2. Advantages of Australian wool: wool grade. In Australia, fine wool refers to merino wool with a fiber diameter of 19.6 to 20.5 microns, and superfine wool is below 19.5 microns. China's definition of fine hair is less than 25 microns. Fine wool is mainly used for clothing, while coarse wool is used for furniture and carpets.
Production, consumption and trade. China is a sheep producer in the world, with 65.438+0.5 billion sheep. China is the third largest wool producer in the world. Wool made in China is characterized by being short and thick. China produces10.6 million tons of wool every year, of which10.2 million tons is China standard fine wool. However, only one tenth of it, about 40,000 tons, can be called merino wool.