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11/08/2023

Candle Statistics from 2016 to 2022

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...

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10/10/2022

Using candles to heat?

Don´t forget the basic safety rules!‎

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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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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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01/17/2019

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...

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07/14/2015

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...

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