News

• 82nd IWTO Congress in Biella, Italy, closes successfully
  (2013-06-27)

  The recently concluded 82nd IWTO Congress held in Biella Italy on 12-14 June 2013, was a record event for the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO). Exactly 330 delegates... more »

• Ironing your wool garments - Philips PerfectCare Aqua and PerfectCare Xpress
  (2013-01-03)

  For many families, ironing is a time-consuming chore – a necessary job that just has to get done if you want your family to look and feel their best. Sometimes the weekly... more »

• Confirming Wool's Environmental Credentials
  (2012-10-31)

  Today’s textile consumers, brands, and retailers are exposed to a wide array of ‘environmental’ labels, and fibre rating and certification schemes.  Examples... more »

• Wool Growers and Processors Meet Fashion and Lifestyle in Mid-town Manhattan
  (2012-05-25)

  Acclaimed by delegates as the best attended and most instructive IWTO Congress in recent years, wool growers and processors from around the world were able to hear retailers at... more »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

Publications

• Green Wool Facts - the wool industry and the environment
  (2013-06-27)

  What exactly does LCA stand for? Why is an LCA for wool important? What is the role of sheep within the natural Carbon Cycle? These kind of important questions are addressed by... more »

• IWTO Market Information 2013
  (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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• IWTO Regulations (White Book) Edition 2013/14
  (2010-09-13)

  IWTO Regulations define the sampling and certification procedures and detail the procedures for resolving disputes in relation to certified test results. Hence they are important... more »

• IWTO Specifications (Red Book) Edition 2013/14
  (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 »