Publications - Standards
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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 Test methods provide the objective, technical and scientific measurements required for issuing IWTO test certificates. For more information and purchase, please contact our Head Office (+32 2 505 4010 - info@iwto.org) Index of IWTO Specifications Order form for Specifications and Regulations Comparative...
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IWTO Arbitration Agreement (Blue Book) Edition 2009
2010-09-08
The Blue Book is the basis for the conditions under which most of the world wool trade conducts its business. The rules contained in it are agreed between those who are involved in the buying and selling of the various wool-textile products. The Blue Book incorporates the International Wool Textile Arbitration Agreement, used as a dispute settlement tool for conflicts arising between partners from different countries. Updated annually. English text. Price : € 350 (non-members) To purchase...
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IWTO Regulations (White Book) Edition 2011/12
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 to the application of IWTO test methods in commercial trading. Index of IWTO Regulations Order form for Specifications and Regulations Comparative IWTO and ISO Specifications For more information and purchase, please contact our Head Office (+32 2 505 4010 - info@iwto.org)
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IWTO Electronic Data Transmission
2010-11-18
The object is to create a standard method to communicate data in wool chain electronically all over the world from Wool Growers to Scourers & Carbonisers, Topmakers and Spinners to avoid a lot of manual data re-entry, speeding up procedures and reducing the back office costs and paper requirements. The possibility exists to upload a standard data file which includes all the information for each bale purchased or sent to be processed. Please click here to download the complete method. &nbs...
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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. 