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Celebrating World Candle Month!

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...

Using candles to heat?

Don´t forget the basic safety rules!‎

Danish Study

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

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.

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...

Candles with Reduced Particle Emissions

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...

AECM Statement on Emissions from candles

Consumers of candles may be assured that emissions from burning candles are not hazardous to human health. This is one of the conclusions of the study...

Formation of formaldehyde in scented household products

In mid-January 2016, BBC linked limonene in scented household products, including scented candles, to potential health hazards due to the formation of formaldehyde...

Consumer Survey on Candle Consumption

This year AECM commissioned for the first time a consumer survey to the market research company ComRes. ComRes is a leading British research consultancy...

Executive Summary of the Milan study

In April 2015, the Milan Polytechnic University (Politecnico di Milano) completed the report of the study which was sponsored by the AECM and ALAFAVE...

Position on the BfR opinion on lead, nickel and allergenic scents

On 24 January 2014, the German BfR (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) published an opinion on lead, nickel and allergenic scents in candles to be restricted...