NEW WOOL SCOUR SYSTEM BETTER AND CHEAPER: But processors ignore 'revolutionary' system

摘要

PROCESSORS aren't rushing to buy a new wool "scouring" system that its Australian-owned developers predict will revolutionise wool processing. If the claims being made about the process - which substitutes a degreasing chemical for water in scouring - are true, the industry worldwide could save up to 10 billion dollar a year and end a pollution nightmare. Aqueous scours are major users of fresh water and major producers of effluent.