Study on dehairing of Australian cashmere fibres

Dehairing is the process that removes coarse hair and other impurities from a cashmere fleece in order to obtain luxury fine cashmere fibres. This study has examined and optimised the machine settings on a locally produced cashmere dehairing unit which has led to improvement in the quality of dehaired cashmere fibres. The improved dehairing unit is now in commercial use, adding significant value to the local cashmere industry.