textile
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"For us, access to the European market is vital," said Pierre-Yves Bonvin, head of textile machinery manufacturer Steiger, which exports its entire production to the EU.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Those textile fragments ultimately became one of the most important sources of evidence in reconstructing the history and age of the collection.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
But wage-earners—in textile manufacturing and railroading, to pick two examples—gained by the steady appreciation in the purchasing power of their hard-earned money.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
"There is no infrastructure to dispose of these massive amounts of textile waste, and official dump sites have been overflowing for years," environmental organisation Greenpeace says.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
How many mill towns saw their mills close; how many shoe towns saw the shoe industry move elsewhere; how many towns that were once textile powerhouses now buy all their linens from China?
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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