The National Council of Textile Organisations (NCTO) held its 16thAnnual Meeting from March 19-21 in Washington, DC. The organisation elected Leib Oehmig, CEO, Glen Raven, Inc as its Chairman. Glen Raven is an innovative leader in textile research and development, dying, spinning, weaving and finishing, and distribution and logistics.
NCTO also appointed David Roberts, CEO, CAP Yarns, Inc as the Vice-Chairman of the organisation. A specialty yarn manufacturer, CAP Yarns develops unique yarns for the knitting and weaving industry.
The US employed around was 594,147 people in its textile supply chain in 2018. The total value of shipments for U.S. textiles and apparel was $76.8 billion. Its exports of fiber, textiles and apparel were $30.1 billion in 2018.
