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EPF Managing Board Member Rui Correia meets Green Deal chief Maroš Šefčovič

In conjunction with the Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival, the 6th clean transition dialogue, chaired by European Commissions’ Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič,...
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PRESS RELEASE: EU funded EcoReFibre project releases its first Video on increasing MDF and fibreboard recycling at industrial scale

Brussels, Tuesday 27 February 2024 EPF is delighted to share with you the release of the first video presenting the...
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PRESS RELEASE: European Panel Federation signs the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal

Brussels, Friday 23 February 2024 The European Panel Federation (EPF) has signed the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal....
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PRESS RELEASE: Martin Brettenthaler remains Chairman of EPF until successor is chosen

Brussels, Friday 2 February 2024 Following the announcement of Martin Brettenthaler’s departure from the SWISS KRONO Group on 31 January...
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EPF Chairman Martin Brettenthaler meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, 16 November 2023

On 16 November, EPF Chairman Martin Brettenthaler was delighted to meet with President Emmanuel Macron during his State visit in...
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PRESS RELEASE: EcoReFibre M18 General Assembly: promising results towards industrial trials

Brussels, 16 November 2023 On 7 and 8 November, the EcoReFibre consortium met in Paris for the M18 General Assembly....
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Call for Papers: Opportunity to showcase your expertise at the 13th European Wood-Based Panel Symposium in Hamburg

Organised in co-operation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research (WKI) and with the support of iVTH and Hywax, the...
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Construction 2050 Alliance call and commitment for the new EU political term 

Ahead of the European elections in 2024, the Construction 2050 Alliance, of which EPF is a member, has released its Call...
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Coalition for Circular Choices endorsed by former European Commissioner for Environment, Dr Janez Potočnik

Dr. Janez Potočnik, former European Commissioner for Environment (2009-2014) and currently co-chairing International Resource Panel published an op-ed in EURACTIV, endorsing...
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Joint Statement on High-Quality Recycling and Recyclability in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal

Fibre Packaging Europe (FPE), the Federation of Wooden Pallets and Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB), the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI...
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Coalition for Circular Choices: EURACTIV Op-ed, September 2023

The Coalition for Circular Choices released Why we talk about a fossil-free EU, not a carbon-free one, an op-ed published by...
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PRESS RELEASE: EPF releases its Annual Report 2022-2023

Brussels, 05 July 2023 EPF is delighted to announce the publication of the 25th issue of its Annual Report, the...
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Coalition for Circular Choices: EURACTIV Op-ed, June 2023

There is no time to lose. 2050 is only one investment cycle away! This is the core message of the...
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Press Release: Wood4Bauhaus Conference announcement

PRESS RELEASE The New European Bauhaus: wood sector sets out its stall wood4bauhaus Virtual Conference Thursday 8 April 2021 Keynote...
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EPF strongly supports the Single Market

EPF calls for European harmonisation of E1 as the minimum allowable standard, and for ½ E1 as a new market...
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EU Conference “Our Forests Our Future” Brussels, 25-26 April 2019

The European Commission organised a significant conference “Our Forests, Our Future” to analyse opportunities to enhance the forest sector’s contribution...
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Trade Issues with Stakeholders in Morocco

  On 5 April 2019, EPF joined the EU delegation to Morocco and 4 EU Member States in a meeting...
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EPF member of Industry4Europe

EPF is delighted to have become a Member of the Industry4Europe coalition: 157 organisations from across the EU will campaign...
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EPF present at the MEP Awards 2019

#MEPAwards19 2019’s ceremony of the Parliament Magazine MEP Awards was hosted on 20 March by Seb Dance, Member of the...
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EPF announces 3% production growth in the European wood-based panels industry during 2017 at its Annual General Meeting

EPF celebrated its 2018 Annual General Meeting in Lucerne Switzerland, kindly hosted by the Swiss Krono Group.  Over two days...
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EPF takes its RED II message to the top in a meeting with DG Energy’s Director General Mr Dominique Ristori

As part of our regular engagement with policymakers, EPF met Dominique Ristori, Director General of DG Energy in the European...
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