EDANA brochure (PDF 139 KB)

WH E R E T H E M EM B E R S H I P B E N E F I T S N E V E R S T O P.?What is EDANA?>p a g e 21What is EDANA?>EDANA is the European trade association forthe nonwovens industry. The letters E-D-A-N-Astand for “European Disposables and NonwovensAssociation”, but nowadays we promote thebenefits of all nonwovens - whether they go intoshort-life or long-life end-uses.EDANA also provides a home for special end-userelated items, like hygiene absorbent products,superabsorbents, etc.What is EDANA ?>EDANA is managed by a Board of Governorswhich is elected by, and is responsible to mem-bership.The governors come from different countrieslocated in Europe, Middle East and Africa andrepresent the nonwovens industry and its suppliers. Their companies:3 make nonwovens, whether drylaid, spunlaid,wetlaid, airlaid or other types of nonwovens;3 convert nonwovens into various types of finishedproducts;3 supply fibres, chemicals or equipment to thenonwovens or to the converting industries.How is EDANA managed ??>2 3p a g e 3EDANA was founded in 1971, and has beenbased in Brussels ever since.As a non-profit making trade association it isproud of its Belgian Royal Decree. The Brusselslocation helps EDANA to exert influence at the EUCommission, at the European Parliament (EP) andat CEN, the European Standardization Institute.When did EDANA start ?>EDANA has over 170 member companies in 25 countries located in Europe, Middle East andAfrica.As a result, it claims to represent a very high percentage of the business in various industrialsectors (nonwovens, hygiene absorbent products,superabsorbents, etc.).How many members doesEDANA have?p a g e 4>4 5What is EDANA?>A professional staff is located at the Brussels offices.The secretary general is supported by a team ofhighly qualified professionals experienced intechnical matters, public affairs, EU regulations,marketing, communications, public relations,administration and accounting. EDANA has modern telecommunications, computersystems and meeting facilities.Its extensive database provides one of the manybenefits for members.How does EDANAoperate on a daily basis?>?6p a g e 5EDANA organigram>BOARD OF GOVERNORSOFF ICERS: (Cha i rman / V i ce Cha i rmen / Treasu re r / Sec re ta r y Gene ra l )ANNUAL MEET ING OF MEMBERSMEMBERS WORKINGCOMMITTEES(restricted list)SECRETAR IAT– Raw Materials Suppl iers– Machinery Suppl iers– Producers of nonwovens– Convertors of nonwovens– Marketing Forum (open to al l members)– Technical (open to al l members)– Nonwovens Producers– Convertors (HAPCO)– Medical– Suppl iers (e.g. f i lm)– Special Interest Groups (e.g. Roof ing)– INDEX– Marketing– Promotion– Technical Matters– Publ ic Relat ions– Lobbying– Accountingp a g e 6What is EDANA?>3 I N FORMAT ION• Statistics and business situation• Newsletters – General & Regulatory• Library• Training courses• Secretariat activities on various topics• Secretariat answering your questions3 PROMOT ION• Internet website: www.edana.org+ Industry specific mini sites• Image improvements towards end-users• Promotion and information campaigns• INDEX Exhibition and Congress• Environmental position papers• Annual Nonwovens Symposium>7? Contacts? Statistics? Newsletter + Regulatory Newsletter? Promotion? Marketing? Technical? Questions – Information Service Library INDEX exhibition? Regulatory and Lobbying? Environmental Issues International Connections? Success Breeds SuccessHere are some of the generalbenefits of membership of EDANA>Special benefits fornonwovens producers?>8 9p a g e 73 TECHN ICAL• Recommended Test Methods• Terminology• Guidelines for environmentally-sound manufacture• CEN and ISO active connection on various technological and end-use issues, swabs, protective equipment, geotextiles, packaging etc.3 MARKET ING / PUBL I C A F FA IRS• Market discussion• Customs tariffs and Nomenclature• EU lobbying eg. about external trade policy or environment.>EDANA has created a special committee, onlyopen to producers of nonwovens. The NONWOVENS PRODUCERS COMMITTEE groupstogether the top managers of most of Europe’snonwoven making companies.Meetings include a business review and discussionson topics such as:3 Industry trends3 Statistical review3 Top level talks with raw material suppliers3 Environmental issues3 Training courses for management3 Research programme for nonwovensIn addition this committee sets up Interest Groupsto meet special market needs. Examples includeHygiene Nonwovens, Wipes, Geotextiles.p a g e 89What is EDANA?>Members who make products such as baby diapers, sanitary protection and adultincontinence products have their own special committee in EDANA, and their ownspecial website, within the EDANA site, www.hapco.edana.orgHAPCO - Hygiene Absorbent Products Manufacturers Committee - aims to expand themarket penetration of hygiene products. Committee topics include:3 promotion/PR to achieve a better understanding of the benefits of absorbent hygiene products by individuals and society at large3 position papers on PR issues3 contacts with relevant European authorities and institutionsAround 20 European hygiene converters currently participate in HAPCO.Special benefits for converters of absorbent hygiene products>?10p a g e 9More than 30 companies in Europe, making nonwoven healthcare products such as drapes,gowns, swabs, wipes, masks or tray wraps etc. are members of MEDECO, EDANA’s MEDICAL DEVICES COMMITTEE. The group aims to increase market penetration of single-usenonwoven and related products in hospital and healthcare markets. The group has its ownwebsite, within the EDANA site.Work topics currently include :3 participation in European standardization (CEN) of performance requirements for surgical gowns and drapes3 regulatory and environmental matters - information exchange and position statements3 promotion of the advantages of healthcare nonwovens.Special benefits for healthcare products manufacturers>p a g e 1011What is EDANA?>Four classes of membership are available in EDANA:? FUL L MEMBERSH I P is open to producers and converters of nonwovens and waddings, as well as to suppliers of raw materials such as fibres, binders, films, SAP and adhesives, located in Europe, Middle East and Africa.? TRADE ASSOC IATE MEMBERSH I P is open to machinery and equipment suppliers, as well as to distributors and retailers of nonwovens and products incorporating nonwovens.? NON -TRADE ASSOC IATE MEMBERSH I P is open to research and academic bodies.? EXTERNAL MEMBERSH I P is open to companies and institutions outside Europe, Middle East andAfrica whose business is linked with the nonwoven and related industries which EDANA represents.Companies requiring eligibility are invited to contact EDANA. Upon acceptance, membership benefits startwith the payment of the related fee.Membership of EDANA costs less than you think>?12p a g e 113 Website direct link to your site3 Contacts to give you the competitive edge3 Nonwovens producers top managers review core topics3 Hygiene Products Manufacturerstackle key business issues of common interest3 Interest groupstake care of special sectorial interests• superabsorbents, film, wipes, coverstock, tampons3 Special task forces for quick, flexible response to urgent issues or special projects3 Marketing Forum, for business trends3 Promotion, packaging, automotive, building, medical3 INDEX exhibition, special reduced prices for members 3 Environment to help you understand, and act pro-actively3 Statistics to know the evolution of the industryand to plan investment3 Data EDANA has that vital piece of market data3 Library for you to consult3 Newsletters to be informed first3 Education the acclaimed nonwovens andhygiene products training courses3 Technical for test methods and guidelines3 EU , CEN , ISO , WCO , WTO EDANA acts there,for you, for your future at the right level of authority3 Regulatory & Public Affairs establishingEDANA as a reliable source of information and discussion partner with policy makersMembership benefits>p a g e 12What is EDANA?>Unifying the diversified interests of over 170 member companies in 25 countries, EDANA ,the European Disposables and NonwovensAssociation, is the single, powerful voice of theindustry in Europe.EDANA represents, protects and actively promotes the common interests of nonwovensand absorbent hygiene product industries andtheir suppliers in Europe, Middle East and Africa.Formed in 1971, EDANA provides a comprehensiverange of services and it supplies its members withthe information and data necessary for them toenhance their business goals and performance.3 B U S I N E S S F O R UMEDANA attracts a unique network of professionalsfrom the nonwovens industry, bringing togetherhigh-level executives from nonwovens producers,suppliers, converters and equipment manufactu-rers. EDANA provides a forum, via its numerousCommittees, Working Groups and Task Forces, forits members to undertake joint initiatives in non-competitive areas, exchange information,experiences and knowledge, to act on emergingissues and define common positions, and tocontribute expert advice and technical assistanceto standards organisations and to legislatorsduring the policy making process.EDANA at a glance>?p a g e 133 T E C H N I C A L S TA N DA R D SEDANA establishes and publishes a series of testmethods for the various properties of nonwovensand the diverse range of nonwoven end products.These EDANA recommended test methods (ERT)are used globally and usually become ISO and CENstandards.3 E D U C AT I O NIn addition to issuing a number of publications,EDANA also enables members to keep abreast ofdevelopments in the manufacture, conversion andapplications of nonwovens. EDANA has developedand offers two unique training courses to its members and non-members several times per year,one covering nonwovens and the other, absorbenthygiene products. Indeed, through its close linkswith nonwovens associations in the USA, Japanand Australia, EDANA has made its expertise available globally.3 E U ROP EAN PO L I C Y AND L E G I S LAT I ONOne of EDANA’s purposes is to establish a cons-tructive dialogue between its member companiesand decision-makers and other actors involveddirectly or indirectly in the nonwovens industry inEurope. EDANA monitors and analyses EU legisla-tion and initiatives taken at EU level in a widevariety of areas. EDANA acts on behalf of theEuropean nonwovens and absorbent hygiene product industry with European institutions onmatters of common interest, relating to decisionsor legislation affecting the industry. The subjectsprincipally relate to commercial and industrial policies, research and innovation, environmental,health and social issues.>p a g e 1413What is EDANA?>3 I N F O RMAT I O N A N D S TAT I S T I C SEDANA possesses a wealth of information on thenonwovens and absorbent hygiene productindustries in Europe, and through its memberscan provide information on the industry. EDANAprovides its members with annual statistics of the production and deliveries of nonwovens, byweight and by end-use, and of the consumptionof fibres and binders.3 P R OMO T I O N A N D C OMMUN I C AT I O NEDANA promotes the image of an innovative,environmentally responsible and dynamic indus-try both internally to its members and externallyto the European Institutions and organisations,the media and other stakeholders. EDANAemploys a variety of tools to promote nonwovenproducts, their many end-uses and the industryas a whole. These include:• EDANA website (www.edana.org) and industry-specific mini-sites for HAPCO(Hygiene Absorbent Products Committee) and MEDECO (Medical Devices Committee)• Annual nonwovens symposium• INDEX nonwovens exhibition and congress• Outlook Hygiene+ Conference• Newsletter• Regulatory newsletterEDANA at a glance>>If you are convinced, then join us …Please call, fax, write to or e-mail us :157 Avenue Eugène PlaskyB - 1030 Brussels - Belgium+ 32 2 734 93 10 T E L+ 32 2 733 35 18 FAXinfo@edana.org E -MA I Lwww.edana.org I N T E RN E T