Your address for competent organisation for finishing, yarns, fabrics and technical textiles in Europe

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1 Your address for competent organisation for finishing, yarns, fabrics and technical textiles in Europe - textile raw materials - yarns - fabrics - clothing textiles - household textiles - technical textiles We represent approximately 170 textile member companies (including companies cooperating with the textile industry) operating in the following textile sectors - wool trade - yarns - fabrics - finishing - technical textiles - textile consumer products (household textiles) 2010/ 2011

2 We have supporting members and partners from other branches in order to foster the cooperation beyond the scope of our association with other related industries. Among our partners are also Textile Research Institutes and specialized Technical Colleges. represents more than 60 % of the German Textile Industry, generating a turnover of approximately 6 billion Euros p.a. We are the only German textile industrial association representing members from all parts of the textile chain from raw materials to consumer products. To act fast and competent for our members we co-operate with other national and international textile organisations like the German Textile and Fashion Confederation GTM, EURATEX, Eurocoton, ITMF, IWTO, UNICE, ETT (European Technical Textiles Club)* *D: Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry, Federation of German Industries (BDI), Bremen Cotton Exchange, German Wool Federation EU: Union of Industrial and Employer s Confederations of Europe (UNICE), European Textile and Apparel Organisation (Euratex), Committee of the Cotton and allied Textile Industries of the E.C. (Eurocoton), World: International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) 2

3 Our main activities in brief: Finishing department: Regular information on environmental topics; news from the textile finishing industry (pre-treatment, dying, finishing, coating); debates between the production supervisors and the environmental assistants. Yarn department: It represents the interests of all German staple fibre spinning mills (including the cotton, woollen and worsted spinning system). Interested parties have an opportunity to research in the yarn database under containing most of the German producers of yarns. Fabric department: It represents the interests of German weaving mills in the following and other areas: Grey fabrics, household textiles, shirting textiles, clothing textiles, fabrics for professional clothing, hospitals and general medicine. Technical Textiles department: It represents the interest of German technical textiles manufacturers, covering all nine market segments and application areas belonging to the market of Technical Textiles. Its activities include regular contacts with car manufacturers and other user industries as well as symposia on new developments for practical applications. FACHTEX is a set of working groups of textile branch associations cooperating in clothing textiles, home and household textiles as well as technical textiles. ETT European Technical Textiles Club regroups the common interests of European producers of Technical Textiles via annual symposia on specific industry topics related to technical textiles. 3

4 , the network of the textile industry Services of the Association* *The listed services are examples without being exhaustive 4

5 General General assembly (once a year) Extranet access for members on web-site ( members) Market information Statistical data from official sources Export promotion Close contacts to public authorities in Germany and the EU Information of the specialised press Lobbying REACH: Support by the companies in customer inquiries (e.g., sample writings in several languages), timely knowledge about new candidate list of substances of very high concern and their meaning. Continuous and untimely procurement of information is essential for all companies, because the list of substances of very high concern should be extended twice a year. Support of the enterprises by the operational practise. Markets Market research within the departments Basic information on foreign markets Information about public funding for fairs outside the EU Representation of interests of our members towards the trade fairs and exhibitions via advisory boards (Heimtextil, Techtextil, Expofil, m-tex, Première Vision, Munich Fabric Start, Milano Unica) Cooperation with the IFO-Institute regarding IFO - business surveys 5

6 FACHTEX and working groups for yarns, clothing and household textiles as well as Technical Textiles, ETT European Technical Textiles Club Trade Policy: EU trade defence instruments, e. g. policy issues, subsidies, antidumping and anti-subsidies procedures, safeguard measures Duties: EU - rules of origin, WTO Statistical reports generated from official data and such of our members, special reports on demand Law General terms and conditions of sale as well as buying conditions*, German yarn contract*, COMMON CONDITIONS OF THE GERMAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY*, commercial law and sales agent law, law of contracts, business law, anti-trust laws, laws of the EU, collection of claims, both at home and abroad**, product liability, quality agreements Protection of industrial property (patent law, protection of designs, etc.), unfair competition, (member of the German Central Office against Unfair Competition) Search service of qualified and specialised law firms (worldwide) Representation of creditors during insolvency proceedings and membership in advisory boards to create pool agreements for ownership rights of creditors** * For members of one of the associations for the protection of textile sales conditions ** For members of the Fiduciary Association for Textile Industry, Wuppertal 6

7 Technology and Business Administration: Ring/rotor yarn spinning mills Committee Technical Committee for worsted yarn spinning mills Technical Committee for weaving mills Business Administration Committee Cost comparisons (e.g. energy) Productivity comparisons; profitability comparisons; business administration seminars Working Party on Public Procurement Ad hoc working parties on demand Discussions of Heads of Technical Units for yarns and fabrics department (separate groups) Member of the Textile Research Council and scientific advisory boards of research institutes Initiation of R&D projects Coordination of the work to create or modify industrial norms Patent and technical literature information Beyond the Association: Information of producers and costumers, e.g. database on yarns, Fachtex brochure Technical Textiles Insurance broker VERTEX: Examination of insurance policies of members with textile specific criteria und appropriate risk analysis 7

8 Dialogue partners e - mail - addresses Managing Director: Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Kraatz klaus.kraatz@ivgt.de * Assistant to the Managing Director: Sonja Lovic sonja.lovic@ivgt.de * Yarns and Fabrics Department: Wolfgang Klopfer wolfgang.klopfer@ivgt.de * Fabrics Department: Ernst Rupprecht Werdin ernst.werdin@ivgt.de ** Finishing Department: Michael Pöhlig (Asst. Man. Dir.) michael.poehlig@ivgt.de * Michele Uppenkamp (Assistant) michaele.uppenkamp@ivgt.de* Technical Textiles Department: Werner Zirnzak (Asst. Man. Dir.) werner.zirnzak@ivgt.de * Statistics: Ulrich Wagner ulrich.wagner@ivgt.de * Finance: Thomas Beisler thomas.beisler@ivgt.de * Common Textile Sales Conditions: Rosemarie Müller rosemarie.mueller@ivgt.de * Anuschka Franzen franzen.a@textiltreuhand.de *** Sales Conditions for Yarns: Sonja Lovic Fiduciary Association for Textile Industry: Margret Hentke hentke.m@textiltreuhand.de *** Anuschka Franzen Insurance broker: VERTEX Herr Marquardt**** 8

9 * Office Frankfurt: Mainzer Landstraße Frankfurt am Main Tel ** Ernst-Rupprecht Werdin: Kulmbacher Str Münchberg Tel *** Office Wuppertal: Hans-Böckler-Str Wuppertal Tel **** VERTEX (address available for members only) 9

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