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Wool / New Standard

16 January 2024

 8 minutes
TSWI has developed the Swedish Wool Standard which simplifies the process of selling and purchasing high-quality Swedish wool, opening up completely new market possibilities for wool rearers. The process of wool classification entails a wool broker procuring wool from diverse farms, meticulously assessing the properties of the raw wool, and classifying it into distinct quality types and grades.

Swedish Wool Initiative Elevates Standard for Fashion and Textiles

Swedish nonprofit Axfoundation has been running the Swedish Wool Initiative, which aims for zero wool waste. The project has launched the Swedish Wool Standard, the first Swedish classification system for wool. Johan Sidenmark, Project Manager, Circular Economy, speaks at length about Swedish wool, and the Standard in particular.

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