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25 Oct 2004 | Woolclassers get $80 per week pay rise
The Industrial Relations Commission granted the Wool Classers Association a pay rise of $80 a week, rather than the $100 a week requested. ...... FULL STORY
22 Oct 2004 | Wool growers in a tangle over PETA campaign
The Australian Wool Growers Association has criticised rival industry bodies for refusing to negotiate with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals over the welfare of sheep, and thus risking export markets in Europe and North America. ...... FULL STORY
20 Oct 2004 | Commonwealth buys wool traders from Macquarie
Commonwealth Bank said it would buy some of the wool futures trading operation of Macquarie Bank, ten weeks after Macquarie closed down. ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2004 | Elders increases stake in BWK
Futuris Corp said that its rural services subsidiary Elders would contribute another 16 million euros ($28 million) into German wool processor Bremer Woll-Kamerei under a restructure that gives Elders a controlling interest. ...... FULL STORY
7 Oct 2004 | Wool wins US tariff concession
Australian Wool Innovation said that the US government had agreed to extend tariff-free access for 18.5 micron and finer wool and wool products throughout 2005, up to an agreed quota. ...... FULL STORY
6 Oct 2004 | Wool prices struggle
Higher oil prices are helping to make wool more competitive against synthetics, but not against cotton. ...... FULL STORY
5 Oct 2004 | Many Woolmarks on Finnie’s agenda
Eric Finnie, general manager of The Woolmark Company said the Woolmark was in danger of becoming outdated and desperately needed to be revamped in a different form. ...... FULL STORY
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