Press release: EU associations launch coalition for a more competitive, and ambitious, EU bioeconomy

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Mar 28, 2023 | Industry Transformation, Media Resources

A new group of 14 EU trade associations including the providers of high-quality wood-based products, fibre-based paper and board products and packaging, and renewable energy solutions, supported by EU forest owners and managers, has today launched a cross-sectoral...

Press release: Books Drive Europe’s Knowledge Economy

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Mar 22, 2023 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources

Printed books must be included for a balanced information diet – both in our children’s schools and in our own lifelong learning efforts. Books have enduring value as transmitters of knowledge, entertainment, and equality of access to information. Printed books offer...

Press release: Industrial Plan pinpoints an EU trend for deindustrialisation, now it needs to choose what kind of industry it wants for its green future

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Mar 16, 2023 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources

A legislative package proposed today by the European Commission has been presented as a way to avoid an exodus of EU industries. While it falls short on measures aiming to reduce the industry’s dependence on fossils, it sends some positive signs to manufacturers...

Press release: Paper industry impacted by high energy prices and eroding economic growth in 2022

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Feb 15, 2023 | Industry Statistics, Industry Transformation, Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

Preliminary statistics for 2022 released by Cepi, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, show the impact of high energy prices and of an eroding EU and global economic growth. The sector can however capitalise on positive long-term trends, which the EU Green...

Press release: Non-wood fibre is a new innovation frontier for Europe’s paper and board sector, shows nova-Institute study

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Feb 13, 2023 | Forest Resources, Media Resources

There is an increasing interest in paper and paper products made out of non-wood fibre, sourced from the agricultural and textile sectors. A study commissioned by Cepi to the nova-Institute, a German private research body, and carried on 33 producers of non-wood pulp,...

Press release: A collaboration between the paper industry & heat pump producers could halve its energy needs & help decarbonise the sector

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Feb 3, 2023 | Industry Transformation, Media Resources

A recent collaboration between associations representing the paper manufacturing and heat pump sectors, Cepi and EHPA, has resulted in innovation which could produce energy savings of 50% in paper manufacturing. It could also be key in decarbonising one of Europe’s...