EU Raw Materials Week 2018, Brussels, Belgium, including, 14 November 2018 – 6th High Level Conference of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on ˜Raw materials for low carbon and circular economy” (includes cascade use of wood biomass in the agenda), Brussels, Belgium
The European Panel Federation (EPF), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), organised the 7th Club du Bois meeting under the chairwomanship of Mrs Maria Noichl, MEP, on 17th October at the European Parliament in Brussels.
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EPF celebrated its 2018 Annual General Meeting in Lucerne Switzerland, kindly hosted by the Swiss Krono Group. Over two days EPF held its General Assembly, Economic Working Group meeting and dedicated Product Group meetings. These sessions were open only to Regular members, whereas the final event was opened also to Associate members and Press contacts. It was in this final meeting that EPF publicly announced the key figure from its Annual Report 2017/2018, being a growth in volume of 3% during 2017 across all panel types.
EPF members will meet again for their next General Assembly in November 2018, and the 2019 AGM is provisionally scheduled for 26-28 June 2019, with the location still to be announced.
For further information, please go to the Members’ Section, or contact the EPF Secretariat.
As part of our regular engagement with policymakers, EPF met Dominique Ristori, Director General of DG Energy in the European Commission. The focus of the meeting was to present the industry position on RED II, Cascade, Waste Wood, Recycling and Regional Wood Diversity. Following the meeting, we have agreed an ongoing dialogue with Mr Ristori and his team in DG Energy, and will continue to contribute to the policymaking process where appropriate.
