Veltex Corporation Launches Major Distribution Operation in Mainland China. Joins World's Largest Textile and Clothing Trade Cen
March 08 2007 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Veltex
Corporation (OTC:VLXC) today announced that it has finalized and
signed contracts with the Municipal Government of Wuxi City,
Jiangsu, China. This will allow Veltex to begin operations as a
major retail and wholesale operation in the city's International
Textile and Fashion Mega-Mall or "ITFM." The ITFM complex covers
more than 1.30 Million square meters, and is the world's largest
textile and clothing trade center. ITFM, located at the
intersection of Taihu Avenue and Huning (Shanghai-Nanjing)
Expressway in the New District of Wuxi City, is one of the
2007-2008 major construction projects of the Wuxi Municipal
Government. Javeed Matin, Chairman and CEO stated, "We are excited
to announce this major move for Veltex allowing the company to
expand upon the 'Veltex Brand' worldwide. I am very pleased to
announce the successful culmination of more than one year of
negotiations resulting in an excellent long-term contract. I am
highly confident that this project will be immediately accretive to
our bottom line in 2007. Veltex and its products will sit center
stage in the fastest growing consumer marketplace in the world.
This is just the beginning of a long and profitable relationship
between' Veltex and the People's Republic of China." Veltex
recently announced earnings of more than $70 million or .25 per
share and assets exceeding $53 million. Stephen G. Macklem,
Chairman of the Committee to Enhance Shareholder Value, will travel
with Mr. Matin to Shanghai China at the end of the month. The Grand
Opening of ITFM is scheduled for March 28th, 2007. China National
Television will cover the opening of the Mega Mall and Veltex will
be interviewed on camera. Veltex will also be meeting with
investment bankers and government officials of the Shanghai Stock
Exchange during its visit. The Company is aggressively exploring
the option of the dual listing of its common shares on that
exchange. About the ITFM As an important part of the 4.0 million
square meters International Textile and Clothing Industrial Park
created by the Wuxi Municipal Government, ITFM covers an area of
0.65 million square meters with 1.3 million square meters of floor
space. The Clothing and Accessories Trade Area totals 0.58 million
square meters, the Textile Trade Area is 0.39 million square meters
and the Central Business Area is 0.38 million square meters. Nearly
ten thousand enterprises engaged in textile and clothing can be
held in the center. ITFM is expected to be the world's largest
textile and clothing distribution center and the world's largest
brand name clothing and accessories franchise chain center. ITFM
will be the gathering place and home of the textile, fabrics,
clothing accessory, industrial textile, textile machines and
related products from all of China and large foreign textile
industrial bases, such as Bangladesh. The mall will be assembling
all types of clothing from East China, South China and North China
and the international fashion brands from Japan, South Korea,
Italy, France and so on. The ITFM will be shaping the global
textile and clothing industrial production line with the most
complete categories, the most abundant varieties, the most
fashionable styles and the best various price-levels. Moreover, it
will become the international trade platform with the highest
purchasing efficiency and the lowest purchasing cost for the global
textile and clothing industry, and it will provide the global
purchasers with a one-stop-shopping experience. Interested parties
can visit Veltex's website at http://www.veltexcorporation.com/ for
more information on the Company. ABOUT VELTEX CORPORATION Veltex
Corporation, headquartered in City of Industry, California, with
distribution centers in the U.S., Canada, China and factories in
Bangladesh, is a vertical manufacturing and import/export company
with five subsidiaries. It designs and manufactures Brand named
apparel and Caps for the promotional products industry. Also, it
manufactures high quality custom Headwear for Tommy Hilfiger,
specialized textiles primarily for use by manufacturers of
automobile interiors, upholstery for furniture manufacturers, and
ready to wear garments. It specializes in denim, microfilament,
velvet, twill, canvas, duck and pinpoints oxford fabrics. Veltex
Corporation is committed to providing superior apparel and textile
products to the U.S. and Canada at the lowest possible price and
with delivery times superior to any in the industry. It is equally
committed to always exceeding customer expectations and shareholder
value. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Safe Harbor: Except for
historical information contained herein, the statements in this
Press Release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant
to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's
actual results in future periods to differ materially from
forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among
other things, volatility of market prices, product demand, market
competition, risks inherent in the Company's international
operations, and the Company's ability to replace and expand.
DATASOURCE: Veltex Corporation CONTACT: Veltex Corporation,
+1-909-595-1977, Web site: http://www.veltexcorporation.com/
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