Different aspects of wool certification have been a central topic in wool production and trade, including discussions at recent IWTO meetings, at the Wool Connect conference, and at the last Merino congress in Uruguay. Currently, media reports from the wool market commonly assert that "several lots of fine wool were sold at outstanding prices, but [...]
An Affordable, Safe Tool Made in Uruguay. The Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL) offers workshops and courses on wool fibre and artisan weaving where participants practice various techniques, and receive information and guidance on how to purchase supplies, how to contact raw material vendors, and what equipment is needed for weavers to process wool. Craftsmen and [...]
In September 2019, the Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL), as a representative of the National Strategic Plan for the Ovine Industry (PENRO), presented a project for “Applied Technology for Enhanced Competitiveness in the Ovine Chain - Integrated System for the Ovine Industry (SIRO)” as part of a request for proposals for public goods by the National [...]
WOOL ROOTS is a Fashion Film developed by Moweek along with Don Baez for the new edition of the winter fashion week 2021. As part of the new edition of fashion week’s winter season, all of Moweek’s digital channels broadcasted the film premiere, seeking to introduce the public to the process of Uruguayan wool harvesting [...]
Uruguay Teje (Uruguay Knits) is a solidary call for proposals born at the height of the pandemic, an initiative of the Texturable company with support from Lanas Trinidad, Leo Hilados, La Nave Multimodal, and the industry brand Uruguay Wools. As Claudia, a designer at Texturable, puts it, this collaborative action seeks to promote the culture [...]
Forbes highlights Gabriela Hearst's Spring 2022 collection, which continues the House's ecological awareness and social impact in fashion. From organic silk, recycled cashmere and deadstock materials, all of which are present in fifty-five percent of the spring ready-to-wear collection. And, fifteen percent of the collection is manufactured by the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) fair [...]
The New York Times compiles a series of luxury beachfront developments being built in and around the town of José Ignacio, Maldonado. For Ingo Schirrmann, a television producer from Germany, a hastily planned New Year’s vacation in Uruguay turned into a new lifestyle. In December 2012, almost on a whim, he canceled his tickets to [...]
Uruguay’s wood exports could hit a record this year with Asian countries buying more wood at higher prices as the global recovery takes hold, according to one of the country’s biggest forestry companies. Agroempresa Forestal exported about 160,000 cubic meters of Uruguayan pine and eucalyptus logs this year through mid-May, Director Francisco Bonino said in [...]
Google has acquired 30 hectares of land for a data center in Canelones, Uruguay The company bought the land through its subsidiary Eleanor Applications SRL “to guarantee options to continue expanding” the company's data centers in Latin America "if the business requires it,” according to the statement given to El Pais. “We are very excited [...]
In per capita terms, the nation is a global leader in software exports. It was never Santiago Zabala’s dream to sell women’s underwear. But when the Uruguayan tech entrepreneur saw a gap in the US lingerie market for women of diverse shapes and sizes, the opportunity seemed too good to ignore. “It might sound weird [...]
Uruguay continues to be Latin America's leading country regarding energy transition towards renewable sources, according to an index released jointly this week by the World Economic Forum and the Accenture consultancy firm. On a list Sweden continues to top, the South American country fell two notches from 11th to 13th compared to 2020's ranking, still [...]
Uruguay wants to follow "the decarbonization route" by betting on green hydrogen with an eye on transport and industry, as part of a pilot plan to attract investment. Green hydrogen, a technology that is still under development, is “an important bet” for a country like Uruguay, which has “abundant” renewable energy and seeks to be [...]
