FTC Announces Enforcement Policy Statement for Retailers that Directly Import...
Washington DC, United States – The Federal Trade Commission announced an Enforcement Policy Statement regarding the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, the Wool Products Labeling Act, and the...
View ArticleBenefit of Co-operative Wool Marketing to be Explained at NSA Winter Fair
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom – Better clearances at British Wool auctions at the tail end of the year saw clearance levels rise again following a drop off earlier in the season and the hope is this...
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AWIS: Wool Prices Rise in First Sale of 2013
Victoria, Australia – The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 4.0% higher, on average, when sales resumed in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week. The closing US exchange rate was unchanged from...
View ArticleChina’s Import Tariff Quotas for Wool and Wool Tops in 2013
China – Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China in accordance with the Free Trade Agreement Between the Government...
View ArticleThe World’s Largest Showcase of Wool Begins from March 2013
London, United Kingdom – The UK is set to see the biggest ever celebration of wool as The Campaign for Wool launches Wool House this March. Wool House will present a vision for wool as a...
View ArticleSouth African Wool Prices Come Under Pressure
Port Elizabeth, South Africa – The wool market came under pressure at this week’s sale with the Cape Wools Merino indicator shedding 1,8% on last week to close the day at R110,46/kg (clean). The market...
View ArticleNew Zealand Wool Market Softens
Christchurch, New Zealand – Wool Services International Limited’s General Manager, Mr John Dawson reports that the combined North and South Island Wool Sale offering 16,850 bales saw a softening in...
View ArticleNewcastle Wool Sales at Risk
Newcastle, United Kingdom - It has taken decades but the capital-city forces that have long wanted to strip wool sales out of Newcastle appear to have finally won the day. Next month’s three-day...
View ArticleWool Spinner to Sell Oamaru Plant
Oamaru, New Zealand - Summit Wool Spinners, New Zealand’s largest independent wool spinner, has a conditional sale agreement with Canterbury Spinners, a subsidiary of Godfrey Hirst. Nearly 200 jobsare...
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“The Wool Renaissance”: Wool finds pride of place at Melbourne Fashion Festival
Victoria, Australia - With a Fashion Industry Forum dedicated to “The Wool Renaissance”, wool has pride of place at the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. The Australian Wool Innovation explains that...
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