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 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...
by Michael Schneider | Dec 1, 2022 | General, Location
Just before Christmas the Italian Institute of Packaging organized a seminar on PFAS. Jessica Cooper (Steptoe & Johnson, USA) and Jean Philippe Montfort (Mayer Brown, Brussels) reported on the legal developments in the USA and Europe, respectively. Alberto...
by Michael Schneider | Nov 18, 2022 | General, Location
On November 18th the General Assembly of FEC took place in Milano. After looking back at a very busy 2022, Tobias Gerfin, President of FEC, presented the new vision of FEC with a broader definition of products and regions covered by FEC. To achieve this objective, FEC...