Q What are some of the recent developments or updates that Consoltex has made in its Home Furnishings products?  What are the advantages of these changes?

A Following the lead of our outerwear business segment, we recently introduced recycled polyester yarns into our home textile product offering.  Our outerwear business segment that has been developing industry leading eco-friendly performance fabrics for a number of years now.  Our R&D team has gathered a wealth of knowledge working with earth-friendly yarns.  In many instances we are replacing the virgin polyester content with recycled polyester yarns.  The end result is a product that has the same look and feel but comes with a significant environmental appeal – an appeal that is increasingly sought after by the end consumer.

Q What are the current challenges facing the Home Furnishings market?

A As is the case in most other segments of the textile industry, imports (fabrics and finished product) are the biggest challenge we are facing in the home furnishings market.  Another challenge is the increasing demand by retailers for newness of product.  Retailers are seeking constant freshness in their product offering and are revamping their styles more frequently.  The result is shorter product life cycles for fabrics.  We rely on our expertise both in trend forecasting and research and development in order to remain ahead of the game by producing innovative products on demand.

Q What is Consoltex doing to address the needs/challenges of the Home Furnishings market?

A Consoltex is a vertically integrated organization servicing a wide diverse set of market segments including protection, outerwear, military, medical, technical and commercial textiles.  Our developers employ something we call cross market development – basically a sharing of information across market segments in an effort to facilitate the product development process on a global scale.  As such we are addressing our challenges in part through constant innovation.  New technologies, new inputs, new designs all keep us at the high end of the spectrum.  We are also supplementing our line with imports of finished products from certified partners.  These products are specifically designed to address the needs of ready-made home furnishing manufacturers.

Q What do you see as the opportunities for Consoltex in the Home Furnishings market over the short term?  What does the future hold?

A Short term opportunities include expanding our line of earth-friendly fabrics to keep up with the growing demand for green product solutions in this market segment.  Imports of ready-made product will also continue to provide significant business opportunities for us in the short term.

As for the future… wait, let me grab my crystal ball!

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