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...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Feb 20, 2024 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Industry Transformation, Media Resources
Today 73 industry leaders spanning almost 20 industrial sectors presented ‘the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal’ to Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo and Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. The declaration underlines the commitment of...
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...
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...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Feb 6, 2024 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Forest Resources, Media Resources
The EU Commission published today its communication on 2040 climate targets. A non-binding text which starts a process to fix a new milestone for the Union’s CO2 emission levels. The proposed target is ambitious, as called for by the scientific community. It should...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Jan 11, 2024 | Media Resources
As of January 2024, Marco Eikelenboom, CEO of Sappi Europe takes over as Chairperson of Cepi from his predecessor Ilkka Hämälä, CEO of Metsä Group. Cepi is a leading and influential trade association in the forest and bio-based industry sector. It is headquartered in...