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    CIRFS

    CIRFS - the European Man-made Fibres Association - is the representative body for
    the European man-made fibres industry. It has member companies in Austria,
    Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
    Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland,
    Turkey and the United Kingdom. It also has associate members in Belarus, Israel,
    Japan and South Africa, and a group of major international raw material supplier
    associates.

    Its members account for over 90% of European production of the main fibres
    within the scope of CIRFS - polyester, polyamide, acrylic, viscose, acetate, elastane
    and aramid.

    KEY FACTS ABOUT THE MAN-MADE FIBRES INDUSTRY


    IN EUROPE (2008)

    Turnover 11.7 billion

    Production volume 3.7 million tonnes

    Investment 260 million

    R & D Expenditure 200 million

    Employment 27,000

    Including Turkey, excluding Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova

    European Man-made Fibres Association, Avenue E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 6, B-1160 Brussels


    Tel.: +32 2 676 7455 Fax: +32 2 676 7454 E-mail: [email protected], www. cirfs.org
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    The Industry's Products

    Man-made fibres account for 75% of all textiles processed in Western Europe. The
    principal end-uses are in clothing, carpets, household textiles and a wide range of
    technical products - tyres, conveyor belts, fillings for sleeping bags and cold-weather
    clothing, filters for improving the quality of air and water in the environment, fire-
    resistant materials, reinforcement in composites used for advanced aircraft
    production, and much else. Fibres are precisely engineered to give the right
    combination of qualities required for the end-use in question: appearance, handle,
    strength, durability, stretch, stability, warmth, protection, easy care, breathability,
    moisture absorption and value for money, for example. In many cases, they are used
    in blends with natural fibres such as cotton and wool.

    Man-made fibres come in two main forms : continuous filament, used for weaving,
    knitting or carpet production ; and staple, discontinuous lengths of fibre which can be
    spun into yarn or incorporated in unspun uses such as fillings or non-wovens.

    Synthetic fibres - polyester, polyamide and acrylic, for example - are oil or gas - based;
    their characteristics of durability and of low energy usage during treatment and use
    are positive environmental features. An increasing proportion of polyester fibres are
    made from recycled PET bottles. Cellulosic fibres - viscose, for example - are made
    from renewable raw materials such as wood, drawn from regularly replanted forests.
    Huge amounts of investment are taking place to reduce further any possible ecological
    impact of the industry's processes, and the industry's products are essential to many
    environmental improvement programmes such as reduction of air emissions from
    power stations. Recycling of man-made fibre products - both re-use and mechanical,
    feedstock and thermal recycling (to produce heat and power) - is steadily increasing.

    Further information is found on the CIRFS website: www.cirfs.org.


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    The Work of CIRFS

    CIRFS is active in all areas of common concern to its member companies.

    In statistics, it has an extensive data collection and analysis system, providing essential
    market information for its members on the level of production, deliveries and stocks
    in the man-made fibres industry in Europe. It analyses import and export data for
    these countries and also for customer and competitor countries over 65 countries
    are covered in total. A unique study is made, on an annual basis, of end-uses of fibre
    production and the fibre composition of textile products consumed in the European
    Union. CIRFS publishes, every year, a Statistical Yearbook. It also provides members
    with available data on production trends for man-made fibres in countries outside
    Europe.

    In the field of technology and the environment, CIRFS provides an essential forum for
    exchange of information and agreement on common initiatives. Issues covered
    include:

    co-operation with ISO, CEN and the European Union on development of new
    standards affecting man-made fibre products, including those relating to
    burning behaviour of textile products

    maintenance and development of industry standards for use in contracts,


    through BISFA (the International Bureau for the Standardisation of Man-
    Made Fibres)

    ecological issues related to clean manufacturing, health and safety and life
    cycle analysis

    an important contribution to European textile industry work on the


    environment, for example in waste management and in finding criteria for
    eco-labelling of products.
    research management issues, including cooperative research programmes.

    CIRFS is a sponsor of the International Man-made Fibres Congress, held annually in


    Dornbirn (Austria).
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    In the area of economic analysis, CIRFS closely monitors economic developments


    which may affect the industry. It provides information and guidance to members on
    the possible effects, and prepares papers for use in contacts with the European Union
    and national governments. Specific areas of involvement include:

    analysis of developments in European Union trade and, when necessary,


    preparation and submission of cases on dumping, subsidies or illicit trade
    barriers

    monitoring of developments affecting the internal market in the European


    Union including in particular the risk of distortion of competition through
    government subsidies and through technical barriers to trade

    analysis of the general economic background, including exchange rate


    movements and price movements of competing natural fibres

    preparation of regular technical and market studies on questions of concern


    to CIRFS membership technical textiles and fibre developments in China.

    In relations with the European Union authorities, CIRFS maintains regular contact
    with the European Commission at all levels, from Commissioners downwards, and
    particularly with Directorates General Trade, Enterprise and Competition. Major
    issues covered include:

    Defence of CIRFS members' interests against dumping, subsidies and breaches


    of international trading arrangements.

    Provision of information and advice to the European Commission on EU trade


    policies, notably during the course of international negotiations and preferential
    trading agreements with EU associate countries. Support for strict control of
    state aid.

    Involvement in a wide variety of issues affecting the industry and the industries
    which use its products.

    CIRFS publishes a quarterly Activity Report to keep its members fully informed of its
    activities.
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    Contacts with Other Bodies

    CIRFS maintains close and regular contacts with bodies dealing with related issues,
    including:

    the national man-made fibre associations in Germany, Italy, Spain and Turkey

    EATP ( the European Association for Textile Polyolefins)

    EURATEX (the representative body for the EU textile and apparel industries)

    Business Europe

    AIUFFASS (the European association representing filament weavers and


    independent texturisers)

    EUROCOTON (the European association for spinning and weaving of staple


    fibres)

    CEFIC (the European Chemical Industry Council)

    CIPCEL (the International Cellulose Film Committee)

    Plastics Europe

    AFMA (American Fiber Manufacturers' Association)

    JCFA (Japan Chemical Fibres Association)

    CCFA (China Chemical Fibers Association)

    Fibre association in Australia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan and
    Thailand
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    Members

    The following groups are members of CIRFS :

    Advansa (Germany, Turkey)


    Aksa (Turkey)
    Aquafil (Italy, Slovenia)
    Cordenka (Germany)
    Dralon (Germany)
    Dow Fiber Solutions (Spain)
    DuPont Advanced Fiber Systems (Spain, UK)
    Enka (Germany)
    Fidion (Italy)
    Fisipe (Portugal)
    Glanzstoff-Bohemia (Czech Republic)
    Greenfiber International (Romania)
    Hyosung (Turkey)
    Inacsa (Spain)
    Kelheim Fibres (Germany)
    Kordarna (Czech Republic)
    Kordsa (Turkey)
    Korelita (Lithuania)
    Korteks (Turkey)
    Kuitu (Finland)
    Lenzing (Austria, UK)
    Montefibre (Italy, Spain)
    Nexis Fibers (Germany, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland)
    Performance Fibers (France, Germany)
    Polyamide High Performance (Germany)
    Polyteks (Turkey)
    Radicifibres (Italy, Romania, Switzerland)
    Rhodia (France)
    Silon (Czech Republic)
    Sinterama (Italy)
    Sniace (Spain)
    Teijin Aramid (Netherlands)
    Tergal Industries (France)
    Trevira (Belgium, Denmark, Germany)
    TWD Fibres (Germany)
    Wellman International (Ireland)
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    The following national associations are associated with the work of CIRFS :

    Assofibre (Italy)
    IVC (Industrievereinigung Chemiefaser) (Germany)
    Profibra (Spain)
    SUSEB (Turkey)

    Officers

    President Andreas Eule Cordenka

    Contact Points

    Director General Colin Purvis Tel : 32/2.676.7460


    e-mail: [email protected]

    Statistics Bernard Bruyre Tel : 32/2.676.7464


    e-mail: [email protected]

    Catherine Wagneur Tel : 32/2.676.7450


    e-mail: [email protected]

    Candide Dufloucq Tel : 32/2.676.7462


    e-mail: [email protected]

    Technical/Environmental Bernard Defraye Tel : 32/2.676.7468


    e-mail: [email protected]

    Economic Analysis David Morris Tel: 32/2.676.7466


    e-mail: [email protected]

    Finance / Administration Micheline Verboven Tel : 32/2.676.7458


    e-mail : [email protected]

    Secretariat Meetings and Tel : 32/2.676.7455


    Organization e-mail: [email protected]
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    Publications

    CIRFS Statistical Yearbook


    BISFA Terminology Relating to Man-made Fibres
    BISFA Technical Reference Document on Commercial Mass
    BISFA Policy on Generic Fibre Names
    Guidelines for inter-laboratory tests

    BISFA Methods for Testing Fibres:

    Polyamide filament yarns


    Polyester filament yarns
    Viscose, modal, cupro, lyocell, acetate and triacetate, staple fibres and tows
    Steel tyre cords
    Acrylic staple fibres
    Textured filament yarns
    Nylon staple fibres
    Polyester staple fibres
    Viscose, cupro, acetate, triacetate and lyocell filament yarns
    Polypropylene staple fibres
    Textile glass filament yarns
    Bare elastane yarns
    Organic Man-made Fibres with Anti-Bacterial activity
    Para-Aramid Filament Yarns
    Polyamide BCF (Bulk Continuous Filament Yarns)

    Available from CIRFS / BISFA on request.

    World Markets for Technica Textiles to 2012


    World Markets for Nonwovens and other Unspun Products to 2010
    World Markets for Textured Yarn to 2010*
    Natural and Man-made Fibres in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to 2010
    World Markets for Interior Textiles to 2012
    India: the Market for Natural and Man-Made Fibres, Textiles and Textiles
    Manufacturers: Forecasts to 2012

    Available from:
    International Newsletters Ltd Tel. 44/870 165 7210
    9 A, Victoria Square Fax 44/870 165 7212
    Droitwich email: [email protected]
    Worcs, WR9 8DG (UK)
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    World Markets for Spun Yarns : Forecasts to 2010


    World Markets for Knitted Textiles and Apparel: Forecasts to 2010
    World Markets for Woven Textiles and Apparel: Forecasts to 2010

    Available from :
    Textiles Intelligence Ltd. Tel. 44/1625.536.136
    International Subscriptions Fax 44/1625.536.137
    10 Beech Lane
    Wilmslow, SK9 5ER e-mail: [email protected]
    UK

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