by Stefanie Menning | Oct 11, 2023 | General
By Tobias Gerfin, president, FEC October 8, 2023 11:00 pm CET  As part of the EU’s landmark Green Deal package, the 2020 Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability called for an ambitious concept: achieving a toxic-free environment by 2030. A central pillar of this...
by Stefanie Menning | Aug 3, 2023 | General, Location
248 attendees followed the third webinar on PFAS organized by the International Housewares Association (IHA) on July 26. Fran Groesbeck, Managing Director of the Cookware and Bakeware Alliance (CBA), Tom Lee, attorney at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP), and...
by Stefanie Menning | Jul 6, 2023 | General
Beginning of June, FEC carried out 3 webinars (in English, German and Italian) to support our member companies and national member associations with the submission of the response to ECHA´s consultation on the PFAS restriction proposal.More than 40 participants...
by Michael Schneider | Mar 6, 2023 | General, Location
Tobias Gerfin, the President of FEC, met at the IHS show in Chicago Doug Reigle, President of CBA (Cookware & Bakeware Alliance) and Fran Groesbeck, Managing Director of CBA. Over the last years, a close collaboration and mutual support was established between...
by Michael Schneider | Feb 7, 2023 | General, Location
After long three years, AMBIENTE 2023 opened its doors again for exhibitors and visitors from all over the world. Ambiente is the most important exhibition of our industry in Europe. Although some major brands were not exhibiting in Frankfurt, it was good to see how...
by Michael Schneider | Feb 2, 2023 | General, Location
After several pandemic-induced postponements and cancellations in recent years, our industry is now looking forward to important trade fairs in the coming months: The French interior design show MAISON&OBJET will take place at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition...