FEA & Easyfairs Partnership

FEA Startup of the Year Award 2027 – Call for Entries is now open!

We invite innovative startups active in or contributing to the aerosol industry to apply and showcase their solutions on the FEA Lounge during the Paris Packaging Week – ADF Paris 2027 | Global Aerosol & Dispensing Summit on 3 & 4 February 2027, with free exhibition space.

We are looking for startups whose solutions make processes more sustainable, faster, safer, smarter, more reliable, disruptive, digitalised or connected (Industry 4.0).

The selected winner will receive the coveted FEA Startup of the Year Award 2027, recognising breakthrough innovation and technical excellence.

Applications can be submitted until 31 August 2026. For more information and before applying, please contact us at info@aerosol.org.

An exclusive partnership with Easyfairs- Paris Packaging Week

Since 2023, FEA has been partnering with the annual Paris Packaging Week – ADF exhibition, dedicated to aerosol and dispensing systems, where brand owners, fillers, and suppliers come together to explore the latest global trends and key issues in the aerosol industry.

The Global Aerosol & Dispensing Summit tackles some of the most significant challenges currently facing the industry, with a dedicated focus on technical innovation, sustainability, and evolving regulatory frameworks.

FEA Secretary General Alain D’haese chairs the Jury for the ADF Innovation Awards, reinforcing FEA’s commitment to fostering innovation within the sector. This is also celebrated with 2 dedicated FEA Awards:

> The FEA Startup of the Year Award which highlights emerging players offering novel products and services.

> The FEA Aerosol Technology of the Year Award which promotes innovation and technical excellence and rewards companies for their novel and distinctive contributions. This award is a category of the ADF Innovation Awards.

FEA Start-up of the Year Awards 2026 – 2024

FEA Aerosol Technology of the Year Awards 2026 – 2024

Past Events

FEAerosol2022
(Lisbon)

Speakers
Awards 2022

FEAerosol2021
(Virtual)

Speakers
Awards 2021

FEAerosol2020
(Virtual)

Speakers
Awards 2020

FEAerosol2018
(Düsseldorf)

Speakers
Awards 2018

FEA Exhibitions and Congresses from 1959

Year Venue Congress Exhibition
2022 Lisbon, Portugal v v
2018 Düsseldorf, Germany v v
2013 Madrid, Spain v v
2010 Rome, Italy v v
2007 Manchester, UK v v
2005 Athens, Greece v
2003 Nice, France v v
2001 Maastricht, Netherlands v
1999 Athens, Greece v v
1997 Venice, Italy v
1995 Glasgow, Scotland v v
1993 Seville, Spain v
1991 Hamburg, Germany v v
1989 Nice, France v v
1987 Amsterdam, Netherlands v
Year Venue Congress Exhibition
1985 Lugano, Switzerland v v
1983 Firenze, Italy v
1981 Barcelona, Spain v v
1979 Nice, France v
1977 Brussels, Belgium v v
1975 London, UK v
1973 Montreux, Switzerland v v
1971 Amsterdam, Netherlands v
1969 Nice, France v v
1967 Berlin, Germany v v
1965 Milan, Italy v v
1963 Brighton, UK v v
1961 Luzern, Switzerland v v
1960 Düsseldorf, Germany v
1959 Paris, France v