by Piotr Pogorzelski | Sep 28, 2026 | Policy Areas childpages
The Board of Cepi, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, has appointed Francesca Stevens as its next Director General. An experienced European industry advocate, she takes up the position on 28 September succeeding Jori Ringman, who has led the association...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Sep 24, 2026 | Energy Transition and Green Deal
The EU has made restoring industrial competitiveness, bringing investment back and securing the future of its energy-intensive industries a strategic priority. The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) revision is the most consequential legislative initiative of this...
by Kasia Dylag | Sep 10, 2026 | Sustainability and Circularity
Fibre Packaging Europe, a coalition of seven industry associations representing the entire European paper packaging value chain, 710,000 jobs and €110.4 billion in annual turnover, confirms its support of the non-paper content thresholds as defined in the ‘Design for...
by Kasia Dylag | Sep 10, 2026 | Sustainability and Circularity
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will introduce new recyclability requirements for all packaging from 1 January 2030. The Commission is expected to adopt the technical rules, including the Design for Recycling criteria, by 1 January 2028. As the...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Jul 17, 2026 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources
The European pulp and paper industry had already raised urgent concerns over the European Commission’s recently adopted benchmarks for free allocation and installations’ exclusions, warning they could lead to a loss of approximately €1 billion annually in...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Jun 15, 2026 | Energy Transition and Green Deal
Like other manufacturing sectors and many national governments, the European pulp and paper industry has called on the European Commission to maintain the current EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) benchmark values for the 2026-2030 period. It could otherwise lose an...