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Why it's time to build a new US textile industry
2019-04-23 19:32:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
In an increasingly competitive world, it is time for the US textile industry to consider a new strategy, according to David Birnbaum. Instead of relying on free-trade partners for exports, he suggests a move away from garment related fabrics, a focus on high-tech materials, and replacing the yarn forward rule with fibre-only could be the key to reinvention.
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