Registration for this year’s European Paper Week is open until Tuesday 2 November 2010. The networking event of the year within the pulp and paper industry will take place in Brussels at the Crowne Plaza – Le Palace Hotel in Brussels. From 16-18 November representatives of the paper industry will discuss with industry stakeholders the latest key issues and challenges facing the industry.

European Paper week is open to all and the main events include the CEPI Dinner and CEPI Annual meeting as well as several seminars on current topics of interest, such as ‘Transport’, ‘Climate Change’, ‘Recycling’, ‘Raw materials and ‘Research’. For more details on the registration policy and to access the registration form, visit www.cepi.org/epw

Transport and Future EU policy
Climate change, sustainability and jobs are clearly the top challenges for our society. In December 2009, EU leaders called for international action in line with the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by between 80%-95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels. As far as energy-intensive industry sectors - the paper industry is one of them – are concerned, ambitious CO2 emissions reductions targets through the EU Emission Trading Scheme have been adopted for 2020.

Raw Materials, By-products and Biomass - Green Growth with Fibres, Fuels and By-streams
Raw Materials are currently receiving increased attention by EU policy makers. Several initiatives aim at a better grip on raw materials, a more efficient use of resources and at boosting recycling. At the same time, there is a strong focus on renewable energy, exacerbating competition for renewable raw materials, most often fuelled by subsidies. The European Paper Industry is at the crossroads of these discussions, since it is using renewable raw materials for its products and produces renewable energy from them.

Climate Change from 2012 to 2050
This interactive seminar will start where last year’s seminar on the future of the EU Emission Trading System ended and brief you on the state of play on EU ETS benchmarks and free allocation. However, there are many more developments that deserve your attention. The Copenhagen Accord right after CEPI 2009 Paper Week has brought commitments of countries and the EU to a -50% global carbon reduction target by 2050. For the developed world this would mean an almost complete decarbonisation by 2050. In the coming year the European Commission will launch its vision on the 2011-2020 Energy policy, a Roadmap for a 2050 Low Carbon Economy, possibly even including interim targets for 2030 and 2040. The European Council still has to finalise its discussion on a -30% target by 2020, heavily debated this year. The upcoming climate conference in Cancun will most likely not bring a global agreement on climate change, however will bring progress on key issues as land use change and forestry accounting.

Recycling - Closing the European fibre loop
In policy making, waste was long seen as a disposal problem. The Thematic Strategy on recycling (2005) has changed this perspective and recognizes materials such as recovered paper as a valuable resource. For the European Paper Industry recycling means efficient use of its resources, closing the carbon and fibre loops in forests and paper industry, and contributing to EU targets on sustainable production and consumption. The seminar will inform the participants about the review of the thematic strategies on the efficient use of natural resources and recycling, and discuss the paper industry’s position in these developments.

At this year's Annual Meeting on 18 November CEPI is proud to present European Parliamentarian Herbert Reul, as well as Antonio Tajani, European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship. The discussions and presentations will include topics such as Bio-economy, Green Growth, Raw Materials and Transport.

For more information with regard to the European Paper Week, please contact Daniela Haiduc, CEPI Communications and Public Affairs Manager at +32 2 627 49 15 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.