About Scanpan®

Scanpan Cookware, founded in 1956, is manufactured in Denmark by Scanpan Denmark AS and is today the largest European manufacturer of pressure cast aluminum cookware. The then-futuristic recycling concept, which gave the business its initial vision continues to inspire Scanpan today. Scanpan is notably proud that all of their cast aluminum products today are manufactured in recycled aluminum.

INTRODUCING SCANPAN GREEN TEK NONSTICK TECHNOLOGY

History

In the more recent past, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken the leading manufacturer of nonstick compounds to task over excessive emissions of PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic Acid). PFOA has been used as a catalyst in the production of PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene), the basic building block for all nonstick cookware surfaces.

PFOA is a chemical that is hard to break down in the environment. It has a half life of 3.8 years, meaning that if there are 4 grams of PFOA in the body today, the body will have 2 grams in it in four years from now, 1 gram in eight years from now and so on. The human metabolism does not remove PFOA. While it is not a carcinogen or toxin and is generally assumed inert and not harmful to your health, it is environmentally unfriendly and just sticks around forever. That is why the EPA and the leading nonstick manufacturer have agreed that by 2010, the amount of PFOA used to produce PTFE compounds need to be cut by 95%, and by 2015 no PFOA could be used, at all.

Towards the end of this process, PFOA is completely extracted via ionization filters. Even if any traces of PFOA were still present by the time the nonstick compound reached the cookware factory, the pan surface curing temperatures would destroy such remnants. The same is true for the old nonstick compound used for SCANPAN Classic and SCANPAN Professional. That's why SCANPAN has always been able to present the finished product as not containing PFOA.

The SCANPAN Solution

SCANPAN Cookware has always been PFOA free, but the negative publicity that PFOA and, by extension, PTFE had received over the last few years, had caused us to work closely with our suppliers to find a substitute for PFOA that is environmentally friendly and biodegradable. We wanted to find a solution now, rather than waiting until 2010 or 2015. We finally got new patents on PFOA-free technology last year and have been producing SCANPAN Classic and SCANPAN Professional with this new process since Spring 2007. With our new GREEN TEK technology, there is no PFOA used at any stage of the entire process, resulting in a "clean and green" nonstick PTFE compound, the production of which no longer uses chemicals that could have a negative impact on the environment.

The performance of the SCANPAN GREEN TEK surface is not different in any way from the performance of our previous surface. And we continue to incorporate our patented ceramic-titanium technology - SCANPAN is safe to use with metal utensils and comes with a Lifetime Warranty.

For the love of good food.

Healthy, well-prepared food is the standard in Danish everyday life, and the food served must be both fresh and homemade. For fast cooking without compromise to modern nutritional advice, excellent kitchenware is necessary. The new professional range of cookware from Scanpan makes it possible to prepare warm food without using oil or other fats. Because of the products' special patented nonstick surface, food doesn't burn and cleanup is a breeze, making cooking a pleasure, even on the busiest days.