Highlights were:

• A long term work programme has been accepted.
  

• BISFA test methods (booklets) were revised for Textured Yarns and Polyester Staple. The work on a revision of Cellulosic Filament and Terminology continues. 

• BISFA supported the application to the EU Commission for a new generic name for yarns based on PA/PP Polymer blends (Propylamide composite, applicant Aquafil), and for PTT (Trimethylenester, applicant Shell), and for Melamine (applicant Basofil) based fibres. The application supported by BISFA for elastic co-olefin yarn (Elastolefin, applicant Dow) was successful and was published in the Official Journal in February 2007.  

• BISFA continues to cooperate with CEN and ISO. BISFA chairs an ISO working group on staple fibre crimp standardisation The ISO working group on Textile names, supported by BISFA, had a last meeting and the draft revised standard entered the stage of voting procedures. 

• The 2006 accounts and the budget for 2008 have been approved.