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Energy-Intensive manufacturing at risk of collapse in Italy

Massimo Medugno, Director General of Assocarta, spoke today at the second edition of the Legambiente Forum “Italy Under Construction: The New Green Jobs of the Made in Italy Ecological Transition”. “The participation of the paper industry in Legambiente’s Construction Sites for Sustainability initiative aims to concretely demonstrate the ecological transition

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Pro Carton Young Designers 2024 Award winners announced

2024 winners demonstrate innovation and creativity with unique cartonboard packaging designs The winners of the Pro Carton Young Designers Award 2024 – sponsored by Billerud, Westrock, UMKA, Van Genechten Packaging, MM, and Metsä  – were announced at a glamourous ceremony in Berlin, Germany (19 September). Recognising the best young design talent in Europe, the winners were

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Turkey introduces safeguard measures on containerboard imports.

Turkey has decided to introduce safeguard measures of $85-87/t on imports of certain corrugated case material (CCM) grades as of end of July. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved and signed the corresponding document and the new regulation was published in the Official Journal on 28 June. The safeguard measures

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Report assesses state of transition to circular economy in Europe

  On March 21, 2024, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published a report titled “Accelerating the circular economy in Europe: State and outlook 2024.” The report aims to analyze how recent policies in the European Union support the transition toward a circular economy and offers options and prospects to further promote this transition in the future.  

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CPI warns changes to EU reuse regulations could harm corrugated sector

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has expressed concern at proposed amendments to the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), claiming the move could hamper circularity and innovation. Currently there are exemptions to cardboard, in relation to reuse targets for transport packaging. However, a proposed amendment could change that

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