Category: News & Updates
News and Updates in the industry
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<URGENT NOTICE> Importing Shell Buttons into the US
At ApparelX, we sell shell buttons from japanese button manufacturers. We have recently found out that our customers/ US importers require a US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) permit/license to import shell products, including the buttons we sell. We have inquired with the US FWS’s Office of Law Enforcement to gather details. If you plan… Read more
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Preview in Daegu, Textile trade show – Daegu, Korea
Have you ever wondered what Preview in Daegu was like? We went to Preview in Daegu 2025, last week from March 5~7, 2025. It was our first time exhibiting at PID and our second time in Korea. Our first time was exhibiting at the PIS (Preview in Seoul) Aug. 2024. We had assumed that PID… Read more
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PFAS Free Fabric
In this article, I’ll be going over what PFAS is and PFAS free fabric in the context of the Japanese textile industry. What is PFAS? PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been used in a wide variety of products, including fabrics, due to their ability to repel water,… Read more
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Cotton Linen Blend
We’ll be discussing cotton linen blend fabrics today. If you regularly purchase linen material, you’re probably aware of this, but prices have more than doubled in recent years. Possible reasons for this include climate change in Europe, where linen originates, and a decrease in the number of farmers cultivating flax, the raw material for linen.… Read more
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YKK Custom Zipper Pulls
The latest information on YKK’s custom sliders and pulls is now available! November 2024 In this article, we have compiled a list of items that are not standard items but items that we saw at YKK FASTENING CREATION for 2025 that can be made to order. We hope that this will be useful for ideas… Read more