New Zealand
Scoured wool option offers clear advantage
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he global COVID-19 virus has put pressure on wool consumption and demand. ‘Despite this, we have continued to invest in and streamline the business, especially in the most important area of energy efficiency’, Nigel Hales, of New Zealand Woolscouring Limited, states. ‘We are genuinely reducing our carbon footprint to meet our Government’s Carbon Zero 2030 strategy.’ ‘Our New Zealand clean, green image is more than just a perception, and even the COVID-19 pandemic that has so disrupted international trade 128 | wool2yarnglobal 2020
cannot change this immovable fact. Ask anyone what New Zealand is famous for, and growing wool will be at the top of this list.New Zealand wool is still the best strong wool for use in interior textiles for its crimp, colour, and natural attributes. Having it scoured in New Zealand, you can be sure to get the whitest and cleanest scoured wool on earth.’ New Zealand Woolscouring Ltd is a stand-alone commission wool scourer and therefore has no conflict of interest with any customers. It is the only scouring facility in New Zealand, with
plants in both the North Island and the South Island. ‘The closure of some scouring companies in China over the last couple of years, and the increasing scouring cost in China means that it makes better commercial sense to import New Zealand wool in scoured form, rather than greasy form’, says Nigel Hales. ‘We have the skills and machinery to provide a one-stop-shop service for buyers of New Zealand wool in China. Our scouring charges are as competitive as any in China or anywhere else in Asia. And although there is a small tax to
