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2 INDUSTRY NEWS


Package to reach 2030 carbon emissions target is ‘incomplete’


55 per cent in 2030 has been described as an “incomplete toolbox” by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi). Jori Ringman, director general of Cepi, said that the ‘Fit for 55’ package fails to address the biggest challenges of transforming European industries. The European pulp and paper industry fully supports the EU objective to reach climate neutrality by 2050, said Ringman, but he called on co-legislators to give strong political support to measures that enable the sector to contribute – with decarbonised production, product substitution and sustainable forest


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European legislative package reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least


sustainability gear in society’s consumption and industrial production,” commented Ringman. “This new policy framework needs to enable further decarbonisation of the sustainable industries by ensuring its global competitiveness in the transformation.” To deliver on 2030 goals, crucial


Cepi’s Jori Ringman called on co-legislators to give strong political support to measures that enable our sector to contribute


management – in reaching the 2030 goals. “The pulp and paper industry


expects the Members of the European Parliament and Member States to provide the industry with the right tools to shift the


New life for Appvion Paper Mill?


The former Appvion Paper Mill in Pennsylvania could be restarted following acquisition of the assets by a newly-formed company. The mill, which was established in 1866, had been one of the largest employers in Roaring Spring when it was closed in March with 300 losing their jobs. The new company, Roaring Spring LLC, is looking for ways to use the facility, including restarting the paper mill or repurposing the assets. Investors in Roaring Spring


Park LLC include owners of four companies with a history in repositioning and redeveloping idle assets in a variety of


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industries. Investors include Big Shoulders Capital, Capital Recovery Group LLC, Rabin Worldwide and Calbag Metals Company. “We see the potential for this paper mill and are actively working to bring in new owners with the expertise needed to resurrect the closed facility,” said David Muslin, chairman of Big Shoulders Capital in Northbrook, Illinois. The process of finding the right mix of investors and owners could take several months. “We are purchasing this facility because we believe it has long-term potential,” added Muslin.


investment decisions need to happen in the next few years. While the industry is continuously investing in switching to renewable energy and improving energy efficiency, the Commission proposals should maintain and create investor certainty. “Now, the pro-investment agenda is missing although the European Green Deal was supposed to be EU’s growth agenda,” Ringman noted.


Access to affordable clean energy


is indispensable, says Cepi. All the while, strengthening the global competitiveness of the European sustainable circular business models remains a priority. A level playing field with third countries’ competitors is a must, says the organisation.


In the long run, forest biomass


can be increasingly used as a renewable raw material for climate-friendly products and bioenergy, while a sink is maintained as an optimum solution. The co-legislators expressed similar expectations on the Forest Strategy. “Seeing forest as a sink to compensate for some industries’ continued emissions is not a sustainable plan,” added Ringman. “The numbers simply don’t add up unless the fossils are kept in the ground.”


Metsä Tissue mills in Germany hit by floods


Three mills operated by Metsä Tissue were impacted by the heavy flooding in Germany in July.


The mills at Kreuzau and Düren had to be temporarily stopped due to the bad weather, in which many towns were cut off by the floods and upwards of 100 people died, but the operations partially restored. Metsä said it had been able


to safeguard the situation in its mills: no members of its personnel had been affected and material damage was minor. In a statement the tissue


maker said: “However, the crisis


in the region is impacting our employees and their families and we are offering our help to the local communities to support the region and the people in the recovery. We also want to express our deepest condolences to the families in the region and their losses in the crisis. “In terms of deliveries to our


customers, we are trying to keep our commitments as much as possible and will update our customers about the situation. Some delays are anticipated due to damages impacting IT systems and infrastructure.”


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