13 June 20228 June 2022A series of EU Parliament votes on Fit for 55 sends wrong signals on industry decarbonisation & bioeconomy developmentThe 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 2022Cepi challenges ‘contradictory’ EU position on the paper industry’s decarbonisation and bioeconomy targetsCepi 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 2021The pulp and paper industry keeps on investingToday 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 2020Biorefineries 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 2021All green products start with a #GreensourceClimate neutrality with Europe’s forest fibre industry
10 December 20195 December 2019Kotkamills participates in 4evergreen alliance to boost the contribution of fibre-based packaging in a circular economyCommon 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 2019Sappi joins Cepi in the 4evergreen alliance to boost the contribution of fibre-based packaging in a circular economyAims 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 2019Forest-Based Industries Vision 2050European 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 2019EXCLUSIVE: European bio-based sector sets out 2050 vision for a circular bio-societyNew report led by the Bio-based Industries Consortium sets out a vision that focuses on four key drivers
11 March 201920 June 2020Cellulosic textile fibers – a growing opportunity in the BioeconomyWith 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries, the first conference on cellulose fibres was a great success
5 December 201830 November 2018New guidelines on cascading use fail to meet expectations of EU’s new Bioeconomy StrategyThe guidelines should be aligned with the new EU strategy to make the bioeconomy more circular
24 January 201823 January 2018Expert View: Bio-based, not just a ‘buzz word’ for the European pulp and paper industry, it goes to the roots of who we areEuropean 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 bioeconomyThe 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 2017EU warned against renewables law ‘subverting’ the circular economyEuropean 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 2017Unleashing the full power of research and innovation of the EU forest-based sectorThe 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 2017New use for paper industry’s sludge and fly ash in plasticsSide 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 2015European Commission delivers value: Circular Economy package recognises renewability and closes the loopCEPI is looking forward to concrete actions in the field of bio-based products in the future
7 December 20156 December 2015Timmermans defends ambition of new Circular Economy packageNew 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 2014UPM’s Biofore Concept Car on display in the CEPI European PaperweekVersatile use of renewable wood biomass, combined with innovation, resource efficiency and sustainability
13 December 201312 December 2013MEPs reject paper waste proposal over health concernsProposed regulation could have a negative effect on the paper recycling rates in the EU
11 December 2009US subsidies for black liquor use distort international competitionPulp and paper companies benefits from an fuel tax credit scheme
