The first week of wool sales performed admirably to begin the new calendar year and as far as we are concerned, the eighth wonder of the world is wool knitwear. The pressure on micron continued this week as it has over the previous months. We have discussed numerous times in...
Category: In the Media
Knitwear – the eighth wonder of the world
Read More
Rumours of wool import restrictions but demand remains strong
Read MoreThere has been some recent speculation that wool may be included in the rumoured list of commodity import suspensions by China. Fox & Lillie export has constant communication with its agents and customers in China, who have informed us that, so far, there is no concrete evidence to suggest there...
Mounting interest for training in shearing and woolhandling
Read MoreThe Australian wool industry has reported seeing an increasing number of local people looking to participate in shearing and woolhandling courses as they consider new employment opportunities, a trend which has emerged as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 situation. As Australia prepares for a substantial workforce shortage due to...
First full wool lifecycle analysis reveals importance of garment use phase and consumer choices
Read MoreNew research reveals that the sustainability of our clothing is strongly influenced by the number of times it is worn and how long it is actively used. After seven years of work, a team of researchers from Australia, New Zealand and Norway have published the first full wool life cycle...
Wool Pipeline Clogged
Read MoreThe COVID-19 virus has had a significant impact on the wool pipeline, as the market continues to show more signs of the challenges inherent in this once-in-a-100-year event. As we know, China had the virus first and went hard to lockdown to keep it confined to Wuhan – as much...
Big issue of transparency with the National Wool Declaration
Read MoreThe wool industry is once again shooting itself in the foot by allowing the “cryogenic breech freezing” process to be reported on the National Wool Declaration (NWD) as non-mulesed (NM) wool, losing the opportunity to promote complete transparency in the Australian wool industry. To be clear Fox & Lillie is...
Renewed overseas interest in wool as prices drop
Read MoreWhile the wool market isn’t overly positive at the moment, there are encouraging signs for the future usage of wool. Fox & Lillie has received recent enquiries indicating renewed interest coming from wool users across the world who had previously removed themselves from the market when prices were at record...
Get snapping – The Casterton Kelpie Muster’s Photography Competition is here
Read MoreThe Casterton Kelpie Association is hosting their Annual Kelpie Muster Photography Competition a little differently this year. The event usually takes place in June on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend but due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, the weekend had to be postponed to Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th October....
A very special wool bale donated to a great cause
Read MoreA very colourful and specially decorated wool bale was auctioned for charity this week, with all proceeds donated to the Michael Manion foundation. Michael and Cathy Blake from Ballyglunin Park near Hamilton Victoria, very generously donated a bale of fine merino fleece which had been carefully decorated by their grandchildren,...
Wool shines at ISPO, Munich
Read MoreAttracting more than 2,850 exhibitors from over 55 countries to exhibit at their January show to 80,000 visitors, ISPO Munich is the world’s largest multi-segment trade show in sports with exhibitors presenting their latest sports products for the upcoming Autumn/Winter season segments for Snowsports, Outdoor, Health and Fitness, Urban and...
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 6
- Next Page »