Although the focus of the project is on producing wool garments for export, largely due to the warm climate in Vietnam, hence the project name "Out of Vietnam", Mde Doan Thi Bich Ngoc, the CEO of Canifa which is both a manufacturers and a leading fashion apparel retailer with a chain of some 30 stores in and around Hanoi in North Vietnam, said "We decided to launch a range of wool sweaters last winter, and these sold very well, and now we are in discussion with AWI about increasing and expanding the range for next winter".

Mr Jackson added, "The next step in the setting up of wool manufacturing supply chains in Vietnam is establishing local manufacturers of wool yarns, and we are already in talks with both Vietnamese companies and a number of potential foreign investors about establishing wool spinning plants in Vietnam. Then the focus will be on raw wool scouring and top-making, enabling greasy wool to be sold and exported directly from Australia".

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