Press release: In a very difficult context, pulp and paper industry has shown resilience in 2023

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Jul 9, 2024 | Industry Statistics, Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

In an economic context that continues to be exceptionally difficult and marked in 2023 by low consumption linked to massive destocking, many pulp and paper companies have seen a turnover decrease in the past year. A record high annual recycling rate indicates the...

Press release: The Council presents its to-do list for Europe’s competitiveness, making bioeconomy a priority for the next Commission

by Piotr Pogorzelski | May 24, 2024 | Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

In its last meeting before the EU elections, the European Competitiveness Council presented today what could be considered as its guidelines for the upcoming Commission on how to keep Europe from an industrial decline. The plan entails supporting industries which have...

Press release: New EU packaging rules are almost here. For the pulp and paper industry, legal certainty is a good thing.

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Apr 24, 2024 | Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

The pulp and paper industry welcomes today’s vote at the EU Parliament on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) that supports the trilogue agreement and avoids delaying the legislative process. The last step will be a final confirmation of the agreement...

Press release: In the EU Clean Transition Dialogues, the pulp and paper industry has been heard, and wants to stay engaged

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Apr 11, 2024 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources

Announced by Commission President von der Leyen and chaired by Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, the Clean Transition Dialogues’ core aim is to support industry in building a business model fit for a decarbonised economy. With the right priorities now clearly...

Press release: Cepi welcomes EU Parliament vote on Carbon Removals, but calls for a definition of renewable carbon

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Apr 10, 2024 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources

The EU Parliament put today its stamp of approval on the EU’s carbon removal certification framework. The regulation provides guiding principles for a set of methodologies, still in development, to certify processes to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere....

Press release: EU hails biotech & biomanufacturing as ‘most promising tech area of the century’ as sector’s innovation leaders meet in Brussels

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Mar 20, 2024 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Forest Resources, Industry Transformation, Media Resources, Product Innovation, Sustainability and Circularity

The European Commission released today a communication on ‘Boosting biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU’. The publication was a positive sign for the members of the Circular Choices coalition, a group of 20 EU trade associations representing providers of...