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APPLiAnytt presents the industry's quarterly figures here. It turns out that even though the comparison to 2021 is slightly negative, the industry's sales are stabilizing at a high post-pandemic level.

Now the playhouse must end! The electronics tax will have been changed a full eight times since its inception in 2017. Changes that will have heavy administrative and costly consequences for affected companies and consumers.

Due to the pandemic, virtually all trade fairs have been canceled in 2020 and 2021, but 2022 began with CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, in both digital and physical form – and now it's almost time for Elon Expo, EuroCucina and IFA.

The Swedish Electricity Board has presented its sustainability report for the 2021 financial year. Despite another different year in the wake of the pandemic, the collection of electrical waste and batteries has not been affected to any great extent.

Nordbygg takes place at Stockholmsmässan, a meeting place for the construction and real estate industry, from 26 to 29 April. This year, 930 companies will gather and the themes for the week are energy efficiency, innovation, reduced climate impact, the impact of materials and recycling.

How would we actually manage without a vacuum cleaner and which ones have sold best in 2021? In this week's APPLiAnytt, we look at the latest statistics that indicate that the number of vacuum cleaners in each household is increasing as we want to supplement our classic floor vacuum cleaner with more alternatives. 

Spring is the time when hundreds of thousands of people suffer from pollen allergies and the unpleasant symptoms that come with it. Fortunately, there is now a lot to do to relieve the irritation while waiting for a miracle drug to be developed. In this week's APPLiAnytt we find out what an air purifier in the home can contribute.

Today, several of our members sell smart alternatives in the form of self-cleaning products to make everyday life easier, but many still require manual intervention. Here, APPLiA offers tips on smart housewives' tricks and environmentally friendly products that are already in the kitchen, such as vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and soap.

APPLiA's member companies include some public companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, of which Dometic is one. On Wednesday, April 13, Dometic held its annual general meeting at the Clarion Sign Hotel in Stockholm. The annual accounts were presented by, among others, the company's chairman Fredrik Cappelen and its CEO Juan Vargues.

For many years, a vacuum cleaner was synonymous with a floor vacuum cleaner equipped with a cord and bag, but recently the traditional model has gained two siblings – the robot vacuum cleaner and the stick vacuum cleaner.

On April 19, we submitted our consultation response to ”A simpler and clearer chemicals tax” in which we state that it is clearly shown that the purpose of the law is not being achieved, as has also been stated by investigating authorities on several occasions, and therefore the electronics tax should be removed. The intention of an environmental tax must be to drive change towards environmental goals, not to generate continuous income […]

Advertising and marketing are a natural part of everyday life, and here we highlight four companies whose marketing this spring has stood out in one way or another.