Cepi.org works to promote the paper & pulp industries throughout Europe
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CEPI
Description
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is a non-profit-making organisation, representing 19 member countries (17 European Union Member States plus Norway and Switzerland) and through its member countries, some 900 pulp, paper and board-producing companies across Europe, from small and medium-sized enterprises to multinationals.
CEPI, headed by Managing Director, Teresa Presas, with a staff of 20 is based in Brussels, and represents the interests of the European pulp and paper industry to the European institutions. CEPI has four Standing Committees through which the Confederation works. These are the Forest, Environment and Recycling Committees with the addition of the Association Directors' Committee (ADC) under which a number of further groups operate, namely: ADC Social Affairs, the Research Group, the Food Contact Group (FCG), the Statistics Advisory Group (SAG) and the Communications Expert Group (CEG).
CEPI monitors and analyses EU legislation and initiatives taken at EU level in the fields of industrial, environmental, energy, forestry, recycling, and fiscal policies. It provides a forum for its members to exchange information and to act on emerging issues, to define common positions and to make expert and constructive contributions to the industry consultation process required by the European Treaties. CEPI possesses a wide source of information on the pulp and paper industry in Europe, and, through its members, can provide information on the industry in individual Member States. It provides technical assistance to legislators, and can identify independent experts to answer specific questions. By working proactively, CEPI is able to better inform interested parties about the pulp and paper industry and issues of concern to the industry.
