Press release: Paper and Board sector impacted by lower level of demand in Europe, destocking and high production costs

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Feb 14, 2024 | Industry Statistics, Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

Suffering from an adverse macro-economic context, production of pulp and paper in Europe has experienced a decline in 2023. It was due to several compounding external factors: a poor economic environment, destocking and still high energy costs, as shown by the Cepi...

Press release: Reaching 2040 targets won’t be easy as economic feasibility is uncertain

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Feb 6, 2024 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Forest Resources, Media Resources

The EU Commission published today its communication on 2040 climate targets. A non-binding text which starts a process to fix a new milestone for the Union’s CO2 emission levels. The proposed target is ambitious, as called for by the scientific community. It should...

Press release: Marco Eikelenboom, CEO of Sappi Europe is the incoming Chairperson of Cepi

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Jan 11, 2024 | Media Resources

As of January 2024, Marco Eikelenboom, CEO of Sappi Europe takes over as Chairperson of Cepi from his predecessor Ilkka Hämälä, CEO of Metsä Group. Cepi is a leading and influential trade association in the forest and bio-based industry sector. It is headquartered in...

Press release: Cepi with the support of partners from the clean energy sector launch climate and energy checklist for incoming EU policymakers

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Nov 28, 2023 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources

Cepi, representing pulp and paper manufacturers, with the support of partners from across the clean energy sector published today a list of EU policies needed to achieve climate neutrality in Europe by 2050, from an industrial perspective. The upcoming elections to...

Press release: EU Parliament vote on carbon removals certification sets the foundations for the recognition of products’ role in achieving climate neutrality  

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Nov 21, 2023 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources

Climate models exploring how we can still limit global warming partly rely on technological and natural solutions to remove CO2 from Earth’s atmosphere, and these ‘carbon removals’ could also help in substituting fossil-based materials and doing away with related...

Press release: Legislating on packaging and waste, the EU Parliament still needs to take into account what has already been achieved in the paper and board sector

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Oct 24, 2023 | Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

Voting on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the EU Parliament’s ENVI Committee endorsed definitions of ‘recyclability’ and ‘high quality of recycling’ that still needs to take into account both scientific evidence and the practical experience of a...