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EFTCO strengthens its operations in Lithuania A second tank cleaning facility in Lithuania has been appointed an associate member of EFTCO and meets the quality requirements. It is therefore authorized to issue the EFTCO Cleaning Document (ECD). EFTCO welcomes Sitra LT filialas Panevėžyje, UAB in...

In order to ensure a common understanding of the cleaning process for coated and lined tanks, EFTCO defines the process in this CLCT memorandum. (download here) Cleaning of Lined and Coated Tanks This CLCT memorandum should not be seen as an instruction, but a best practice guideline for the...

EFTCO`s members decided to modify section 4.4 "Cleaning Performer" of the rules to issue an EFTCO Cleaning Documenr (ECD). To respect the possibility of CIP-Cleaning (P15) only, where no additional work is carried out, the code P15 is allowed to be used, but P15 is in this special case the only...

EFTCO can inform, that the Board voted Mr. Yannick Timmel as new Vice President of EFTCO. Yannick Timmel is member of the Board of APLICA (Association Professionnelle des Laveurs Intérieurs de Citernes Agréés), the French Member association of EFTCO. The professional activities of Yannick Timmel...

EFTCO`s Guideline - CO² emission calculation is updated to 2025 version harmonized with the requirements from 2025 SQAS Questionnaire. The EFTCO Guideline includes calculation templates for tank cleaning process and additionally for steam heating. All details are published at Safe Cleaning,...

EFTCO publishes updated EFTCO Codes as from 1st January 2025 On Industry request, 2 new codes are added to the current list of more than 100 codes: E59 - Mixer (agitator/stirrer) cleaning An extra cleaning of integrated mixer in a tank container / IBC which is cleaned with special attention and...

EFTCO publishes updated EFTCO Codes as from 1st January 2025 On Industry request, 2 new codes are added to the curren t list of more than 100 codes: E59 - Mixer (agitator/stirrer) cleaning An extra cleaning of integrated mixer in a tank container / IBC which is cleaned with special attention and...

Best Practice Guidelines for the Cleaning of dry bulk polymer transport tanks CEFIC released issue 5 from November 2024 with some changes to the 2018 version, as f.e. the implementation of chapter 4) “Intermodal transport units” and an extension in Chapter 8 on the topic of “Operation Clean...

The European Federation of Tank Cleaning Organisations (EFTCO) celebrated the 25th anniversary in 2024 with an open house „Inhouse-Exhibition Conference“ 30th May 2024 in Brussels. The Inhouse-Exhibition Conference was organized in close cooperation with our partner exhibitors and sponsors. The...