JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.                                   EXHIBIT 99.1
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     February 22, 1994

     Contact:  Kekst & Company
               James Fingeroth

                                                      For Immediate Release
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     JPS Textile Group, Inc. Announces Public Offering For Its Automotive
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     Products and Synthetic Industrial Fabrics Businesses
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          GREENVILE, SOUTH CAROLINA, February 22, 1994 - JPS Textile Group,
     Inc. announced today that registration statements have been filled
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the sale of securities
     of a newly formed corporation organized to acquire all the automotive
     products and synthetic industrial fabrics operations from JPS Textile
     Group.

          The transactions contemplated by the registration statements
     would result in the operations of JPS's automotive products subsidiary
     (JPS Automotive Products Corp.) and the synthetic industrial fabrics
     business of another subsidiary (JPS Converter and Industrial Corp.)
     becoming a separate publicly owned company.

          A newly formed corporation, which would operate as JPS Automotive
     Products Corp., intends to acquire the aforementioned businesses,
     based on the filing range in the registration statement, for
     approximately $258 million and 20% of its outstanding stock.  The
     acquisition is expected to be financed with the net proceeds from an
     initial public offering of 6,500,000 shares of common stock and the
     sale of $150 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes.

          The acquisition of the automotive and synthetic industrial
     fabrics operations is conditioned, among other things, upon the
     successful consummation of the public offerings, which is expected to
     occur in April 1994.  JPS Textile Group intends to utilize the net
     proceeds to retire its indebtedness in accordance with the terms of
     its indentures and credit agreement.

          Registration statements relating to the offerings of common stock
     and senior notes have been filed with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission on February 18, 1994 but have not yet become effective. 
     These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted
     prior to the time the registration statements become effective.  This
     release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
     an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in
     any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
     prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of
     any such state.

          JPS Textile Group, Inc. is one of the largest diversified
     domestic manufacturers of textile and textile related products,
     principally for the apparel fabric, industrial and home fashion
     markets.










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