Publications

Newsletters and Updates:

ECA publishes regular Newsletters (general circulation) and Updates (for members only - not available on the website).

Newsletters Newsletter # 13, November 2005 Newsletter # 12, October 2004 Newsletter # 11 , June 2004 Newsletter # 10 , April 2004 Newsletter # 9 , December 2003 Newsletter # 8 , September 2003 Newsletter # 7, February 2003 Newsletter # 6, October 2002 Newsletter # 5, May 2002 Newsletter # 4, January 2002 Newsletter # 3, January 2001 Newsletter # 2, October 2000 Newsletter # 1, Summer 2000

Updates New Members may request back copies of the following Update # 15, February 2006 Update # 14, October 2005 Update # 13, December 2004 Update # 12, August 2004 Update # 11, October 2003 Update # 10, August 2003 Update # 9, July 2003 Update # 8, January 2003 Update # 7, December 2002 Update # 6, August 2001 Update # 5, April 2002 Update # 4, February 2002 Update # 3, January 2002 Update # 2, Mars 2001 Update # 1, February 2001

Press releases

ECA Grind Stats in MC Magazine
	September, 2005
	Our quarterly cocoa beans grind statistics continue to attract press interest and coverage. The German Süsswarenproduktion (MHG-Geesthacht@t-online.de) regularly covers new releases. And the September 2005 U.S. Manufacturing Confectioner includes an article dedicated to the subject.
ECA and CAOBISCO Joint Press Release on the second expansion of the coverage of the European grind statistics
	January 6, 2003
	Thanks to the German BDSI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Suszwarenindustrie e.v.) and to the Alliance of Danish Chocolate and Confectionary Industries – both members of CAOBISCO -, 22 companies are now reporting and the coverage extended to around 95% of total European cocoa grindings.
ECA Speech at COPAL 40th birthday
	October 2002
	ECA Secretary General speech at the COPAL (the Cocoa Producers Alliance) 40th birthday in Abuja, Nigeria on October 14-16 2002.
ECA/FCC Joint Communiqué on the 2002 International Cocoa Event
	September 2002
	On September 12-15, ECA and FCC held their joint “2002 International Cocoa Event” in Strasburg, France gathering 125 business leaders from 21 countries on all continents.
ECA/CAOBISCO Joint Statement covering the GIG survey results
	27 July 2002
	"The global chocolate and cocoa industry is responding to the issues outlined in the release by the US Agency for International Development of "Summary of Findings from Child Labour Surveys in the Cocoa Sector of West Africa"..."
ECA/CAOBISCO Joint Press Release on the first expansion of the coverage of the grind statistics
	10 July 2002
	On July 10 2002 ECA and CAOBISCO joined forces in releasing expanded grinding figures from 11 companies covering around 90% of total European grindings
ECA/CAOBISCO Joint Press Release on ICI launch
	1 July 2002
	On July 1 2002, in Geneva, Switzerland, the global chocolate and cocoa industry, in partnership with organized labour unions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), has established the International Cocoa Initiative...
ECA/FCC Joint Statement clarifying the roles of the two organizations
	May 2002
	In May 2002 ECA and FCC clarified to the cocoa world the different roles of the two organizations, and emphasized their joint efforts to work closely together in the interests of the market as a whole
ECA Slavery Press Release
	2 August 2001
	ECA supports international Working Practices study and UK taskforce
ECA General Statement on the use of slaves
	April 2001
	General Statement by the European Cocoa Association on the alleged use of slaves by cocoa producers in the Ivory Coast
ECA Statement on the release of the first grind statistics
	6 July 2000
	On July 6 2002, ECA announced that from early October 2000 it will publish European grinding figures representing 75% of European grinding capacity
ECA Press Release on Launch
	20 April 2000
	The European Cocoa Association was officially launched on April 19 2000, following the first General Assembly of its members.