Wool

Lanaco signs a deal with air purifier manufacturer Blueair for natural woollen air filter.

Think of the animals that produce the luxury fibre as a weed zapper and profitable side source in one.

Body engages leading firm for a market study on fibre’s positioning in global architecture and design industry.

News at home and abroad is bound to lift spirits and the profile of the fibre, writes Craig Page.

Yangxin Ruizin carpets using mostly WoolsNZ fibre will bear the quality mark.

SIT manages to fill posts after anxiety about future of the skill.

Carpet maker invests more than $2m in new strong wool campaign.

FLOC Roll has submitted its application for an Environmental Product Declaration.

Southland and Otago wool growers urged at a BLNZ field day to consider changing to keep wool viable.

Opposition to wool is getting louder – and the fibre’s defenders must, too, writes Alan Emerson.

There’s $8 a kilo for lambswool in it for farmers who go organic, with plenty of demand from overseas buyers.

Auction system does not suit the grower or the consumer, Primary Industries Summit is told.

Reviewing core business in the face of gloomy outlook.

All crossbred types up in price at final sale of the year compared with previous sale.

Can one of the world’s great natural fibres really have fallen victim to short-sighted marketing, asks Gerrard Eckhoff.

Devold full of praise for its NZ suppliers of finest Merino.

Rural family transforms second-hand wool gear into niche products, branding under 'Spiral Farms', aiming for an on-farm store, sharing rural lifestyle.

Significant global change underway in the way brands select materials for their products.

Market begins to feel a bit more normal as production and sales get the fibre moving.

Wool sector concerned about teaching the skill, and possible changes to the qualification.

Laurie Boniface has spent decades tutoring the country’s wool classers.

Potential for huge audience in sustainablity-friendly market.

Tertiary students the next frontier for Campaign for Wool NZ.

Textile congress shows growing global interest in fibre’s properties, says Wool Impact CEO.

Wool needs to seize the narrative and get people clamouring to use it, says Alan Emerson.

Poor fibre returns make it a single-product animal, says meat industry leader.

World’s biggest wool processing facility back in business in Napier after $50m refurbishment.

Wool industry leaders head for International Wool Textile Organisation conference in Adelaide.

Sheep to Shop is a direct route that bypasses the selling floor to buy directly from NZ farmers.

Industry groups working at the level of particles, powders and pigments in the search for new markets.

The farmer is left to carry the loss alone while shearers, exporters and manufacturers make the money, writes Toby Williams.

Each farmer will make their own decisions about what’s right for them, but on my own farm we’ve reached a real turning point this season, writes Toby Williams.

‘A hell of a lot of hui, and not a lot of doey,’ says Tom O’Sullivan, frustrated with wool advocacy as he joins the commercial sector.

Campaign for Wool and Wool Impact sign formal collaboration deal.

Judges impressed by quality as they sort through record number of fine wool entries.

Hugh Stringleman takes a closer look at the trend after a summer in which trade in Wiltshires has dominated sheep sales.