Ulaanbaatar
First handbook on sustainable production for Mongolian wool and cashmere industry published
Economy
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. In the scope of STeP EcoLab Mongolia
project funded by the European Union, a handbook of environmentally friendly, sustainable
production for the Mongolian wool and cashmere industry has been published and is
ready to be delivered to the hands of managers, engineers and technical workers of the sector.
The handbook included not only the best practices of introducing
sustainability to the wool and cashmere industry, but also the main processing
technologies. The book is distinct as it is the first-ever guideline for introducing
sustainable production and consumption to the Mongolian wool and cashmere subsector.
Chapters on general concepts of sustainability are written by
Collaboration Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production /CSCP/ team
based in Germany, and the chapter on spinning quality and technology was
developed by Sc.D, Professor D.Enkhtuya, while Ph.D V.Shinenemekh wrote
chapters for wet processing technology and chemical usage, the head of Water
Research Institute, Ph.D D.Basandorj drafted the technology for waste-water
treatment, and lastly, Ph.D J.Dorjpurev, Mongolian Accredited Energy Auditor, developed
the energy efficiency chapter.
A team of experts of their respective fields collaborated and created
the handbook based on the results of previous studies run by the STeP EcoLab
project and common international best practices. The creators of the handbook hope
it will become a standard desk-top reference for all wool and cashmere sector
workers, enabling them to learn about sustainable production in their native
language.
