New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd reported that the North Island offering of 11,500 bales saw an 87.6 percent clearance with the finer types easing and coarser types firming. The weighted indicator for the main trading ...
The winner of the second annual Woolmark Texprint Award in support of Campaign for Wool was chosen at Indigo, Paris. Sophie Manners wins the prize for her superb textile designs which were created with 60% or more Merino wool. The prize ...
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The UK Government is investing in wool packaging solutions to combat the global problem of more than 50% wastage in vaccines, as reported by WHO. The Wool Packaging Company has received a grant from the Technology Strategy Board to ...
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Icebreaker,the New Zealand company that pioneered the merino wool adventure apparel category,announced it will open a new TouchLab store–more than 8,000 feet above sea level–in Vail,Colorado,on December 14,2012. Icebreaker ...
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The wool market held on to last week’s gains and the Cape Wools merino indicator closed the day up a marginal 0.3% at R88,82/kg (clean). Although traders say trading conditions remain tough, there was solid demand from the ...
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The exhibition “When Wool is in Fashion”, created by Vogue Italia and L’Uomo Vogue, in collaboration with The Woolmark Company, opened at 10 Corso Como, Milan, Italy with an artistic and glamorous event. The exclusive ...
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In accordance with Interim Measures for the Administration of Import Tariff Quotas of Agricultural Products (Order No.4 of 2003 of the Ministry of Commerce and National Development and Reform Commission), the Ministry of Commerce formulated ...
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Looking ahead to performance fabric trends for 2014, Concept III Textiles is forecasting a hefty 30% increase in the use of Merinos and Merino blend fibers. “We are seeing a tremendous interest in fine-micron Merino wool ...
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MP Global Products’ ThermoPod Division has unveiled new ThermoPod super insulated temperature control mailers, which provide thermal protection for extended time frame shipping of spices, spice mixes and herbs. According to the ...
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New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd reported that the 7,174 bales of North Island wool on offer this week saw an 89.5 percent clearance with the fine end easing off last weeks’ relatively extreme level and the coarse types ...
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Australian Wool Industries Secretariat Inc (AWIS) reported that the AWEX Regional Indicators finished 1.1% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week. The US exchange rate fell by 0.8%, taking the change in ...
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The market was slightly weaker at this week’s sale as demand conditions remain tough and the Cape Wools Merino indicator shed 0.8% compared with last week to close at R88.09/kg (clean). This is in line with the ...
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The British high-street retail giant Marks & Spencer, also known as M&S, has launched its first outfit made entirely with the old unwanted clothes of shoppers. The product, which is a limited-edition ladies wool coat, is a result of the ...
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New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd reported that increased activity from China and India helped lift some wool sector prices significantly for the 11,700 bales on offer this week.There was an 88 percent clearance. The weighted ...
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The Chinese apparel sector is expected to post a 23 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during 2012-15, according to a report released by RNCOS, a leading industry research and consultancy firm. In its report titled "China Apparel ...
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