AUSTRALIA: Australian Wool Innovation Grants Woolmark Authorisation to Intertek[Sep 07, 2010] Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a wide range of industries worldwide, is now authorised by Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI) to conduct Woolmark testing of apparel textile products.
ITALY: Italian wool market revives[Aug 31, 2010] Fine wool has rallied, with European processors buying up again after the Global Financial Crisis.
SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa wool ban might kick local demand[Aug 28, 2010] A halt to raw wool and mohair exports from South Africa to China might benefit Australian growers of non-mulesed wool if it continued, a South Australian marketer said this week.
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand - Wool prices lift again[Aug 20, 2010] Wool prices have continued the momentum of recent weeks with a further improvement at this week's North and South Island sales.
AUSTRALIA: Wool production to be stable[Aug 18, 2010] Committee chairman Russell Pattinson said good seasonal condition in many parts of Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, meant average fleece weights would rise in 2010/11 by about three per cent.