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The International Committee of the Decorative Laminates Industry aisbl (ICDLI) is an association with its head office in Brussels.The ICDLI is the international representation of the European HPL manufacturers and their suppliers.
| Formation | 1961 |
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| Type | Association established under Belgian law |
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Membership | 16 members 10 associate members |
President | Carlos Cruz, Sonae Indústria de Revestimentos |
Secretary General | Ralf Olsen |
| Website | www.icdli.com |
The ICDLI aims at creating a strong and successful European community of the manufacturers as well as at the continuation of the success story of high-pressure laminates.
The ICDLI is an associate member of the Council of European Producers of Materials for Construction (CEPMC).[1]
History
editThe International Committee of the Decorative Laminates Industry (ICDLI) was founded in 1961 by laminates associations from Belgium, France and Germany. Over the course of the following years associations from Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain also joined.
Since 1999 the ICDLI has been an association established under Belgian law and has had its official Head Office in Brussels.
In 2000 the status of the ICDLI was changed from that of an umbrella association to an association with individual member companies.
Tasks
editThe ICDLI with its Technical, Public Relations and Economic Commissions performs the following tasks:
- continuation of the European laminates standard EN 438
- initialisation of data concerning the European HPL industry
- preparing of information concerning the product and environmental features of HPL
- dissolving of technical problems
- creating a communication platform for the manufacturers and their suppliers