Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)

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Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)

6 March 20251 March 2025

EU Commission proposals open new horizons for industries able to combine, circularity, bioeconomy and a phase out of fossils

Europe lags behind other global regions in green business growth and loses manufacturing jobs at an accelerated pace

18 October 202417 October 2024

Rapid growth in Europe’s biorefinery sector – new nova-Institute report commissioned by Cepi highlights main results for the pulp and paper industry

Turnover in wood fibre-based biorefineries reaches €6 billion, doubling in just three years

7 March 20246 March 2024

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

The paper industries' untapped potential to contribute to a de-fossilized economy

4 August 20232 August 2023

Optimisierung der Recyclingfähigkeit von Papiersäcken

EUROSAC und CEPI Eurokraft wollen die Hersteller von Kraftsackpapier und Betriebe, die Papiersäcke verarbeiten und abfüllen, mit neuen Empfehlungen für die Auswahl der Materialien und für den Aufbau der Papiersäcke dabei unterstützen, die Recyclingfähigkeit von Papiersäcken zu maximieren

22 May 202316 May 2023

McDonald’s Leads Lobbying Offensive Against Laws to Reduce Packaging Waste in Europe

Flawed assumptions and a “disturbing” lack of transparency characterise an industry campaign against reusable packaging, academics and campaigners warn

21 February 202320 February 2023

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

Commissioned by Cepi, the new report concludes that the material streams hold potential to contribute to the sustainable growth of the pulp and paper sector

10 February 20238 February 2023

Flue2Chem: SCI, Unilever and 13 partners launch £5.4m net zero collaboration project

The £5.4m Flue2Chem Project is a two-year programme spearheaded by Unilever and SCI, with 13 other organisations involved

13 June 20228 June 2022

A series of EU Parliament votes on Fit for 55 sends wrong signals on industry decarbonisation & bioeconomy development

The Committee’s vote notably fails to provide a concrete solution for exports, while accelerating free allowances phasing-out and threatening the existing indirect carbon cost compensation scheme

3 June 202227 May 2022

Cepi challenges ‘contradictory’ EU position on the paper industry’s decarbonisation and bioeconomy targets

Cepi claims that some proposed changes to legislation will in fact undermine efforts to maintain forests as sustainable assets for the pulp and paper industry

8 June 20219 September 2021

The pulp and paper industry keeps on investing

Today we celebrate 16 projects to reduce carbon emissions that have been successfully finalised in our sector over the past two years

6 November 20203 November 2020

Biorefineries and bio-based products – would you like to get to know more about it?

Recently, some major investments in new and existing bioreﬁneries were announced and some are now moving towards implementation

15 September 20209 September 2021

All green products start with a #Greensource

Climate neutrality with Europe’s forest fibre industry

10 December 20195 December 2019

Kotkamills participates in 4evergreen alliance to boost the contribution of fibre-based packaging in a circular economy

Common goal is to deliver a holistic approach to optimise the sustainability and circularity of the fibre-based packaging’s life cycle

28 November 201927 November 2019

Sappi joins Cepi in the 4evergreen alliance to boost the contribution of fibre-based packaging in a circular economy

Aims of the new alliance are to increase awareness about the benefits of fibre-based packaging materials and call for the development of optimised collection systems

26 November 201921 November 2019

Forest-Based Industries Vision 2050

European Forest-Based Industries to present their vision of the European society in 2050 and the essential role that they can play, delivering on the carbon neutrality goal

5 June 201931 May 2019

EXCLUSIVE: European bio-based sector sets out 2050 vision for a circular bio-society

New report led by the Bio-based Industries Consortium sets out a vision that focuses on four key drivers

11 March 201920 June 2020

Cellulosic textile fibers – a growing opportunity in the Bioeconomy

With 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries, the first conference on cellulose fibres was a great success

5 December 201830 November 2018

New guidelines on cascading use fail to meet expectations of EU’s new Bioeconomy Strategy

The guidelines should be aligned with the new EU strategy to make the bioeconomy more circular

24 January 201823 January 2018

Expert View: Bio-based, not just a ‘buzz word’ for the European pulp and paper industry, it goes to the roots of who we are

European pulp and paper industry is one of the few mainstream industries who work with a raw material which is renewable, recyclable and fossil free

2 November 201725 October 2017

‘Energy dash for biomass’ risks wasting potential of EU’s bioeconomy

The EU is setting new accounting rules for carbon emissions or removals from land and forestry with its new land use, land use change and forestry regulation

15 September 201713 September 2017

EU warned against renewables law ‘subverting’ the circular economy

European Commission proposal to revise the Renewable Energy Directive will be voted on by the European Parliament’s environment committee on October 11-12

20 July 201718 July 2017

Unleashing the full power of research and innovation of the EU forest-based sector

The Forest-based Sector Technology Platform (FTP) seeks to align public funding for research and innovation with proper technological developments to reduce GHG emissions and improve forest management and land use

3 March 20171 March 2017

New use for paper industry’s sludge and fly ash in plastics

Side streams probably could replace up to 50% of oil-based polypropylene, used as raw material in plastic composites

EU climate laws ‘cost paper recyclers 40% of their profits’

Sylvain Lhôte (CEPI) said that EU climate and energy policy had placed a huge burden on his sector

8 December 20157 December 2015

European Commission delivers value: Circular Economy package recognises renewability and closes the loop

CEPI is looking forward to concrete actions in the field of bio-based products in the future

7 December 20156 December 2015

Timmermans defends ambition of new Circular Economy package

New legislation is under heightened scrutiny, because Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans promised, the new package would be “more ambitious” than its predecessor

4 December 20143 December 2014

UPM’s Biofore Concept Car on display in the CEPI European Paperweek

Versatile use of renewable wood biomass, combined with innovation, resource efficiency and sustainability

13 December 201312 December 2013

MEPs reject paper waste proposal over health concerns

Proposed regulation could have a negative effect on the paper recycling rates in the EU

11 December 2009

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