“The price of wool has lifted over 50 per cent in the last six months, with the benchmark Eastern Market Indicator now sitting at a level many would say is sustainable compared to where it has been for some years.” It’s a simple observation from Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Chairman George Millington, but one that captures the changing mood across Australia’s wool industry. This is according to August Market rep... Read More

BOSS unveils its Fall/Winter 2026 Womenswear collection, celebrating the art of wool and the brand’s tailoring heritage through elevated craftmanship and contemporary design. Designed for modern women navigating work, travel, and everyday life, the collection combines precision tailoring, luxurious wool fabrics, and refined textures to deliver versatile winter wardrobe essentials that balance sophistication, comf... Read More

IWTO goes to Norway! 24-25 November at the Næringslivets Hus (House of Enterprise). Næringslivets Hus is located in the Majorstuen district, a vibrant, bustling neighbourhood in Oslo’s West End. Working group meetings take place 23 November and an optional post-event tour 26-27 November. Programme IWTO Wool Round Table 2026 Programme Accommodation IWTO recommends booking accommodation as soon as possi... Read More

The Australian wool market rebounded strongly this week, reversing much of the previous week’s decline as buyers competed for the smallest three-centre offering in almost six years. Just 23,651 bales were offered nationally, down more than 14,000 bales on the previous week, with 23,185 bales sold and only 2.0% passed in. The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) gained 41 cents, or 2.3%, to close at 1,853 A¢/kg, with th... Read More

Combined North and South Island National Sale offering 5,810 bales. Selection consisted of 37% crossbred fleece, good to average colour, 20% crossbred second shear, mostly good colour, 4% crossbred lambs, average to poor colour, 9% halfbred fleece good colour, 3% merino fleece good colour, 24% associated oddments and 3% miscellaneous types. A stronger New Zealand dollar had little effect today with another strong... Read More

Walk into one of today’s large apparel factories and you will witness autonomous vehicles, intelligent transport systems, automated warehouses, machine vision, AI-driven production planning and thousands of networked sewing machines. Yet at the centre of all this technology remains a surprisingly familiar sight – banks of operators guiding fabrics through sewing machines. Joining two pieces of textile together... Read More

As consumer interest in health and wellbeing continues to grow, Australian wool is increasingly well positioned to meet the expectations of a market looking for natural, high-performing products.  The concept of woolbeing reflects the growing connection consumers are making between the materials they choose and their overall wellbeing. Rather than simply focusing on fashion, purchasing decisions are increasingly ... Read More

The Uruguayan Wool Secretariat, in its publication Ovinos No. 202, presented the results of objective measurements carried out at its Wool Laboratory.  The report compiles the annualised data for 2025 and sets out the values obtained from commercial lots, highlighting two key parameters: the average fibre diameter and the wool’s scouring yield. In this report, the certified results provided by the Wool Laboratory... Read More

AWTA Ltd has tested 15.1 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 15.7 mkg for the equivalent period last season. The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2026 compared with the same period last season: +1.9%, -4.1% and -4.3% respectively. The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2026 compared with the same period last season: +1.9%, -4.1% ... Read More

The IWTO is pleased to announce the release of the 20th edition of the Market Information. Marking two decades as the global wool textile industry’s trusted source of market intelligence, the new edition draws on data compiled by Independent Commodity Services, with contributions from Mercado, Delta Agri-consultants, and Wood Mackenzie. Since its launch, the Market Information has tracked the wool value chain fro... Read More

In the period between April and June 2026, order intake for Italian textile machinery manufacturers showed mixed but encouraging signals for the second half of the year. The order index at constant prices stood at 46.6 points (taking 2021=100 as the base year), showing a slight decrease of 3% compared to the same quarter of 2025. This trend was largely due to the contraction recorded in the domestic market, which fe... Read More