Article: HEIMTEXTIL: TRAFFIC STEADY, BUT UNCERTAINTIES PERSIST, U.S EXHIBITORS FIND REWARDS AND CHALLENGES IN GLOBAL MARKET.

FRANKFURT, Germany-U.S. fabric suppliers showing at Heimtextil reported mostly steady order-writing compared to 1998, thanks in part to growing international markets that moved a steady stream of buyers through their booths. Heimtextil concluded its four-day run January 16 at Messe Frankfurt here.

"This year's business is equivalent to last year's," offered Tim Dolan, vice president of sales and marketing at Culp Inc. While some global situations like the Brazilian currency crisis were causing concern about the industry as a whole, Steve Graven, vice president of international marketing for Culp, commented that other regions, such as Russia, had improved.

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