Objectives
Facts
IWTO is representing a highly international and global acting industry with an important impact on the world economy and the global textile industry. This industry is producing a most natural, renewable and environment friendly and comfortable product: WOOL
The wool industry is:
	Producing around 1,3 million tons of wool per year
	Taking care of more than 1 billion sheep around the world, with the highest focus on animal welfare
	78% of the world wool production is taking place in IWTO member countries
	There is almost 816,000 tons of fabric (wool and other wool blends) produced yearly by the global wool industry, of which 92% is produced in IWTO member countries
	Over 900,000 tons of raw wool (greasy, scoured, carbonised) trade yearly, with IWTO members accounting for 87 %
	The value of raw wool exports (greasy, scoured, carbonised)  from IWTO members is around US$ 2.5 billion yearly (source : Woolmark)
	The value of wool tops exported from IWTO Countries is around US$ 1.2 billion yearly (source: Woolmark)
	92% of the world production of wool tops is manufactured in IWTO member countries
	Over 2 million tons of yarn (wool and other fibres) produced in the world yearly, of which IWTO Member Countries account for 72 %
	90% of all worldwide fabrics containing wool are produced in IWTO member countries
	The total retail value of sales of wool products is around US$80 billion yearly (source : Woolmark)
	IWTO is representing around 4.000 Wool & Textile Companies