About

The European Candle Manufacturers Association, ECMA, was founded on 1 January 2021, after the former AECM (Association of European Candle Manufacturers) ‎and ECA (European Candle Association) decided to form a new joint association representing the entire European candle industry.
Members
48
Candle Producers
Leading manufacturers dedicated to excellence, innovation, and sustainable craftsmanship in candle production.
02
National Associations
Representing regional bodies that unite and advocate for the candle industry on a national scale.
23
Associate Members
Key suppliers, partners, and industry experts contributing to the growth of our global network.
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Vision & mission

ECMA represents candle makers, their national associations and suppliers to the industry. As ‎the European candle industry´s collective voice, ECMA ensures a continuous exchange of ‎information with authorities, non-governmental organizations, the media and other relevant ‎stakeholders and guarantees that its members´ interests are heard and understood.‎

ECMA promotes the safe use of candles, increases the knowledge and safety of candles and ‎takes an active role in developing the regulatory and standardisation environment. ECMA ‎advocates the interests of the industry, represents its membership towards relevant ‎stakeholders and policy makers, assists with legal compliance and customer specific ‎requirements, promotes fair competition and is committed to increase the sustainability ‎aspect of the industry.

Objectives

The association has the following major objectives‎
  • 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
  • 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

Committees & Working Groups

At this point in time, ECMA has implemented the following Committees and Working Groups
Working Group on the European Quality Mark for Candles
The Working Group works on the scope, concept, setup and implementation of a quality mark for candles which is supposed to focus on consumer expectations and should be respected in all or at least most European countries. This could be an entirely new quality mark or the improvement of an existing quality mark so that it meets the defined scope and concept.
The Technical Committee is the forum to discuss any relevant questions that members have regarding relevant legislation, standardisation or technical issues. It provides the analysis of legislative proposals that are of concern to the candle industry and develops positions and guidance documents.
Technical Committee

Executive Board

Viktor Garmiani
President – Candles Scandinavia AB
Ben Spaas
Vice President – Spaas Kaarsen NV
Francis Clément Devineau
Treasurer – Devineau SAS
Pierre Corgnet
Histoire de Bougies SAS
Fiona Hamilton-Fox
Contract Candles & Diffusers Ltd.
Marco-Paul Meinen
Bolsius International BV
Isabel Müller
MUELLER Fabryka Świec S.A.

Secretariat

Nele Devolder
Secretary General
Stefan Thomann
Technical Director
Simona Romeo
Communications Director
Carl-Eric Portaels
EU Policy Director
Alex van der Laan
Public Affairs Manager
Veerle Guns
Executive Assistant
Office
188A Avenue de Tervueren (postbox 4), ‎‎1150 Brussels‎, Belgium Tel. +32 2 773 1503 Email: ecma@kellencompany.com
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