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Futon Mattress pillow manufacturers pummeled by costs

Due Into the dramatic raise of transportation and petroleum-based raw materials costs, such as poly fiber, vinyl and other chemical that are essential to create foam, the futon mattress pillow manufacturers from US had faced with a challenging situation and convinced that the increase cannot be prevented in the 1st quarter of 2006.

According To vice president of Sales & Marketing department of Hudson Industries - Lonnie Scheps: "Chemical prices continue to batter all of us. The best impact we've ever seen in the history of this classification has been taking place in the previous six months. Virtually every chemical manufacturer providing polyester and urethane foam technology has announced no less than three increases in the previous 3 months." click here read my blog

"We Saw one increase per month between October 2004 and April 2005 for chemicals used in pouring foam--essentially a 30 percent overall price growth" Manager of marketing-consumer merchandise for Leggett & Platt's urethane branch - Joe Blazar also stated. He said the increments leveled out in pre-summer however appeared again in late August.

He Also noted that his firm has seen a growth in March and it is called to have another this autumn. "Hurricane Katrina will continue to have a negative influence on the source as local producers' ability to produce was interrupted."

"We Are confronted almost daily with price increases on polyester fibers and non-wovens," Scott Walters, manager of product development in Louisville Bedding, stated. "These increases often mirror what you're seeing at the gas pump: jumps of 10, 15 or even 20% are not uncommon. We've absorbed all the cost so far, but if oil continues to increase in price we will need to have some tough discussions."

Additional, Mr. Walters has recorded such high manufacturing costs they keep as fuel, materials or truck, "so we have definitely seen a direct effect on timely pickup of shipments." The futon mattress pillow manufacturers also have to load the increase in the ocean freight cost as well, make effect on retail-ready goods of high cube products, especially large air cushions.


"We Can't continue to absorb the increases without passing them along to retailers and consumers," Bob Altbaier, senior vice president of Down Lite International stated. Artificial fill's price keeps growing 10% over in this previous year. As a result, the retail costs will be raised as well. https://getpocket.com/@bestfutonmattress

High Cost is always a tough challenge of any producer. According to Beth Mack, senior vice president of fundamental bedding in Hollander Home Fashions: "Although we aren't seeing a source issue yet, our costs for many oil-based products have been rising at extreme rates. We are working at trying to offset these increases with retailers, but when costs do not fall and/or stabilize, we'll be forced to review our existing cost structure."

Futon Mattress pillow manufacturers can afford expensive raw material for a short term but in the long run, it is a threat which may result in bad loans or perhaps, bankrupt. Bob Hickman said: "The fact is retailers are reluctant to raise price structure on running programs despite the obvious increases in raw material costs. The natural evolution of price increases results from new product introductions because nobody comes to market with something which can't make money"

"All These raw material prices going up will force manufacturers to position themselves to further produce quality innovative products that meet and exceed customer expectations." David Fuchs - executive vice president of sales and marketing at Sleep Innovations.

In 2004, according to HTF, it was said that about 9% of overall retail bedding sales for cushions, roughly $725 million on earnings. Other research carried by WestPoint Home revealed that there are less than 5 percent of futon mattress pillow are sourced by retailers.

Jodie Ayres, director of market research at WestPoint Home, said "Although retailers aren't sourcing a lot now, this amount is projected to rapidly increase as obstacles to China are increased and the increased freight price is offset by a decrease in the cost of finished product."

Hollander's Mack added that better flaws, more intricate esteem included developments and down choices continue being the top highlights in bed cushion advancement. "Many of the sleep solution pillows create the notion of better sleep, but do not actually end up being helpful. Sales at retail stay in the market category," she explained.

Dan Schecter, vice president of sales and marketing for Carpenter's consumer products division, reported: "As long as the claims are real, (solution-oriented products) are doing very nicely, a variety of merchants are touting health but are selling regular old mattress pillows--that the marketing is mostly smoke and mirrors." He explained. "Products which have been demonstrated to interact with the human body to produce specific and proven results continue to succeed in all segments." In addition, he said that products based on advance technology can be a trend soon. https://www.scoop.it/t/queen-king-twin-size-best-futon-mattress-reviews

Waiters From Louisville agreed. "Tech, in most forms, is dominating the trends and Innovations, providing valuable, tangible, benefits to the end user. Everyone's searching for a better night's sleep, so solutions-oriented cushions Keep in force. The promise of better sleep is what's pushed the whole Foam movement." People are more aware of medical and health Issues, such as allergies, asthma, etc.. So, they tend to Search for the Products shielding them from harmful factors.


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