International Fiber Journal
6000 Fairview Road, Suite 1200
Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 USA
Tel. 1 704 552 3708 / Fax 1 704 552 3705
E-mail: ifj@ifj.com
Internet: www.fiberjournal.com

Walter C. McMickle, Founder
Klaas De Waal, Publisher
Antoinette De Waal, Associate Publisher

Administration Department
Barbara Ragsdale, Manager

Circulation Department
Cherri Jonte, Subscription Administrator

Editorial Department
Ken Norberg, Editor
Geoff Fisher, European Editor
Adrian Wilson, Intl. Correspondent
Jozef De Coster, Intl. Correspondent
Beatrice Lee, Taiwan Correspondent
Hannah Miller, US Editor
Wei Quan GUO, China Correspondent
Chen Nan Yang, China Correspondent
Sunil Puri, India Correspondent
Dr. Ali Demir, Technical Editors
Ralph Benoy, Advertising Design

Editorial Board
Charles M. Heschmeyer
Bhuvenesh C. Goswami, Ph.D.,
Clemson University School of Textiles
I. Lewis Langley, President,
Spinning Services & Systems
Kurt W. Niederer
President, K. Niederer & Associates

INTERNATIONAL FIBER JOURNAL ( ISSN 1049-801x) (USPS 004-973) is published 6 times per year annually in February, April, June, August, October and December.