Impressions of the Corrugated

Packaging industry

Ms Eleni Despotou, Director General

SPA conference, 20 September 2021

European Corrugated Industry

Shipments per country, Mio m2

1.044

2.058

0

1.192

5.349

11.270

574

7.354

228

4.722

807

5.552

660

4.815

5.289

0

2.000

4.000

6.000

8.000

10.000

12.000

Austria Benelux Croatia CzechRepublic

France Germany Hungary Italy Norway Poland Romania Spain Sweden Turkey UnitedKingdom

2019 2020

First quarter 2021, shipments m2, members only

2020 2021

All Countries 9.301.960 9.845.109

Index (2019=100) 103,9 110,0

Per working day -4,9 7,4

Absolut figures 3,9 5,8

Operating environment

Profitability

DecarbonisedeconomyManufacturing costs

Energy

Environment

Sustainable development goals

Zero waste

2050 targets

Factory ofthe future

Grants, funds,

investments

Legistation

complexity

Health and safety

2030 targets

Globalisation

Sustainability

Climate

change

Competitiveness

Circular economy

InnovationCollectionand recycling

Wastepaper

availability

▪ Effective service to members

▪ Contribute to an enabling regulatory

environment

▪ Corrugated board: preferred

packaging option

Strategic plan

FEFCO guiding principles

Strategic axis

Policy

Promotion

Visibility

Green Deal Agenda

- Fit for 55

- 54 laws by the end of

2022

Action plan 2021-22

-

- Health and Safety

- Packaging Waste Directive

- Food contact

- Climate neutrality Roadmap

- Technical seminar

- Sustainable product initiative

- Green claims

- Carbon neutral corrugated plant

- FEFCO code

- Promotion

- Monitoring

- DeliverOn Campaign

- Activity reporting

Targets

EU Public

affairs

Influencers/

Activists

EU Policy makers

Influencers and

Key Opinion Leaders in

Brussels

Retail supply

chain decision

makers/PA

Primary 70%

Sustainability

Recycling

20%

10%

Current Campaign - leverage with national associations

EU Advocacy posts

Thank you!

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