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Mark Patterson: Associate Agricultural Minister on the reopening of the world's largest wool processing facility near Napier

Published: April 22, 2024, 7:52 p.m.

Wool could be making a comeback.\xa0

The world's largest wool processing facility has reopened near Napier following a $50 million rebuild and refurbishment project \xa0

Associate Agriculture Minister, Mark Patterson, told Mike Hosking there's a big global trend going back to natural fibres.\xa0

He says New Zealand could be at the forefront.\xa0

Patterson says there's a highly motivated cohort of New Zealand entrepreneurs who see the potential in this, and they may want to make money, but they also want to be seen as doing something good for the planet.\xa0

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