News
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Exciting Speakers at IWTO Congress
(2012-04-20)Christian Siriano, Rachel Roy, Linda Fargo and many more stalwarts from the fashion and wool industry discuss the future of retail under the Woolmark and Women’s Wear Daily... more »
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New EU Animal Welfare Strategy 2012 - 2015
(2012-03-07)The EU Commission has published an EU Animal Welfare Strategy 2012-2015 for a new approach on better welfare for animals. In the Lisbon treaty of the European Union for... more »
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Wool as a non-allergen
(2012-02-21)
"I am allergic to wool" is a sentence heard too often by the wool industry from consumers. Wool unfortunately has a reputation as an allergen especially in some key countries such... more »
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IWTO supports Philips WardrobeCare
(2012-02-01)
Effortless ironing from setup to storage, with professional ironing results for all most cherished fabrics.
Philips WardrobeCare is an innovative ironing solution - an all-in-one... more »
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Chinese delegation and IWTO staff take a wool study tour in UK
(2011-11-28)
The IWTO staff along with a Chinese delegation comprising of Mdm Peng Yanli, President, CWTA, Ms. Shuqin Zhang, Assistant to Mdm Peng, CWTA and accompanied by Mr. Robert Wang,... more »
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IWTO supports the new wool friendly iron - PerfectCare by Philips
(2011-09-01)
International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) supports the new wool friendly iron PerfectCare launched by Philips.
At the beginning of this month, the Dutch electronics... more »
Publications
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IWTO Market Information 2011
(2011-10-05)
Published yearly the IWTO Market Information provides statistical coverage of all aspects of wool production, processing, manufacture and trade, essential to governments, analysts,... more »
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Wool in Architecture and Interior Design
(2011-07-25)
The book 'Wool in Architecture and Interior Design' brings together some of the world's finest architects and presents their ideas about the innovative usage of wool in modern... more »
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Wool for Interior Textiles
(2010-12-06)
IWTO has published a brochure outlining the benefits of Wool for the Interior Textiles sector and highlighting some of the astonishing properties of wool, such as - for example... more »
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IWTO Specifications (Red Book) Edition 2011/12
(2010-09-07)
IWTO Specifications include all test methods and draft test methods developed within the Committees of IWTO for the measurement of wool fibre, yarn and fabric properties. Full... more »
Events
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81st IWTO Congress - New York, USA 2012
(2012-05-07)
The 81st IWTO Congress was held from 7-9 May 2012 in New York. The theme for the IWTO Congress was WOOL IN THE CITY.
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Campaigns
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Cool Wool Campaign launched
(2012-02-24)
Woolmark relaunches the successful Cool Wool Campaign for Summer 2012
The Woolmark Company is working with Europe’s premium wool weavers specialising in lightweight... more »
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HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL LAUNCHES ‘WOOL MODERN’ EXHIBITION FOR CAMPAIGN FOR WOOL
(2011-09-22)
Wool Week 2011, the annual culmination of Campaign for Wool’s efforts to raise awareness of wool, continues its celebrations with the launch of ‘Wool Modern’.
Their... more »
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EU regulation REACH and chrome-free dyes for wool
(2011-07-25)
Wool without chrome dyes
The European REACH legislation puts increasingly serious pressure on wool dyers who still use chrome dyes. The replacement of this outdated dyeing technique... more »
Emerging from the U.N. Year of Natural Fibres 2009 the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative supported by IWTO is a worldwide campaign to promote the use of natural fibres through education about their benefits both to the wearer as well as the environment as a whole. 