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“Sunshine” on the Sonnenallee

By now, word will have got out: “The SEPAWA® CONGRESS has again taken place at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin.” For two years, the traditional face-to-face congress had to be held virtually because of extensive pandemic restrictions. The organisers, the Executive Board of SEPAWA® e.V. and SEPAWA® eVent GmbH, were not sure in the run-up to the congress whether the well-known congress format would still be attractive? 

During parallel sessions, the results of industry-related basic scientific research were presented as part of the European Detergents Conference (EDC), the results of scientific cosmetics as part of the Cosmetic Science Conference (CSC) of DGK e.V., and the results from application-orientated R&D on detergents and cleaning agents, cosmetics and perfumes. The latter also reflected the work of SEPAWA® specialist groups. The block of lectures on regulatory issues and sustainability, which was conceived by the SEPAWA® Specialist Group “Legislative-Environment-Consumers” and the Main Committee On Detergents (HAD) of the GDCh, was a feature of increasing importance. The TEGEWA association also addressed current issues of European chemical policy and the strategy for sustainability. A new feature of the lecture programme was a session on sustainable packaging. We now know how very much we missed the “live” lecture event and the personal contact of congress participants and exhibitors. Thank you! Interested professional colleagues remained loyal to the congress and the parallel trade exhibition. And the popularity of the congress and the trade exhibition had indeed grown. The statistics show participation by 3,175 attendees from 60 different countries. Some 302 companies exhibited their profile and presented their new products at the trade exhibition. A total of 153 presentations were held in parallel sessions.