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APPLiA is future-proofing itself and building a new statistics system together with sister organizations in the Nordic region. The new system is in the final phase and we will be operational with the new system by 2024. A new computerized system aims to produce statistics and Nordic accounting more quickly, while automating reporting, reminders and compilations. The product codes that were established in the Nordic region […]

As sustainability issues have become increasingly central to the public debate, Swedish consumers’ awareness of their own impact on the environment has also increased. This has resulted in many consumers now prioritizing sustainable alternatives when shopping, and they are more inclined to support companies that take responsibility for their environmental impact. Sustainable consumption – socially, […]

The market in August shows both "salt and sugar" when the latest industry figures are seen by APPLiA. The most obvious is that the seasonal autumn sales have started. August is normally the month that sets the bar for how autumn sales will turn out. Compared to the holiday month of July, deliveries from industry companies increased by over 40 percent in August. Now we hope that […]

On July 1st of this year, the deduction option was removed for the part of the electronics tax that concerned reactively added flame retardants. Reactively added flame retardants are considered the better environmental alternative for adding to electronics to protect against fire. The additively added agents, on the other hand, had no possibility of deduction. The change, which was presented by the Ministry of Finance as a simplification, would […]

Almost half of all Swedes never use cash. The Nordic region is a world leader in digital payments, in several ways. The historic paradigm shift of the last two years, when mobile payments have become more popular than cash, is confirmed in Nets Nordic Payment Report. 46 percent of Swedes never use cash as a means of payment when shopping in physical stores, according to a consumer survey in Nets […]

Fully automatic coffee machines with replaceable bean containers or double bean containers, capsule machines with a double extraction system and espresso machines for both hot and cold drinks, as well as the world's smallest coffee maker approved by ECBC - these are some of the recent innovations in the coffee segment. Double bean containers Around the turn of the year, Siemens launched the EQ900, a fully automatic espresso machine with double bean containers, which also means that […]

The members noted early on in the meeting that in the event of an expansion, the next product group should be dishes and then commercial kitchens. John Johansson, Electrolux Professional, noted that the most important issues for the industry are of a regulatory nature such as standards, energy labelling and microplastic filtration. Here the industry needs cooperation to solve the core issues at the European level because companies work on a global […]

This is an argumentative text from Applia's chairman Kent Oderud with the aim of influencing. The government intends to present a climate policy action plan at the end of the year. An ongoing investigation under John Hassler will form the basis for the plan and that investigation will be presented in mid-October this year. The action plan will then be presented every year, so […]

The day before yesterday, the Swedish Tax Agency published data on declared chemical tax for the most recently reported month of July, compared to July of the previous year. It was very interesting reading for us critics of the tax itself and the changes to it that took place on July 1 of this year. You could read about APPLiA's criticism of the change in July here in […]

Deliveries of industry goods to retailers and users during the holiday month of July were clearly lower than in the previous two years (see graph). We have to go back to before 2019 to find an equally weak month in terms of value. If we also take into account the development in fixed prices (= volume), we have to go even further back in time for […]

Cleaning your clothes or your plates and cutlery with a modern washing machine or dishwasher usually takes somewhere between three and a half to four hours. If you use the Eco program. If you want to finish faster, you can use an alternative program, but then both energy use and water consumption increase significantly. Since the new energy label was introduced […]

When it comes to white goods at IFA this year, a lot of focus was placed on energy efficiency and sustainability, as well as user experience and artificial intelligence. Several products were premiered at the fair, and here are some examples from Samsung, BSH, Electrolux and Miele. Samsung That energy efficiency is an important focus area will probably have been missed, and at IFA 2023 we were able to […]