tefal type subsidiary industry consumer products founded 1956 founder marc gr goire headquarters rumilly haute savoie france parent groupe seb website http tefal.com tefal is a french cookware and small appliance manufacturer owned by groupe seb . its name is a portmanteau of the words teflon and aluminium . the company is known for creating the non stick cookware category 1 and for frying products like french fries more healthily with far less fat than is standard . 2 3 however some who may dispute that tefal was innovative based on a dupont chemical patent us 2776918 a of a year earlier . 4 disputed discuss original research tefal was original used in space travel on the skin of satellites . it was an invention of the nasa . in some countries like the united states tefal is also marketed as t fal . dupont insisted on the name change since tefal was too similar to their product name of teflon . 5 tefal also manufactures linen care products such as steam irons 6 and garment steamers . in 2015 tefal released the tefal cuisine companion 7 a machine that provides users with multiple cooking functions in one kitchen appliance . in the uk it is the owner of the name swan a cookware brand . it is currently licensed out by employees of swan . references edit tefal history . tefal.co.uk . retrieved 2011 10 19 . kitchen test tefal vs breville low fat fryers eat chips lose weight a tefal actifry 2 in 1 review and giveaway closed . the little mumma . retrieved 2016 04 26 . http www.google.com patents us2776918 the history of t fal cookware the world s first nonstick cookware . ultimatecookware.com . 1960 12 15 . retrieved 2011 10 19 . dead link tefal primaglide fv2530z0 . productreview.com.au . retrieved 2016 04 28 . tefal cuisine companion fe800a60 . productreview.com.au . retrieved 2016 05 10 . this french corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tefal & oldid 736051874 categories companies of francekitchenware brandscooking appliance brandscompanies established in 1956french brandsfrench company stubshidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from june 2016all articles with specifically marked weasel worded phrasesarticles with specifically marked weasel worded phrases from september 2015all accuracy disputesarticles with disputed statements from september 2015all articles that may contain original researcharticles that may contain original research from september 2015all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschespa olfran ais italianonederlandspolskiportugu s t rk e edit links this page was last modified on 24 august 2016 at 20 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view