This report is based on research conducted by a texturing working group within the Brussels-based organisation CIRFS (Comité International de la Rayonne et des Fibres Synthétiques).

The working group was chaired by Dr Francesco Prezzavento of Montefibre. The other group members were: Dr Oreste Banfi of Montefibre (Italy); Dr Ernst Bruns of Montefibre (Italy); Mr Robert Dee of DuPont (UK); Mr Pierre Hoffmeister of Rhône-Poulenc (France); Mr Francis Lampel of Rhône-Poulenc (France); Dr Gianfranco Sala of Snia (Italy); Dr Diederich Schilo of Akzo Nobel (Netherlands); and Mr Derek Wardell of DuPont (UK).

The report was produced by David Morris and Deborah Tunney.