Home Textiles Today - September 20, 2004

Between the high euro of the last 18 months and increasing raw material costs, it becomes clear that European countries such as Portugal, site of the new In'Nova show, are facing issues similar to those plaguing the U.S. textiles market. “The market here gets more competitive every day because of imports.

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