PHOTO: SALLY RAEBrent Gregory has a theory: people who need wool do not know the fibre exists and those folk never meet up with those selling wool, leading to a major disconnect for the wool industry. Mr Gregory and Suzanne Wilson, of Christchurch, are directors of the Merino Softwear Company, an innovation company looking to createhigh-value products from wool. Working on making a composite using wool for aviation could be the most exciting project to come out of New Zealand, Mr Gregory believes. Given where markets were heading with sustainability and carbon credits, current composites would struggle to meet those goals, whereas wool was a biodegradable fibre and a wool composite should also deliver great moisture management, Mr Gregory said. The wool industry was potentially only two or three years away from going from an industry to a hobby, Mr Gregory believed.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 29, 2022 16:47 UTC