Activities
CIRFS offers a whole range of activities - click on the headings below to see how members can benefit from these.
CIRFS offers a whole range of activities - click on the headings below to see how members can benefit from these.
- See monthly statistics per fibre on production, deliveries and stocks
- Get information on industry capacities, trends and economic analysis
- Receive free annual worldwide fibre yearbook
- Get access to detailed monthly trade data from 68 countries and 40 product groups
- Represent the industry directly with European and international authorities and get support through lobbying on all issues of interest
- Participate in the elaboration of draft position papers
- Reinforce the voice of the industry with key stakeholders
- Have trade defence actions introduced in case of dumping or subsidies
- Get help in merger cases
- Influence EU developments and upcoming legislation
- Receive guidance and support on trade-related and internal market issues
- Energy issues
- Receive all relevant information on sustainability issues affecting the industry
- Exchange best practices and be part of the voice of the industry towards external stakeholders
- Follow up on green economy issues related to man-made fibres such as Product Footprints and Ecolabel, circular economy and many more...
- Follow up chemical substance issues and policies relevant to man-made fibres
- Receive advice and get expertise on REACH
- Have input in risk assessments
- Issue monitoring and management, e.g. burning behaviour
- Get counseling in the official registration of new fibres
- Achieve harmonized standard test methods for the man-made fibres industry
- Participate in Technical Committees and get a direct link to ISO and CEN
- Receive technical documentation and access to resource library
- Follow up and act if necessary on ISO/CEN standards activities related to man-made fibres
- Get information on European research programmes and guiding opportunities
- Be supported in research projects
- Be involved and unite with industry, and academia at the Dornbirn Man-Made Fibres Congress
- Get members-only resources and information on website
- Receive internal position papers and reports
- Access global press data about developments in man-made fibres
- Get information on fibres and companies through website www.cirfs.org
- Contribute to raising positive awareness of man-made fibres and promoting their use in textiles
- Receive free newsletter (activity report)
- Exchange views at all levels on a neutral platform within strict antitrust rules
- Learn through participation in committees
- Get information and influence downstream and upstream through CIRFS memberships (textile/apparel and chemical industry) and contacts to many other industry associations
- Improve business connections through global man-made fibres network