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...

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...

Press release: A week dedicated to the bioeconomy in Europe shows it is key to EU’s future climate and industrial policies

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Mar 14, 2024 | Industry Transformation, Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

Until recently the idea of a forest-based sector and of a circular bioeconomy seemed to have gone out of favour in EU policymaking. But the sector has demonstrated a high level of resilience in time of crisis and showed the advantage of being able to rely on local...

The Biogenic carbon loop in the pulp and paper sector: an alternative to fossil carbon in other industries

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Feb 27, 2024 | Forest Resources, Industry Transformation, Sustainability and Circularity

Download the document The Biogenic carbon loop in the pulp and paper sector: an alternative to fossil carbon in other industries.

Press release: Winners of the 9th Edition of the European Paper Recycling Awards announced

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Feb 19, 2024 | Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

The Awarding Ceremony of the 9th Edition of the European Paper Recycling Awards took place today at the European Parliament Brussels and was hosted by MEP Susana Solís Pérez. The event takes place every two years with the goal to highlight and reward European...

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...