Past Events

IWTO Congress in Hangzhou, China closed on Wednesday, May 11th. Over 300 delegates from 30 countries participated in a three day programme of seminars and round table discussions around the topical theme, 'Sustainability, Guaranteed by Wool'. more

On the 5th of May 79th IWTO 2010 Congress, held in Paris, France, closed its doors. The Congress under the theme "Wool – Change to a Healthier and Safer Environment" attracted almost 300 delegates from 23 countries. A broad range of prominent speakers made the Congress a valuable experience, showing a broad spectrum on the current developments of the various stages of the wool industry. more

After a successful event, the doors of the 78th IWTO Congress in the city of Frankfurt have been closed on Thursday, 18th of June. The event ran under the theme "Wool - Smart, Natural, Technical" highlighting the diversity of wool applications and it's sustainability. more

The 77th IWTO Congress, held in Beijing, China, from 13 to 16 April 2008 has come to a close. More than 350 delegates from 27 countries discussed the positive attributes of wools under the theme “Wool – The Environmentally Friendly Fibre”. more

The 2007 IWTO Congress was held in the historic city of Edinburgh, UK between 13th and 16th of May. more

The 75th IWTO Congress took place in Cairo, Egypt. It brought together representatives from all sectors of the wool pipeline. more

The 75th IWTO Congress was organised in Hobart, Australia. more

The 2004 IWTO Congress, 73rd of its kind, was held in Evian, France. more

Buenos Aires was the venue for the 72nd IWTO Congress. more

The 71st IWTO Congress took place in Barcelona, Spain. more

The 70th IWTO Congress was held in Shanghai, China. more

The 69th IWTO Congress was held in Christchurch, New Zealand more

The 68th IWTO Congress was held in Florence, Italy more

The first IWTO Congress was held in Berlin, Germany in 1925 and has been held every year since until 1939 when the situation in Europe required the halting of the event. The Congress took place again every year from 1969 onwards. more

Natural Fibre Pavilion at ITMA more

IWTO launches new networking event format at Première Vision 2011 for fibre industry members and welcomes Sylvia Phua, Project Director of ITMA 2011 and Chief Executive Officer of MP International Pte Ltd more

Heimtextil as first, largest and most international specialized trade fair for home textiles and commercially-used textiles. Heimtextil: Worldwide, it is the first trade fair of the year for home and commercially-used textiles in the heart of Europe. more

The vocation of Première Vision is to promote fabrics for the clothing sector. Inciting new encounters, Première Vision has, since 1973, pursued its mission as the world's premier fabric show thanks to ongoing fieldwork and preparation. IWTO and Woolmark presented a common stall at the last edition of Première Vision in September 2005. more

The IWTO Wool Round Table in London successfully concluded on the 14 November 2011. The event saw participation of more than 60 delegates from over 15 different countries. more

The IWTO Wool Round Table 2011 was successfully held in Biella (Italy) with interesting discussions, presentations and speeches. Main topics discussed were the new developments on the IWTO Super S scheme, updates on the IWTO lobbying and fibre advocacy efforts in regard to “LCA/Carbon Footprint of Wool” and “Animal Welfare Issues”, as well as the analyses of the current ongoing new marketing campaigns “Campaign for Wool” and “Woolmark Gold Label”. A full report of the event outcome will be available within the next days. more

The IWTO Wool Round Table took place 18 & 19 November 2009 at the Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, India. This event was be held parallel to the 25th IAF World Apparel Convention. more

The Wool Round Table 2008 was held in Biella, Italy. more

The 2006 IWTO Wool Forum was held in Xi'an, China. more

IWTO Country Summit Mumbai, India running from 11 to 12 October 2006 brought together a host of high level speakers, industry representatives and academics of the wool pipeline. more