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: XRM) is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of two types of consumable products used primarily in the production of paper: clothing and roll covers. The Company, which operates around the world under a variety of brand names, utilizes a broad portfolio of patented and proprietary technologies to provide customers with tailored solutions and products integral to production, all designed to optimize performance and reduce operational costs. With 32 manufacturing facilities in 13 countries around the world, Xerium has approximately 3,300 employees.

Make sure you have already added your latest company data and profile on the Textile Industry Directory website. To have good results on Google.com & Yahoo.com as being part of the textile industry search results, it may be helpful to be listed on important textile industry directories.  We are not certain that listing in this textile directory would help your results on Google search, Bing,  or Yahoo search, but it probably can't hurt to be listed in the Textile Industry Directory if your company is involved in the textile industry.
 
If you have still not added your latest contact details and profile then immediately visit http://www.textileindustrydirectory.com/members/user_register_account.php to create an account and update your profile for FREE.

By the way, if you work for a textile mill you should make sure that you are listed in the textile and fabric manufacturers section at Apparel Search.

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Milliken & Company®, one of the world’s largest privately-held textile and chemical manufacturers, and W.L. Gore & Associates, a world leader in the development of high performance protective fabrics, today announced the launch of the new JSLIST Chemical/Biological (CB) Coverall for Combat Vehicle Crewman (JC3). The coverall uses a two layer fabric system consisting of Milliken’s Abrams™ flame resistant (FR) fabric and the moisture vapor breathable GORE® CHEMPAK® Selectively Permeable protective barrier liner. This joint offering has been chosen as the only approved CB Protective fabric system for the United States Army and Marine combat vehicle crews.

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.

Trends in US Textile and Clothing Imports, 2009 Edition

US import prices rose for a third successive year in 2008, following several years of decline. The rise in 2008 was led by China. By contrast, there were falls in the average prices of imports from Vietnam and India—the USA’s second and third largest suppliers of textiles and apparel respectively. China strengthened its lead as the USA’s biggest supplier in 2008, in both value and volume terms. However, growth in imports from China slowed to just 1.1% in value terms—and in volume terms imports from China actually fell by 3.6%. Despite these developments, China’s share of the US import market grew slightly in 2008—from 33.5% to 35.1% in value terms and from 40.3% to 40.9% in volume.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [Q3 2009 Edition]" to their offering.

The All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills Industry report is the most comprehensive market research report available on this industry. It provides the most updated data and analysis on the industry's key financial data, cost and pricing, competitive landscape, industry structure, and trends and opportunities.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations U.S., LLC's new report "Thread Mills Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade Q3 2009 Edition" to their offering. *This is an updated report

The newly published Thread Mills Industry report provides the latest market research on the industry. Its comprehensive scope contains analysis on the industry's key financial data, competitive landscape, upstream and downstream industries, and trends and opportunities within the context of the current economic environment.