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6 INDUSTRY NEWS


Launch of the European alliance for a Green Recovery


alliance for a ‘green recovery’. The Confederation of European paper industries (Cepi) has joined 180 political decision-makers, business leaders, trade unions, NGOs, and think tanks who have come together to create the alliance to support the initiative of Pascal Canfin, chair of the environment committee at the European Parliament. In the face of the coronavirus crisis, Ministers from 11 countries, 79 cross-party MEPs from 17 Member States, 37 chief executives, 28 business associations representing 10 sectors, trade union confederation representing members from 90 national trade union organisations and 10 trade union federations, seven NGOs and six think tanks,


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With demand increasing for packaging to contain emergency provisions for the most vulnerable during lockdown, DS Smith worked closely with food retailers across Europe to design, develop and produce new boxes. In addition to providing


critical support to keep goods moving and replenish shelves as quickly as possible, the focus at retailers changed to home delivery of goods. As more countries implement social distancing processes and enact new legislation, this service became essential to people facing coronavirus movement restrictions.


May/June 2020


he paper industry in Europe has supported a move by the European Parliament to launch an


have committed to working together to create, support and implement solutions to prepare Europe’s economies for the world of tomorrow. What is the first pan-European


call for mobilisation on post- crisis green investment packages is hoped will work to build the recovery and transformation plans that, as Cepi said in a statement will “enshrine the fight against climate change and biodiversity as a key pillar of the economic strategy”. Cepi continued: “Sharing the


belief that the economic recovery will only come with massive investments to protect and create jobs and to support all companies, regions and sectors that have suffered from the economy coming to a sudden halt, the alliance commits to contribute to the post-crisis investment decisions needed to reboot and


reboost our economy. “Covid-19 will not make climate change and nature degradation go away. The fight against this crisis will not be won without a solid economic response. The alliance commits to participate in the fight and the victory of these two battles simultaneously, and by doing so, being stronger together.” ● Cepi has also paid tribute paper industry employees who have continued to guarantee production and transporters who have help deliver products in Europe. Director general of Cepi Jori Ringman said: “Thanks to our 180,000 direct employees, the great majority of paper mills are running in the EU: paper industry staff are making sure that citizens have access to the hygiene, health and food supplies they need during this COVID-19 crisis.


Special home delivery boxes designed by DS Smith


Stefano Rossi, chief executive of packaging at DS Smith


To combat this, DS Smith has


developed special new boxes to be filled by food retailers and left


on the doorstep. As a result of social distancing and self-isolation guidelines, the boxes were designed to be stacked in delivery vans, picked up and dropped off to support the safety of everybody involved in the delivery process. Stefano Rossi, chief executive of packaging at DS Smith, said: “I’m extremely proud of the whole team at DS Smith; their determination to support these initiatives meant that we delivered a new design in under 24 hours. This was subsequently prototyped, tested, manufactured and delivered in less than a week.”


“Our industry is also supporting


the fight against COVID-19 by producing masks, materials for test kits or filters for respiratory devices. All forces need to be united to produce in Europe for Europe the much needed healthcare and medical goods. “With our tribute video


#togetheragainstcoronavirus, we would like to thank our employees for their determination and commitment; we wish to honour the efforts of our staff and are very proud of the solutions that we can bring to EU citizens in these exceptional circumstances.” The sector comprises more than


420,000 enterprises (20 per cent of the total EU manufacturing sector), 3.5 million direct employees (10 per cent of the total workforce in manufacture) and generates an annual turnover of €520 billion, 3 per cent of EU GDP.


News in brief


● Valmet’s 300th Paper Lab, an automated board and paper testing laboratory, is being supplied to Papierfabrik Palm’s mill at Aalen-Neukochen in Germany. Three of the labs are being delivered to Palm, the other two going respectively to the Descartes mill in France and the Wörth mill, also in Germany. The Paper Lab for the Aalen-


Neukochen mill is additional to the PM5 containerboard machine being installed with mil-wide automation and services.


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