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Related Keywords: attend for the first time, Australian growers, Australian wool conference, between Australia and China, China Wool Industrial Association, increasing demand for Australian fine Merino wool, Major Chinese wool buyers, major step in building a wool bridge, theme is From Farm to Fashion

Major Chinese wool buyers will attend for the first time in Australia at the Ballarat district property of leading Chinese importer and processor Tianuy wool. The conference’s theme is ‘From Farm to Fashion’ and it is a major step in building a wool bridge between Australia and China.

The Chinese buyers, who have been estimated to purchase $2 bn of Australian wool each year, are among 130 delegates attending the internal wool conference.

It is the first time the China Wool Industrial Association will be meeting outside China since it was formed more than 20 years ago.

Related Keywords: Angora goat industry, Australian growers, Company manager Cesare Savio, Italian yarn plant, mohair yarn, premium yarn, produce finer mohair, Safil, South Africa, wool and wool blend yarns

Safil, Italy’s biggest worsted yarn plant for wool and wool blend yarns that produces 300 tonnes of mohair yarn each year, but 80 percent of the fibre comes from South Africa's Angora goat industry has shown its interest in buying more Australian mohair.

Company manager Cesare Savio said that if Australian growers can produce finer mohair, they will consider switching suppliers for its premium yarns.
At present, they buy about 5,000 tonnes of wool from Australia for their products, they will also buy mohair from Australia.