On 22 June, roughly 200 representatives from Bangladesh’s textile, spinning, manufacturing, and apparel sectors attended the Australian Natural Fibres Seminar held in Dhaka, which is hopefully reflective of the role that Bangladesh’s significant textile trade can play in Australian produced natural fibres, particularly wool. As synthetic fibres face growing scrutiny over sustainability and microplastic pollution, natural fibres like wool and cotton are getting a fresh look fr

While things have changed recently in terms of the price for wool, the sentiment of this blog is still the same – is wool becoming a by-product of meat? In the past, merino wethers were run to produce high quality wool and processed into highly valued textiles. Now, in some cases, wool in an unprocessed state is making less than polyester fibre. Currently crossbred fleece, no matter how fine, is making less clean than all lamb and some mutton, in cents per kilogram dressed we

200 representatives from Bangladesh's textile, spinning, manufacturing and apparel sectors attended the Australian Natural Fibres Seminar in Dhaka on 22 June, underscoring the growing interest in sustainable, traceable and high-quality natural fibres and strengthening ties between the Australian and Bangladeshi textile industries. The seminar was co-hosted by WoolProducers Australia (WPA) and the Australian Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) in conjunction with the Australian