Detergents and Cleaning Products

For many years, this biannual conference has been the perfect platform for bringing together industry experts from all over Europe. Learn about the latest developments in the field of R&D, analytics, quality assurance and performance testing. Stay up to date on market trends, sustainability efforts, new raw materials, packaging and product efficiency.

17.09. — 18.09.2026
Atrium Hotel Mainz
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Overview

Receive the latest information and meet your peers on site!

For many years, this conference has been the ideal platform for bringing together experts from all over Europe. It's time to meet again in Mainz in September!

The conference is aimed at experts from the fields of research and development, analytics and quality assurance. Get first-hand information on the most important topics in the industry: Everyone knows that the European sustainability efforts will have a drastic impact on markets and products – stay up to date on raw materials, packaging and efficiency of your products.

More important than the hard facts are the contacts, conversations and discussions among our participants. Our additional bonus: At the end of the first day of the conference, you are cordially invited to attend our evening event and round off the day with good food and lots of good conversation.

The conference will be taking place on 17 and 18 September 2026 in Mainz (near Frankfurt)/Germany. So make sure to secure your place in time!

Would you instead prefer to follow this conference digitally via our Live Stream? Then you can find further information here.

Who should attend this conference?

  • Home care brand owners and manufacturers
  • Chemical, raw material and ingredient companies
  • Household appliance and hardware manufacturers
  • Academics, researchers and consultants
  • Retailers and distributors

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Programme

We are currently in the process of compiling our event programme in close cooperation with our team of experienced speakers.

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In retrospect: Highlights of the last edition
Trends and innovation
  • Current market development: channels & segments, price & promotion
  • Packaging sizes: promote sustainability and economic efficiency
  • Innovation impulse: the sense of urgency or ‘what is actually going on out there?’
Regulatory landscape
  • Revision of the Detergents Regulation
  • Detergent regulation worldwide: labelling, registration and requirements beyond the EU Going Green
  • Revision of EU Ecolabel criteria for cleaning products
  • Use of renewable carbon-based ingredients
  • Carbon footprint of Home Care formulations
  • Household washing machines: measurement methods for microplastics in the effluent water
Efficiency testing
  • Latest test results from Stiftung Warentest
  • Pre-treating behaviour before loading items into dishwasher
  • Ultrasound for the pre-treatment of stains in laundry cleaning
  • Measuring whiteness maintenance
  • Odour testing for product optimisation

Venue

Atrium Hotel Mainz
Flugplatzstr. 44
55126 Mainz
Phone : +49 6131 491-0
Email: info@atrium-mainz.de
www.atrium-mainz.de

We have reserved a limited number of rooms for our participants at the hotel. These rooms can be booked up to 4 weeks prior to the start of the event. Please book early and directly through the hotel quoting „Akademie Fresenius“ as reference.

Prices & Services

Participation Fee: € 1,995.00 plus VAT.

The registration fee includes the following benefits:

  • Event participation
  • Event documentation
  • Lunch
  • Coffee breaks and event beverages
  • The evening event on the first day
  • Certificate of attendance

Representatives of an authority or a public university are therefore eligible for a reduced fee of € 895.00 plus VAT per person (please provide evidence). The reduced fee cannot be combined with other rebates.

Group Reductions
For joint bookings received from one company we grant a 15% discount from the third participant onwards.

Terms of Cancellation / Book without Risk
Written cancellations or transfers will be accepted free of charge up to four weeks prior to the start of the event. After this date and up to a week prior to the start of the event we will reimburse 50% of the registration fee. We cannot, unfortunately, provide refunds for later cancellations. However, in this case we will provide you with the event documentation after the event.
Please note that you can name a substitute free of charge at any time.

Event Documentation

Would you have liked to attend this event, but cannot spare the time?

For the price of 295,00 € plus VAT you can order a complete set of event documentation. A few days after the event you will receive the access data for the restricted download section of our Website. There you will find all presentations (subject to the approval of our speakers) as pdf-files.

Order documentation

Sabine Mummenbrauer

Your Contact

Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de

Sabine Mummenbrauer

Your Contact

Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de

Jennifer Zerth

Your Contact

Jennifer Zerth
Organisation and participant management

+49 231 75896-79
jzerth@akademie-fresenius.de

Jennifer Zerth

Your Contact

Jennifer Zerth
Organisation and participant management

+49 231 75896-79
jzerth@akademie-fresenius.de

Additional Dates for this Event:

17.09. — 18.09.2026,  Live Stream

Display / Supplement

Present your Company at the Event.

You can personally present your products and services directly to your specified target group. We are happy to provide you with further information on our range of available options – from displaying company information at the reception counter to presenting your company with an exhibition stand.

We would be pleased to assist you personally:

Monika Stratmann

Monika Stratmann
Phone: +49 231 75896-48
info@akademie-fresenius.de

Press Contact

We offer journalists and editors a platform where they can get in touch with the experts.

If you are the editor of a specialist publication and interested in a press pass or media partnership, please contact us well in advance. We are happy to advise you.


Please contact us:

Katharina Geraridis

Katharina Geraridis
Phone: +49 231 75896-67
presse@akademie-fresenius.de

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