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Anderson Warlick elected new NCTO Chairman
21 May '08
3 min read
Industry Support Council –John Dunavant of Dunavant Enterprises, Joe Okey of American Monforts, and Tom Perkinson of Oerlikon Textile Inc.
After being elected chairman, Warlick's first order of business was to announce appointments to the following offices of NCTO: president and CEO – Cass Johnson, NCTO; secretary – Mike Hubbard, NCTO; and treasurer – Werner Bieri, Buhler Quality Yarns Corporation.
He also announced chairmen for the following NCTO program committees: Cotton – Andy Warlick, Parkdale; Government Procurement – Josh Hamilton, Wellstone; Regulatory & Standards – Jim Booterbaugh, National Spinning Company; and Trade & Economic Policy – Allen Gant, Glen Raven Inc.
The National Council of Textile Organizations, headquartered in Washington, DC with office in Gastonia, NC, is the national trade association representing the entire spectrum of the textile sector.
Domestically focused to ensure a prosperous future for the U.S. textile sector and globally positioned to work effectively with our international allies, NCTO is on the front lines meeting the challenges of the 21st Century for the industry.
KEY FACTS ABOUT THE U.S. TEXTILE INDUSTRY:
• One of the largest manufacturing employers in the United States, the overall textile sector employs nearly one million workers (862,800) in 2006. Textile mills alone employed 356,700 workers.
• Third largest exporter of textile products in the world – more than $16.5billion in 2006.
• Two-thirds of U.S. textile exports during 2006 went to developing countries. The U.S. textile industry exported to more than 50 countries, with 20 countries buying more than $100 million a year.
• Supplies more than 8,000 different textile products a year to the U.S. military.
• U.S. textile shipments totaled $67 billion in 2006.
• Invested more than $8 billion in new plants and equipment from 2001-2005.
• Increased productivity by 49 percent over the last 10 years and ranks second among all industrial sectors in productivity increases.
• In 2006, textile workers on average earned 117.4 percent more than clothing store workers ($509 a week vs. $234) and received health care and pension benefits.
After being elected chairman, Warlick's first order of business was to announce appointments to the following offices of NCTO: president and CEO – Cass Johnson, NCTO; secretary – Mike Hubbard, NCTO; and treasurer – Werner Bieri, Buhler Quality Yarns Corporation.
He also announced chairmen for the following NCTO program committees: Cotton – Andy Warlick, Parkdale; Government Procurement – Josh Hamilton, Wellstone; Regulatory & Standards – Jim Booterbaugh, National Spinning Company; and Trade & Economic Policy – Allen Gant, Glen Raven Inc.
The National Council of Textile Organizations, headquartered in Washington, DC with office in Gastonia, NC, is the national trade association representing the entire spectrum of the textile sector.
Domestically focused to ensure a prosperous future for the U.S. textile sector and globally positioned to work effectively with our international allies, NCTO is on the front lines meeting the challenges of the 21st Century for the industry.
KEY FACTS ABOUT THE U.S. TEXTILE INDUSTRY:
• One of the largest manufacturing employers in the United States, the overall textile sector employs nearly one million workers (862,800) in 2006. Textile mills alone employed 356,700 workers.
• Third largest exporter of textile products in the world – more than $16.5billion in 2006.
• Two-thirds of U.S. textile exports during 2006 went to developing countries. The U.S. textile industry exported to more than 50 countries, with 20 countries buying more than $100 million a year.
• Supplies more than 8,000 different textile products a year to the U.S. military.
• U.S. textile shipments totaled $67 billion in 2006.
• Invested more than $8 billion in new plants and equipment from 2001-2005.
• Increased productivity by 49 percent over the last 10 years and ranks second among all industrial sectors in productivity increases.
• In 2006, textile workers on average earned 117.4 percent more than clothing store workers ($509 a week vs. $234) and received health care and pension benefits.
National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)
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