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CCI presented five fashion shows at its stand featuring garments from regional manufacturers that source their yarns and fabrics from the U.S. Two private events took place, one with Korean textile and garment makers, in an effort to strengthen the relationships between U.S. mills and the important Korean business community in Central America. The second event included several key companies from Central America, and nine U.S. companies took part in the COTTON USA Pavilion: Antex Knitting Mills, Buhler Quality Yarns Corp.; Carolina Cotton Works, Inc.; Contempora Fabrics; Frontier Spinning Mills, Inc.; Hamrick Mills, Inc.; Parkdale; Tuscarora Yarns, Inc.; and Zagis USA. CCI and Cotton Incorporated Celebrate Cotton Day Across Northeast Asia CCI sponsored Cotton Day celebrations across Northeast Asia. The consumer and trade events highlighted the intrinsic benefits of the world's favorite fiber through COTTON USA Mark branded consumer events and executive interviews. Consumer and trade media were on hand at all stops and initial results indicate this year's events were again very successful. During the week, major television, print and wire media services reported on U.S. cotton following a series of U.S. cotton promotion events and interviews with representatives from CCI and Cotton Incorporated. CCI's President and Executive Director joined representatives from CCI and Cotton Incorporated in Tokyo to attend the 15th annual Japan Cotton Day on May 10. This year's event was made possible through a continued partnership with the Japan Spinners' Association, the Japan Cotton Promotion Institute and the Japanese textile industry. The ceremony awarded three famous Japanese celebrities selected for their commitment to the style and comfort of cotton products. Over 250 guests from the Japanese textile-apparel industry were in attendance. Cotton Day Korea's message was cotton and the special relationship between mother and child. The "Cotton Love Together" fashion contest featured ten mothers with their children in cotton from their own designs. CCI Korea partnered with Save the Children and its COTTON USA partner Lotte Mart to take the message of Cotton Day Korea to children in need. Also, through cooperation with the Spinners and Weavers Association of Korea, CCI was able provide the opportunity for young Korean designers to showcase their creativity through a T-shirt design contest. Cotton Day Taiwan focused on cotton as a medium for expression. CCI Taiwan partnered with Shih-Chien University to highlight a fashion show for young future designers. In addition, Cotton Day Taiwan was the launch of the partnership with celebrity musicians Mr. Darren Chiu and Mr. Yannick Yang. COTTON USA licensees New Balance and manufacturers Tah Tong and Formosa Taffeta provided pure cotton apparel for the fashion show. COTTON USA Sourcing Program Delegation Visits Korea The goal of the visit was to enhance relationships between U.S. mills and Korean garment manufacturers with operations in Central America. The program included a seminar on economics and sustainability for Korean garment manufacturers, as well as a visit by U.S. mills to the Korean garment manufacturers' headquarters. Seventy garment exporters' yarn and fabric buying directors and managers attended the COTTON USA seminar to learn 2011/12 perspectives on cotton sourcing and how to implement sustainability in their global manufacturing operations. More than 30 individual meetings took place during the COTTON USA delegation's visit to Korea. Participating U.S. mills included: Antex Knitting Mills, Buhler Quality Yarns, Frontier Spinning Mills, Parkdale and Tuscarora Yarns.
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