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.
The association has the following major objectives:
ECMA members profit from numerous benefits and services:
Benefit from professional representation and get heard by authorities, NGOs and the media.
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.
Get regular updates on relevant legal and normative developments and tailor-made expert advice to help you comply.
Get access to joint research, studies, insights and extensive statistical data to widen your knowledge.
11/08/2023
Candle consumption increased slightly to approx. 860.000 tons in 2022 (+1,1 %, +8.900 tons). The value of the consumed candles increased by 33 % (+617 million EUR) in the same period. Each citizen...
10/05/2022
shows no association between candle use and risk of cardiovascular and respiratory events.
04/07/2022
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.
09/29/2020
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...
01/17/2019
In December 2018, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency Miljøstyrelsen published a comprehensive research report [1] on their website that provides a number of important new findings...
17/04/2024 - 19/04/2024
ECMA´s Annual Conference 2024 will be hosted at the Melia Sarria Hotel in Barcelona, Spain from 17 to 19 April 2024. Registration is closed.
