Mandatory Recycled Content Requirement For man-made fibres the EU should introduce a binding traceable recycled content obligation at product level in the upcoming Circular Economy Act. This will create market certainty and drive innovation in recycling technologies whilst maintaining the EU industry competitive in markets where it would otherwise be at a cost disadvantage.Gradual and Predictable Roadmap Targets…
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CIRFS: European Man-Made Fibres Association
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 401973428940-48
11
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
10
legislative files
of 326 tracked
5
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #123 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.5
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2017
in the register since
Declares membership of
- CIRFS is a full member of EURATEX.
- CIRFS is an affiliate member of CEFIC.
- CIRFS is a members of SEAP.
- CIRFS is a member of: Alliance for Sustainable Management of Chemical Risk (ASMoR)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- CIRFS: European Man-made Fibres Association (CIRFS)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
CIRFS: European Man-Made Fibres Association filed 11 positions between 12 Apr 2022 and 10 Jun 2026, across 10 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 5 times.
2022 · 2 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 4 filed2026 · 4 filed
What they argued
CIRFS is the association for Europes 12 billion man-made fibres industry, representing the industry to the European authorities and providing the industry with a wide range of services. Its members cover about 75% of European man-made fibres output. It provides for around 20,000 jobs in ca. 250 plants. The European man-made fibres industry, with a total production in 2023 of ca.
On behalf of CIRFS, representing approximately 70% of the EU's man-made fibre production, we appreciate the opportunity to contribute this public consultation. In this context, we submit the following observations and recommendations: The current directives do not adequately protect the EUs strategic autonomy, particularly in cases of supply chain dependencies or disruptions due to global crises, such as health…
CIRFS is the association for Europes 12 billion man-made fibres industry, representing the industry to the European authorities and providing the industry with a wide range of services. Its members cover about 75% of European man-made fibres output. It provides for around 20,000 jobs in ca. 250 plants. The European man-made fibres industry, with a total production in 2022 of ca.
CIRFS is the association for Europes 12 billion man-made fibres industry, representing the industry to the European authorities and providing the industry with a wide range of services. Its members cover about 75% of European man-made fibres output. It provides for around 20,000 jobs in ca. 250 plants. The European man-made fibres industry, with a total production in 2023 of ca.
40, rue Belliard I B – 1040 Brussels - 26/08/2025 T: [phone removed]Ref. I E:Ares(2025)6879768 [email removed] W: www.cirfs.org VAT Number: BE0451.888.158 CBAM Downstream expansion CIRFS is the representative body of Europe’s €12 billion MMF industry, covering approximately 70 percent of European production and sustaining around 20,000 jobs across 250 facilities throughout the Union.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
Bio-manufacturing should be treated as an integrated industrial system, not merely a technology sector. Successful bio-based production depends on coordinated access to sustainable biomass, energy, chemicals, skilled labour, market demand, and waste-management infrastructure. Weaknesses in any part of the system undermine competitiveness. Main Recommendations 1.
CIRFS welcomes the move towards "One Substance - One Assessment" and supports close cooperation between EU agencies and scientific institutions. A fit-for-purpose "One Substance - One Assessment" approach should lead to the following outcomes.
CIRFS welcomes the move towards "One Substance - One Assessment" and supports close cooperation between EU agencies and scientific institutions. A fit-for-purpose "One Substance - One Assessment" approach should lead to the following outcomes.
The Man-Made Fibres (MMF) industry welcomes the initiative to simplify the Defence Procurement Directive. Strengthening Europes defence readiness requires procurement rules that ensure resilient and strategically autonomous supply chains. MMFs are processed into textiles that constitute strategic and irreplaceable components of European defence capability.
CIRFS is the association for Europes 12.3 billion man-made fibres industry, representing the industry to the European authorities and providing the industry with a wide range of services. Its members cover about 70% of European man-made fibres output. It provides for around 20,000 jobs in ca. 250 plants. The European man-made fibres industry, with a total production in 2023 of ca.
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Turns up on the same files
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- Cefic · 8 files in common
- ECOS · 6 files in common
- Danish Industry · 6 files in common
- BASF SE · 6 files in common
- FECC · 6 files in common
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