IWTO to hold 2013 congress in Italy
19/10/2012
“The choice of Biella as the venue is a tribute to the industry in this area and represents an incredible opportunity,” said IWTO vice-president, Piercarlo Zedda, on making the announcement.
The organisation says that 92% of the 816,000 tonnes of fabrics using wool and other yarns containing wool produced globally each year is manufactured in IWTO countries.
There are 22 member countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mongolia, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay.