About Greenpan

Like a lot of childhood friends, Jan Helskens and Wim De Veirman wanted to transform the world together. When they learned how toxic conventional nonstick pans are, they saw an opportunity to change things for the better. So, they created The Cookware Company and showed the world it’s possible to cook PFAS-free.

A truly international business, The Cookware Company has headquarters in Belgium with offices in New York, Hong Kong, Holland, Germany, and the UK. A house of innovation, The Cookware Company continues to create cutting-edge products designed to make cooking better for everyone. So, they created The Cookware Company and showed the world it’s possible to cook PFAS-free.

We don’t want to contribute to unhealthy cycles, so we committed to changing the recipe.

In 2007, we introduced the world to Thermolon™, the original healthy ceramic nonstick. Instead of plastic, our coating starts with the main raw materials that were originally derived from sand. Thermolon™ is the first alternative to traditional nonstick coatings, the first plastic-free nonstick, and the first nonstick coating made without PFAS, PFOA, lead, or cadmium. In less than 15 years, we’ve become the leader in healthy nonstick cooking.

We’re proud of the things we don’t put in our pans.

We’re in it for the long haul, so we’re committed to sustainable practices.

Other companies come and go, creating cheap products, in cheap factories, with even cheaper materials. Many of these are damaging to the environment in new, unregulated ways. They do it that way because it’s, well, cheaper.

But we own our factory. We know the DNA of our products. We make our coating, we make our pans, and we make sure every product lives up to our standards.

We don’t have to wait for the industry to change to do something about it—we are the change.

We’re constantly working to live up to our name. We use recycled aluminum in most of our products. We have our own wastewater treatment plant. Our factory runs on 30% solar energy. We’ve won dozens of awards for our dedication to our workers and the environment, but we are always working to make our healthy products better for everyone.

We also have 50 employees dedicated to quality control, because the best thing we can do for you, and the environment, is to deliver a product that lasts.

Our factory has ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates. In addition, our factory is BSCI audited. At GreenPan, we care about our staff and the environment.
We use upcycled stainless steel and aluminum where possible.
60% less CO2 emissions during the curing phase in the production of Thermolon™ layers.