The Schneider Group Global Network & Certifications
THE SCHNEIDER GROUP (Italy)
Schneider is a household name in the trade of fine wool, supplying the finest spinners and weavers in the world.
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Authentico®
A Schneider Group brand standing for a reliable and proprietary verification system tracing wool from farms to tops
PETTINATURA DI VERRONE (Italy)
Located in the prestigious wool textile district of Biella, Italy, Pettinatura di Verrone is a leading combing mill for superfine merino wool tops and premium animal fibres. The mill is GOTS and RWS certified.
The plant has a production capacity of 3,500 tons of wool tops, 1,000 tons of open tops and 250 tons of cashmere tops, together with 200 tons of special fibres and 10 tons of dehaired vicuna.
Pettinatura di Verrone manufactures superfine and ultrafine merino wools ranging between 10.5 and 18 microns and is equipped for combing and dehairing all sorts of speciality fibres including vicuna, guanaco, alpaca, llama and mohair, as well as special European wools.
PRODUCTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Wool Open Tops: RWS certified
Cashmere Tops: SFA certified
Speciality Fibres: CITES (vicuna), RAF (special fibres) certified
ZDHC Foundational Level
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Authentico®
A Schneider Group brand standing for a reliable and proprietary verification system tracing wool from farms to tops
MEDITERRANEAN WOOL INDUSTRIES (Egypt)
Situated in Sadat City, the mill is in a strategic position to supply the European market with wool coming from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
The facility is RWS, GOTS and OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certified and has a total production capacity of 4,500 tons of wool tops ranging between 18 and 23.5 microns, as well as 1,500 tons of carbonised noils and wool.
PRODUCTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Carbonised Noils and Wool: RWS certified
Scoured Wool: RWS certified
Speciality Fibres: RAF (special fibres) certified
ZDHC Foundational Level
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Authentico®
A Schneider Group brand standing for a reliable and proprietary verification system tracing wool from farms to tops
Buying & Trading Offices
The Schneider Group operates two buying offices in the world: Australia and New Zealand
and works with a partner office in South Africa.
G. Schneider Australia is a buying office with locations in Sidney and Melbourne which sources merino wool.
PRODUCTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Greasy Wool: RWS certified
G. Schneider New Zealand is headquartered in Christchurch. On one side it sources merino wool while the trading office buys and sells crossbred scoured wool for home furnishings.
PRODUCTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Greasy and Scoured Wool: RWS certified
Last, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa the Schneider Group works with a local partner to source certified South African wool.