Frank Schouten, managing director of Trespa International BV of Weert, Netherlands, was elected to the position of president of the International Committee of the Decorative Laminates Industry (ICDLI) at the members’ meeting held at the beginning of October. He will be assisted by Raffaele Bogana of Liri Industriale S.P.A. and Franz Greisinger of Thermopal GmbH as vice-presidents. The ICDLI was founded in 1961 to represent the interests of the laminate industry in Europe. The membership of the committee includes leading manufacturers from nine European countries.