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Australian wool processor says its latest machine-washable innovation will both save money and reduce environmental impacts 

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The new process is said to allow wool to be spun on cotton spinning systems.

SALISBURY SOUTH – Australian wool processor Eqwools claims to have developed a new wool textile innovation that is said to transform low-value short fibres into fully machine-washable products — without the use of synthetic coatings.

General manager Gaynor Scott says the development marks the latest in a long line of innovations for the 155-year-old family-owned business which originally pioneered the “superwash” method for washable wool decades ago.

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