Founding year
Pettinatura Di Verrone is a combing mill founded in 1960 in Biella, the Italian textile district by excellence. The Company, through the years, specialized in manufacturing of the super and extra fine wools.
2000 tons
superfine wool tops with an average
fineness 16,5 my (between 10 and 19 my)
1000 tons
superfine wool open tops with an average
fineness 18,5 my (between 14 and 21 my)
150 tons
cashmere tops
100 tons
camel tops
50 tons
mohair tops
20 tons
dehaired vicuna, guanaco and cashmere
History
1960
1989
Joining The Schneider Group
In 1989 Pettinatura Di Verrone has been acquired by the G.Schneider Group, a wool trading company, who decided to invest in the industrial activity to ensure higher standards of quality and service to its clients.
1989
1992
Broadening product range
In the early Nineties the Company broadened its products range to cashmere and speciality fibers such as vicuña, guanaco, alpaca and mohair, and then to open tops for wollen spinning.
2012
Preserving expertise
In 2012, three undisputed leaders of ‘Made in Italy’, Loro Piana, Marzotto and Ermenegildo Zegna purchased each a share of the Pettinatura Di Verrone; they decided to invest in the Company with the intention of preserving and maintaining its know how and skilled workforce in the textile district of Biella.
2012
2020
Today
Today Pettinatura Di Verrone is celebrating its 60th anniversary. We are the leader in textile top quality first stage manufacturing. Our mission is to continue to pursue excellence by producing only the very best quality.
We would love to supply you with our wonderful wool, cashmere and precious animal hair fibres. Get in touch to find out more.
We are part of The Schneider Group
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