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In its last meeting before the EU elections, the European Competitiveness Council presented today what could be considered as its guidelines for the upcoming Commission on how to keep Europe from an industrial decline. The plan entails supporting industries which have already taken the path of increased circularity, embraced the bioeconomy, and decoupled growth from resource use, such as the pulp and paper industry.

The EU Parliament put today its stamp of approval on the EU’s carbon removal certification framework. The regulation provides guiding principles for a set of methodologies, still in development, to certify processes to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Much still needs to be defined through a dedicated expert group. Such definitions should include ‘renewable carbon’, the missing link to a circular, climate-friendly economic model.

Forest Industry Event Pulp & Beyond 2024 Is An Efficient Meeting Place

High energy prices and economic woes contributed to a 6.1% fall in European paper and board production last year, although multi-year trends for the sector “remain positive”.

King James Group CEO James Barty explains the agencys commitment to creativity off the back of their recent accolades at Scopen AgencyScope 2017 and lets us in on their strategy for 2018...

The introduction of reusable plastic packaging in e-commerce could inflate costs by 50- 200% compared to traditional cardboard boxes in a country like Germany, according to consulting firm McKinsey.

Now in its 12th year, the event, organised by Two Sides and the BPIF in partnership with Canon and Fedrigoni, is intended to reinforce an understanding of the relevance and future of print among business leaders. It attracts 200 leaders from the print, paper, publishing, packaging and media industries.

Raw material and energy price hikes have left parts of the European paper industry in a fragile state, exacerbating recent mill closures, and are likely to have far-reaching consequences for printers.

The EU can and must increase bioenergy use sustainably to protect European energy security and achieve 2030 and 2050 climate goals. But counterproductive regulations could stand in the way.

Podcast: Exploring the circularity of fibre-based packaging with 4evergreen Expand The 4evergreen Alliance was set up by CEPI, the European association representing the paper industry to further boost the circularity of fiber-based packaging. We speak to Eija Hietavuo, who is 4evergreen chair and also SVP sustainability and environment at Stora Enso, Jori Ringman, director General, CEPI and Alexey Vishtal, senior fiber-based packaging specialist at 4evergreen member Nestlé to delve deep into...