Related Keywords: Australian Chinese wool industry, AWI, trade delegation
Australian government delegation visited China to intensify relationship between Australian and Chinese wool industries, supported by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), the owner of The Woolmark Company.
Australa exports over 75 percent of its wool clip to China for processing. Earlier, the substantial quantity of this wool was processed and re-exported. But today, about a third of this wool stays within the Chinese market as the Chinese consumers and textile companies are getting well informed on the fibre's intrinsic natural benefits.