AMBIENTE 2023
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...
UPCOMING TRADE FAIRS
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...
UPDATE ON PFAS
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 Taffurelli...
FEC GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2022
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...
FEC BUSINESS DAYS 2022
We were very pleased about the high interest in our Business Days in Milano and especially would like to thank our Italian member association FIAC for their kind support. More than 80 participants followed an exciting variety of contributions on important topics for...
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF FOOD COMPLIANCE
On September 27th, 2022, FEC Senior Expert Fred Pfeifer and our president Tobias Gerfin had the opportunity to present updates on metals and PFAS regulations at the International Conference of Food Compliance in Baveno, Italy. Fred made a broad introduction into the...
FEC POSITION ON PTFE-BASED NON-STICK COATED COOKWARE
PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) was discovered more than 80 years ago in 1938 and is used as non-stick coating for cookware since 1950. This fluoropolymer has unique properties being non-stick to water and oil, thermally stable, and chemical resistant… read the FEC...
THE INSPIRED HOME SHOW
The Inspired Home Show (previously the International Home + Housewares Show) connects not only buyer to seller but also product to lifestyle, and the housewares industry to the consumer mindset. The Inspired Home Show
FEC BUSINESS DAY AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2021
WITH ONE VOICE FOR THE EUROPEAN INDUSTRY! A big THANK YOU to everybody involved! Under all essential COVID measures from 18.-19. November 2021 our Business Days took place in Barcelona. We had an exciting hybrid mixture of speeches and contributions on challenging...