30/04/2015
Comeback in the USA
These days, we generally associate the manufacture of textiles with countries like China, India, Turkey, Bangladesh and even Vietnam and Cambodia. And yet, textile production in the USA is quietly experiencing an unobtrusive comeback. Quo vadis, Americas textile and apparel industry?

The US textile industry has challenged the government to turn the USA into a more attractiv production location Photo: Fotolia

The US textile industry has challenged the government to turn the USA into a more attractiv production location Photo: Fotolia

In mid-March the Obama administration announced its intention to invest US$ 150m in a new competition initiative to stimulate innovative innovation in textiles production Photo: Manik Mehta