European Candle Manufacturers Association

The European Candle Manufacturers Association, ECMA, is the collective voice of European candle makers and their suppliers. It promotes the safe use and enjoyment of candles, and it makes sure that that the candle makers´ interests are heard and understood.

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Objectives

The association has the following major objectives‎:

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    • Informing about and participating in developing the regulatory environment
    • Promoting standardisation, the safe use and enjoyment of candles and selected accessories used with candles
    • Providing legal assistance and other advice to help its members to comply with all legal, normative and customer-specific requirements
    • Promoting fair competition and the economic and commercial interests and competitiveness of all members
    • Representation at public relations events related to the candle industry
    • Conducting and commissioning research to increase knowledge and develop the state-of-the-art further
    • Providing members with relevant information on developments relating to Europe’s candle industry, including technical and economical information and regulations, in accordance with national and European competition law
    • Responding to unsubstantiated allegations related to the candle industry
    • Communicating and cooperating with all stakeholders of the candle market
    • Producing reports, statistics, studies, brochures and other relevant information on the candle industry
    • Organising conferences, seminars and other events on the candle industry
    • Providing a platform for networking between the members

 

Become a member

ECMA members profit from numerous benefits and services‎:

Representation

Benefit from professional representation and get heard by authorities, NGOs and the media.





Networking

Become part of the industry ‎leaders' network and meet your co-members and other ‎European or global stakeholders at personal and virtual conferences or workshops.


Compliance

Get regular updates on relevant legal and normative developments and tailor-made ‎expert advice to help you comply.




Knowledge

Get access to joint research, studies, insights and extensive statistical data to widen your knowledge.





Members

Latest News

News

07/25/2024

Candle Statistics 2017 – 2023

Candle consumption decreased significantly to approx. 756.000 tons in 2023 (-13,4 %, -117.000 tons). The value of the consumed candles decreased by 24,5 % (-615 million EUR) in the same period...

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10/10/2022

Using candles to heat?

Don´t forget the basic safety rules!‎

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News

10/05/2022

Danish Study

shows no association between candle use and risk of cardiovascular and respiratory events.

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04/07/2022

Importance of using suitable materials for indoor candle containers

Not all plastics are equally suited for indoor candle containers. Highly flammable plastics are considered an unacceptable fire risk for indoor candles, even if explicit information warns of the risk.

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News

09/29/2020

Joint association to start working on 1 January 2021

The members of the Association of European Candle Manufacturers (AECM) and the European Candle Association (ECA) decided at their General Assembly meetings to join forces...

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Upcoming events

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02/04/2025 - 04/04/2025

ECMA Convention 2025

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05/05/2025 - 08/05/2025

World Candle Congress 2025

The 8th World Candle Congress will take place May 5 – 8, 2025 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The three major candle associations – ALAFAVE, ECMA and NCA – will organize it jointly again.

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