The International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee (CIRFS) has announced the 2005 edition of the CIRFS Statistical Yearbook – Information on Man-Made Fibres” -  a guide to the man-made fibres industry, now in its 42nd year of publication. This year’s edition includes an improved presentation of trade data, covering 65 reporting countries.

The yearbook, containing more than 300 pages of facts and figures about the worldwide man-made fibres industry, charts both the long term trends in the industry and the recent developments in particular. 

The information includes world production volumes of man-made fibres, cotton and wool from 1900 to 2004, with a detailed geographic breakdown covering the more recent years; Fibres Mill Consumption trends in Western Europe, Central Europe & Turkey; end-use patterns for man-made and natural fibres in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, USA and Japan; import and export information for 33 countries in Europe, 12 in Asia, 15 in the Americas, three in Africa and two in Oceania. This section also includes an original CIRFS calculation of the textile and clothing trade data broken down by fibre.

Bernard Bruyère, head of the CIRFS Statistical Department, stated, Our information on world production is continuing to improve, and our database of trade flows now covers 65 countries throughout the world.”

CIRFS is the representative organisation for the European man-made fibres industry, with member companies in over 20 European countries and associate members from several countries outside Europe.