NCTO Elects Georgia Yarn Manufacturing CEO as 2018 Chairman
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) held its 15th Annual Meeting March 20-22 in Washington, DC. Elected as NCTO officers for 2018 are:
Chairman – Marty Moran
- Mr. Moran is CEO of Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., a leading fine-count yarn supplier with a manufacturing plant and its U.S. headquarters in Jefferson, Georgia.
- Mr. Moran also served as 2017 NCTO Vice Chairman.
Vice Chairman – Don Bockoven
- Mr. Bockoven is President & CEO of Wellford, South Carolina-based Leigh Fibers and ICE Recycling. Leigh Fibers is an innovative leader in converting textile waste into fiber solutions.
NCTO is a Washington, DC-based trade association that represents domestic textile manufacturers.
- U.S. employment in the textile supply chain was 550,500 in 2017.
- The value of shipments for U.S. textiles and apparel was $77.9 billion in 2017.
- U.S. exports of fiber, textiles and apparel were $28.6 billion in 2017.
- Capital expenditures for textile and apparel production totaled $2.4 billion in 2016, the last year for which data is available.
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CONTACT: Lloyd Wood
(202) 822-8028
lwood@ncto.org
