CCI Tour to Showcase U.S. Yarn and Fabrics to Uniform Manufacturers
September 23, 2014 Apparel manufacturers from eight Western Hemisphere countries will get an extensive look at U.S. cotton yarn and fabric production September 29-October 2 as part of Cotton Council International’s (CCI) 2014 COTTON USA Western Hemisphere Uniform Manufacturers Tour.
This tour is one of many COTTON USA Sourcing Programs that develop business relationships throughout the cotton textile and apparel chain to help increase U.S. manufactured cotton product exports to the Western Hemisphere. The program will focus on the uniform/corporate image wear industry – a key market for U.S. yarn and fabrics.
A number of Latin and South American participants representing 24 companies located in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru are scheduled to participate in the visit.
The tour begins with a seminar on September 29 in Greensboro, GA, where participants will get cotton market and U.S. uniform market outlooks and hear reports on advancements in cotton technologies and sourcing requirements for the uniform market. They also will participate in a trade fair that includes representatives from eight U.S.-based uniform companies – Aramark, Edwards Garment, G&K Services, Lands’ End, OOBE, Parker Uniforms, Superior Uniform Group, VF Corporation and Williamson Dickie.
During the rest of the tour, visits will be scheduled with other U.S. based manufacturers, including Alamac American Knits, Antex Knitting Mills, Buhler Quality Yarns, CCW, Inc., Contempora Fabrics, Cotswold Industries/Central Textiles, Frontier Spinning Mills, Hamrick Mills, King America Textile Group, Parkdale, Swisstex, Tuscarora Yarns and Zagis.
CCI President Jordan Lea, a Greenville, SC cotton merchant, said, “CCI has focused on the U.S. uniform and corporate image wear market since 2010,” said CCI President Jordan Lea, a Greenville, SC cotton merchant. “This is a sector that continues to be very robust, with about $9 billion in annual sales.
“This tour will enable CCI to showcase these U.S. manufacturers’ production efficiency, their fabrics’ style versatility, and performance properties such as antimicrobial, moisture wicking and flame resistant,” he added. “We hope exposing participants to these companies’ superior quality, innovations and service will lead to even more sourcing of the uniform industry in the Western Hemisphere.”
Source – Cotton Council International
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