Wool Round Table Buenos Aires Join the wool textile industry 3-4 December 2018, with working groups on 2 December, in Buenos Aires for the IWTO’s Wool Round Table. Accommodation and Travel: The Wool Round Table will take place at the Recoleta Grand Hotel. More details on Hotel and Travel in the menu to the left. Enquiries: Please contact Amanda Millard on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . For more information http://www.iwto.org/events/2018-wool-round-table

Wool for Future Markets The 87th annual Congress of the IWTO took place last week in Hong Kong, with 250+ wool textile industry professionals from around the world in attendance. Communicating wool's sustainability emerged as one of the key themes of the event. In his closing, IWTO President Peter Ackroyd urged attendees to serve as ambassadors for wool's environmental credentials, taking the message across the board from consumers through to textile buyers. Natural, sustainable, and…

The First Meeting between Chairs of China-Australia Joint Working Group on Wool in 2018 From：Nanjing woolmarket Date：2018-02-28 10:05:27 Share： On February 6, 2018, David Michell (forth from the left), the chair of China-Australia Joint Working Group on Australian side and also the chair of Michell International Pty.,Ltd., and his general manager in China zone, Liang Yu (fifth from the right), visited the Nanjing Wool Market. Yang Xiaoxiong (sixth from the right), the chair of China-Australia…

Australian Wool Industry Medal 2018 - Media Release PDF 2018 Australian Wool Industry MedalNominations close COB 1st May 2018The Federation of Australian Wool Organisations Inc. (FAWO) is calling for nominationsfor the 2018 Australian Wool Industry Medal.The Australian Wool Industry Medal (AWIM) recognises men and women who have made anexceptional and sustained contribution to the Australian wool industry. The medal was firstintroduced in 2017 where 11 recipients from across Australia and…

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The latest IWTO Market Information Edition 13 is now available on the IWTO Member Area – Member Resources, free of charge to members- www.iwto.org. The pdf file is 8MB and is also available from the FAWO office for members only.

The 2018 Nanjing Wool Market Conference will be held in Nanjing Jiangsu Province, China. The NWM Conference, held in September each year, is an excellent opportunity for all international delegates to meet with China’s biggest wool buyers and processors, all in one place. It also offers exhibition space for companies wishing to exhibit their products and is open to delegates from all around the world. Nanjing Wool Market spokesperson said: delegates can learn about the future plans in the China…

Beyond the Bale is published by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd (AWI), a company funded by Australian woolgrowers and the Australian Government. AWI’s goal is to help increase the demand for wool by actively selling Australian wool and its attributes through investments in marketing, innovation and R&D – from farm to fashion and interiors.

Key Test Data Summary for August 2018 The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2018 compared with the same period last season are: +3.2%, -3.2% and -0.3% respectively. AWTA Ltd has tested 16.9 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 17.5 mkg for the equivalent period last season. Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2018 07 View: AWTA Analytics Fibre Curvature Correction AWTA has identified an issue with curvature results for presale core tests issued in June and July…

The End of Month Mulesing Status Auction Statistics (for period July 1 2018- July 31 2018) have been released. Links to the interactive and static monthly reports can be found on the following AWEX website page: www.awex.com.au/market-information/mulesing-status/ The total number of bales offered at auction with a declared Mulesing Status of Non Mulesed (NM) for the period July 1, 2018 to July 31, 2018 is 8,543 This is an increase of 464 bales (5.7%) over the corresponding period (in the…

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Don't underestimate the next generation – Teresa Hogan, policy director at WoolProducers Australia, brings us some perspective on the younger side of the wool industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7XcoLzk1dI