The U.S. textile industry opposes trade agreements and initiatives that give countries that unfairly subsidize their export sectors more access to the U.S. market.

The U.S. textile industry is the third largest textile exporter in the world. Textile exports in 2013 totaled nearly $18 billion dollars. The industry exports to more than 60 countries, including 23 with export markets that purchase in excess of $100 million.

James C. Self III, President and COO of Greenwood Mills, located in Greenwood, SC was elected to serve as Chairman of the National Council of Textile Organizations during the group’s 11th Annual Meeting held at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC March 25-27.