Tefal Tefal S.A.S. (a portmanteau of TEFlon and ALuminium.) is a French cookware and small appliance manufacturer, owned by Groupe SEB (a global manufacturer of cookware) since 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests t ...

S.A.S. (a

portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsTEFlon and ALuminium.) is a French cookware and small appliance manufacturer, owned by Groupe SEB (a global manufacturer of

cookware Cookware and bakeware is food preparation equipment, such as cooking pots, pans, baking sheets etc. used in kitchens. Cookware is used on a stove or range cooktop, while bakeware is used in an oven. Some utensils are considered both cookware ...

) since 1968. The company is known for creating the non-stick cookware category and, for offering frying equipment with a low requirement of fat or oils. In the United States,

is marketed as T-fal. This is to comply with

DuPont DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in ...

's objection that the name "Tefal" was too close to DuPont's trademark "Teflon". The T-fal brand is also used in Canada and Japan. Besides cookware and cooking appliances, the

brand is also applied to home appliances such as steam irons and vacuum cleaners.

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