This report is based on research conducted by an Unspun Working Group within the Brussels based organisation CIRFS (Comité International de la Rayonne et des Fibres Synthétiques). Dr Alex Krieger of CIRFS assumed responsibility for the study. The working group was chaired by Mr Reinhard Kampl of Lenzing.

The other group members were: Dr Ciro Gargiulo of Montefibre, Italy; Mr Frank Gleeson of Wellman, Ireland; Mr Hartmann Huth of Hoechst, Germany; Mr Heinrich Jakob of Lenzing, Austria; Mr Tauno Oksanen of Säteri, Finland; Mr Markus Schwyn of Novalis Fibres, France; Ing Ugo Tinti of Montefibre, Italy; and Mr Calvin Woodings of Courtaulds, UK. The report was written by David Morris and produced by Deborah Tunney, assisted by Christopher Dee.

World Markets for Nonwovens and Other Non-Spun Products: Forecasts to 2005 is the fourth in a series by CIRFS. The three previous reports were: World Markets for Spun Yarns: Forecasts to 2000, Special Report No 2637, published in May 1994; World Markets for Textured Yarns: Forecasts to 2000, Special Report No 2639, published in May 1995; and Fibres in Eastern Europe: Forecasts to 2000, Special Report No 2644, published in June 1996. All three previous reports were written by David Morris and produced by Deborah Tunney of CIRFS.

David Morris is also the author of three other Textiles Intelligence special reports: Household Textiles, Furnishings and Floorcoverings in Europe: Forecasts to 1993, Special Report No 2043, published July 1990, World Markets for Cotton: Forecasts to 2000, Special Report No 2640, published July 1995, and World Markets for Wool: Forecasts to 2000, Special Report No 2642, published April 1996.