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Press release: Cepi welcomes European Commission’s fossil-averse proposal on carbon removal certification
Press release: European Commission proposal on packaging and packaging waste could build a world class circularity model where reuse and recycling are complementary
Press release: New study shows paper industry could increase on-site renewable electricity and heat generation by 2030
Cepi position paper on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration
Press release: European forest-based materials research recognised among the world’s best, holds potential to clean up global waters from plastics
Press release: Cepi welcomes BASF as its newest partner
Press release: Cepi joins forces with actors across the paper value chain and testing labs to update its European test method for paper recyclability
Cepi Recyclability Test Method Version 2
Press release: Renewable, biogenic carbon should be favoured by the future EU certification scheme for carbon removals
Position Paper: Carbon removals certification
Cushioning the impact of skyrocketing energy prices on the European wood fibre-based value chain, beyond winter 2022/2023
Statement by energy intensive industries ahead of the extraordinary Energy Council of 30 September 2022
About Cepi
Cepi is the European association representing the paper industry. We offer a wide range of renewable and recyclable wood-based fibre solutions to EU citizens: from packaging to textile, hygiene and tissue products, printing and graphic papers as well as speciality papers, but also bio-chemicals for food and pharmaceuticals, bio-composites and bioenergy. We are a responsible industry: 86% of our raw materials are sourced from within the European Union and 78% of the wood comes from certified forests, 92% of the water we use is returned in good condition to the environment. We are the world champion in recycling at the rate of 71.4%. At the forefront of the decarbonisation and industrial transformation of our economy, we embrace digitalisation and bring 21 billion value addition to the European economy and €4.5 billion investments annually.
Through its 18 national associations, Cepi gathers 490 companies operating 885 mills across Europe and directly employing more than 179,000 people.
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