Download Deloitte’s independant limited assurance letter on the Data Quality Rating (DQR) and Data Delivery Quality Rating (DDQR) of a selection of indicators published in Cepi’s 2024 Annual Statistics report.| www.cepi.org
17 September 202514h – 17hResidence PalaceBrussels The upcoming EU Bioeconomy Strategy, set for adoption by the end of 2025, aims to bolster innovation and solidify the EU’s leadership in the bioeconomy by proposing actions to bring bioeconomy innovations to market, create green jobs, reinforce circularity and sustainability, and align with initiatives like the Clean Industrial […]| www.cepi.org
The Cepi key statistics report 2024 shows that pulp and paper sector remained resilient in 2024, with a recovery that has partly offset the decline of 2021-2023. While regulatory conditions for global competitiveness remain an issue, sustainability and decarbonisation remain priorities. Paper and Board consumption increased by 7.0% in 2024, slightly less than initially expected, […]| www.cepi.org
European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) data reveals that the recycling rate for all paper products, including graphic paper, packaging and tissue, reached 75.1% in 2024. This figure aligns with multi-annual growth trends, demonstrating that the sector remains on track to meet its voluntary recycling target of a 76% recycling rate by 2030. The report highlights […]| www.cepi.org
Download Cepi’s Key Statistics 2024. For more details on Cepi’s Statistics Terms of Use please contact: Ariane Crevecoeur, Cepi Statistics Manager, at a.crevecoeur@cepi.org| www.cepi.org
Every year the European Paper Recycling Council publishes its Monitoring Report. Cepi holds the secretariat of the EPRC. The 2024 Monitoring Report follows the development of the recycling rate in 2024, towards the achievement of the 76% recycling rate target – EPRC commitment for 2030. The report monitors the utilisation of Paper for Recycling in the production of new paper-based products but also follows the qualitative achievements of the value chain. In particular, EPRC members report...| www.cepi.org
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To help companies understand the practical application of the requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Cepi has developed a sectoral guidance on EUDR implementation. The guidance, developed with Cepi members, aims to present the common understanding of the pulp and paper industry of the obligations of the EUDR. The objective of the document, which has no legal value, is to suggests robust yet efficient approaches to implement EUDR across the value chain.| www.cepi.org
As the final political trilogue on the Green Claims Directive approaches, we urge policymakers not to rush its adoption. Without clear, fully harmonised, and workable rules for all stakeholders, the framework will discourage companies from communicating legitimate sustainability efforts (greenhushing), and diverting critical financial and human resources from sustainability innovation to compliance, ultimately undermining the EU’s goals of fostering consumer information and safeguarding the...| www.cepi.org
Cepi welcomes the revision of the European Bioeconomy Strategy. Companies from the European pulp and paper industries and the broader European forest-based bioeconomy sector source their raw materials mainly from Europe, have a reduced fossil carbon footprint and are at the global forefront of various technological applications and the development of new, sustainable products and technologies.| www.cepi.org