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The U.S. trade representative visited Glen Raven’s state-of-the-art yarn spinning manufacturing facility and headquarters for its Sunbrella flagship brand in Burlington recently and discussed the supply chain.
Ambassador Katherine Tai’s visit included a tour of the Sunbrella facilities, a design and innovation center and a roundtable discussion with several other textile executives based in North Carolina who highlighted the significant impact of the sector to the U.S. economy.
The visit coincides with USTR’s Federal Register notice for public input as the Biden administration develops trade and investment policy initiatives related to a domestic supply chain resilience plan.
USTR has highlighted domestic textiles as a critical part of the supply chain. The textile sector includes yarns, fabrics, apparel and other finished goods. The trade representative’s office is requesting input on policies that are currently working well for these sectors and those that are not working well.
Glen Raven CEO Leib Oehmig said the policies that will be developed will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the entire U.S. textile industry.
“We are deeply honored to host Ambassador Tai at our Sunbrella headquarters and yarn-spinning facility in Burlington, N.C., to demonstrate how the right trade policies can help bolster domestic manufacturing facilities such as ours, facilitate employment and lead to the expansion and growth of this vital manufacturing sector,” Oehmig said. “Our industry has been navigating severe economic and global trade headwinds over the past several months, and we sincerely appreciate Ambassador Tai’s commitment to gaining first-hand insight into the challenges confronting our industry in the global trade arena and continuing the dialogue we had here.”
Glen Raven, a family-owned company founded in 1880, operates five manufacturing facilities in North and South Carolina employing 2,500 people, including a joint venture with Shawmut Corp.
