Article: Duro Industries Purchases Major Player in Apparel Linings Business; Fall River Firm Purchases Assets of Balson-Hercules Group.

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FALL RIVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2001

Duro Industries of Fall River, MA, the nation's leading independent dyer and finisher, announced today that it has closed on the purchase of the Balson Hercules apparel lining business from The Balson Hercules Group, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Consoltex (USA) of New York City. The purchase price was undisclosed.

Balson Hercules is best known as the premier supplier of high quality lining fabric for men's tailored clothing. The company counts almost all of the major men's apparel manufacturers among its many customers. (In an April article in the Wall Street Journal, NFD ...

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