Displaying items by tag: wool
More woolly yarns or progress?
The Wool Industry Working Group has found common ground that all players in the industry agree on, says chairman Miles Anderson.
Embrace challenges – don’t run from them
Disruption is happening whether we like it or not, says Dave Maslen, NZ Merino general manager for markets and sustainability.
High-end woollen flooring offers opportunity
Demand for high-end woollen flooring is in resurgence globally, says Cavalier chief executive Paul Alston.
Feds back wool levy
In an irony not lost on free-marketers, Federated Farmers — in which farmer membership is voluntary — supports imposing a compulsory levy on all wool growers.
100% NZ wool for Danish carpets
New Zealand wool has now completely replaced British wool for innovative European carpet manufacturer Ege in its printed carpet process.
Worst wool season in almost 50 years
It's been called the most difficult season in 45 years.
Hemp/wool combo spinning a good yarn
Innovative new products using wool and hemp fibre will be developed under a new partnership between NZ Yarn and Hemp NZ.
World’s first woollen surfboard
Surfboards made of wool are the next front in securing wool’s long-term future for New Zealand’s agricultural sector.
Exhibition draws attention to crossbred wool
Wool technology student Hope Duncan has put together an exhibition on the NZ crossbred industry.
NZ wool for deep-space missions
Auckland wool innovator Lanaco say NASA should determine within about six months whether its wool-based filter technology will be used in the Orion spacecraft for upcoming deep-space exploration missions.
