For immediate release
Benidorm, 4 June 2025 – 10.00 CET
Today, at the EUROPUR General Assembly, members elected a new Board of Directors for a mandate of three years. The new Board of Directors is composed of 16 members: 10 representatives of flexible slabstock PU foam manufacturers and 5 representatives of associate members (raw materials suppliers, machinery manufacturers, service providers) and 1 independent.
Bart J. ten Brink has been elected President of the association. Next to him, the Board of Directors consists of:
Representatives of Regular Members:
- Mr Kurt Derieuw (Carpenter) – Vicepresident
- Mr Charles Schulpen (Multy Foam) – Vicepresident
- Mr Jürgen Kleinrath (Neveon)
- Mr Guido Klein (Kabelwerk Eupen)
- Mr Omar Hoek (The Vita Group)
- Mr Sebastian Luczynski (Ikano Industry)
- Mr Alejandro Palao Serrano (Interplasp)
- Mr Marco Pelucchi (AIPEF – Italian Foam Producers Association)
- Mr Carlos Pereira (Flex 2000)
- Mr Mehmet Ali Yörük (Form Sünger)
Representatives of Associate Members:
- Mr Jan Nouwen (BASF) – Vicepresident
- Mr Roland Hubel (Evonik)
- Mrs Patrizia Wegner (Covestro)
- Mr Marcel Möller (Dow)
- Mr Per Henning Vaagen (Laader Berg)
“I would like to thank the Members for their trust in electing me as President of EUROPUR for the next three years. Flexible polyurethane foam is a vital material for comfort and performance in a wide range of applications, particularly bedding and furniture. Our sector is committed to making this material more sustainable, but we face complex regulatory and market pressures. The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) will be a key driver of change, and it must strike the right balance between sustainability ambition and industrial feasibility. We must ensure that upcoming requirements are practical, science-based, and - above all - guarantee a level-playing field for all stakeholders. We are getting ready for this and have already put in place various tools to prepare for the future legislation. I am confident that, together with the new Board, we will lead EUROPUR with a clear focus on constructive dialogue, smart regulation, and concrete results for our industry and its stakeholders.”
For more information, contact Damir Andrasek, Communications Adviser (d.andrasek@europur.org)
About EUROPUR
EUROPUR is the European association of flexible polyurethane block foam manufacturers. Its mission is to represent the interests of the European flexible polyurethane foam manufacturers and to promote polyurethane as a sustainable added-value solution for established and new applications. EUROPUR is committed to doing so responsibly, diligently and with one voice. Its members operate the vast majority of flexible PU foam plants in the European Economic Area and produce nearly 90% of the foam made in the region. Over 70 organisations from the flexible PU foam supply chain are associated members in the association; from raw materials suppliers to various service providers.