TAIWAN MAN-MADE FIBER INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION


Chairman:William W. Wong

OBJECTIVES



    Founded in Feb. 24, 1965.  


    


    To plan the research, improvement and development of the man-made 


fiber industry, and enhance mutual benefits of the some industry.





    Obligations are:


”k


    Issues about the investigation, statistics, research,improvement and 


    development of the man-made fiber industry home and abroad.





”l  Issues about the investigation and allocation assistance of raw mate-


    rials.





”m  Issues about the investigation, statistics and promotion and transpo-


    rtation of members.





”n  Issues about the linkage and promotion of the technical cooperation.





”o  Issues about the maintenance of the cooperation rights of members.





”p  Issues about the investigation of the business condition of the mem-


    bers.





”q  Issues about the exhibition of the products of the member.





”r  Issues about the setting up investigation and registration of the ba-


    ckground information of membersand member representatives.





”s  Issues about the service of application, modification of the member-


    ship certificate and the identification of the membership qualifica-


    tion.





”t  Issues about the mediation of disputes between thesame industry and 


    the assist mediation of employment disputes.





”u  Issues about the holding of public welfare events by members.





”v  Issues about the service entrusted by institutions,bodies, or members.





”w  Issues about the research of labor productivity,the holding of the 


    promotion of working skill training programs and lectures.





”x  Issues about the assist proceeding and suggestion of economic polici-


    es and industrial laws.





”y  Issues about joining in various social movement.





”z  Issues about handling affairs regulated by other laws.


ORGANIZATION



    The establishment of this  association is  authorized by the Ministry 


of Interior  as  people's  organization.  There are Directors Council and 


Board of  Supervisors  according to the regulations.  Under the Directors 


Council, there are administrative directors and Chairman who is in charge 


of all affairs of this association.  





    To enhance affairs of this association, in accordance  with the trend 


of social and  economic  change, there are some special teams responsible 


for the  research,  analysis,  suggestion  of  related business. (see the 


attached chart) In order to better the financial system of this associat-


ion,  revise  the  regulations, add  administrative supervisors under the 


Board of supervisors, and a convener.


BUSINESS FUNCTION



    The business of this association ranges from industries using materi-


als with cellulose or without cellulose to produce filament yarn or stap-


le fiber.  Except the tasks regulated by laws, our main job includes:





  (1)Compile data statistics 





  (2)The annual general industrial situation 





  (3)Data interchange internationally 





  (4)Enhance the gathering and reporting of business information such as 


     finance and tax, national standard, fiber products, technical report


     , news clipping, special investigations, etc., 





  (5)International interchange activities in man-made fiber industry 





  (6)Hold or assist to hold national or international exhibitions 





  (7)In accordance with the policy of government, promote environmental 


     protection and industrial safety business 





  (8)Assist in trade to conduct the import application of foreign labors 





  (9)Diversify market, enhance investigation overseas 





  (10)reply to the international trade protectionism 





  (11)Hold activities such as lectures seminars etc., 





  (12)Conduct and promote business of special teams 





  (13)Enhance the consensus of members, build a production and marketing 


       system 


  (14)Promote the upgrade of industry business, assist members to research 


      and development.In addition to handle all routine affairs according 


      to the Industrial  Organization Law  and  other  related laws, this 


      association set up various special teams to fulfill member's actual 


      requirements, reflect their opinion and make  important suggestions 


      to the authority  in  accordance  with  some  out-of-date  laws and 


      regulations. 





    In order to  serve  the  member,  we  actively  promote  all kinds of 


important tasks such as gathering  business information and data, compile 


complete supply and demand information.


   


    In order to grasp the information of Mainland China, the association 


will send  people  to  Mainland China every half year to gather relevant 


information,  such  as  the  trade laws and regulations, market changes, 


research and  development situations in  Mainland China... etc, detailed 


market analysis will also be compiled.


   


    To help members to understand  the international  fiber  development 


direction, the association will hold  international industry development 


interchange activities 2-3 times a year.


   


    To maintain the industrial property rights such as patent, trademark, 


the association will hold international councils periodically.


   


    To enhance  the  planning  and  research  about  high-tech fibers to 


promote  the  upgrade  of  industry , as well as  developing  new  fiber 


materials and high fringe benefit fiber products.


FUTURE PROSPECT



    Technology development


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    Promote technology upgrade, develop new fiber, research  and develop 


    high fringe benefit fiber products.





”ò  Promote manufactory to have high-speed polymerization and high-speed 


    spinning, pursue the rationalization of the cost.





”ó  In accordance  with  the  down-steam industries, develop the produce 


    trend of quick respond and diversified small scale production.





    Market prospect


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    Actively promote multifunction usage  of  fiber, in accordance  with 


    the need of domestic public constructions.





”ò  Integrate middle-stream and down-stream indus-try to produce a series 


    of high quality products, enhance the competitiveness abroad.





”m  Investment estimation of the next three years





    Man-made fibers have been expanding continuously recently, the quant-


ity and quality  are  both  improved  rapidly.  At present, the producing 


capacity of machinery facilities has already reached the 3rd place in the 


world.  It is estimated  that  except  for continually reproducing by the 


established facilities, the investment of proprietor will be more cautious.











9TH FL. NO. 22 Ai Kuo East Road, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC


     TEL:(02)2391-4151 FAX:(02)2394-7327


     Chairman: William W. Wong 

     Secretary General: Alexander Shen