IWTO 2020 Factsheets about Wool
The International Wool Textile Organinisation (IWTO) released a new set of factsheets about the properties and usage of wool. . The previous factsheets about wool from the years’s 2017, 2018 …
Celebrating 90 Years of Wool
Conference now online (Updated: May 21th 2020) Ninety years ago in Paris, representatives from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and then Czechoslovakia created a permanent forum for …
40 Million Households Produce Natural Fibres
An estimated 40 million households (households vary in size from an average of 3 in China to 15 in some countries of Africa) were engaged in natural fibre production during …
Wool makes major inroads into performance apparel
The global activewear market is growing rapidly and forecast to reach 564 billion USD by 2024. For cotton and other natural fibers, this market represents the single biggest opportunity to …
Making Wool Cool Again
The Wool industry is innovating, and a host of new products have been introduced, making wool cool again. Australian Wool Innovation Ltd. (AWI) and its sister company, Woolmark, are responsible …
Natural Fibres and the World Economy July 2019
World natural fibre production in 2018 is estimated at 32 million metric tons. DNFI, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …