News | ECMA – European Carton Makers

ECMA requests a deferment of all new tenders during COVID-19 crisis

Posted on: 20 March 2020 The Covid-19 crisis is causing considerable business continuity issues for our members who are affected, for example, with cross-border and intra-country freight delays of incoming raw materials and outgoing finished product, as well as operational challenges resulting from the quarantining of staff.

Letter from CEPI to DG Grow support to vital industrial activity during the Corona epidemic

Posted on: 20 March 2020 CEPI is calling DG Grow’s urgent support to keeping those parts of the European pulp and paper sector functioning that are essential and vital for the key activities in the society.

CITPA statement -continued cross-border and intercountry movement of goods, raw materials and packaging

Posted on: 18 March 2020 Continued cross-border and intra-country movement of paper & board packaging is essential for the continued safe distribution of food and pharmaceutical packaging during the COVID-19 crisis.

New OPRL Rules Will Drive Change Ahead of EPR Reforms

Posted on: 17 March 2020 Following months of discussion, OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label), the body responsible for the use of recycling symbols in the UK, have published new guidelines which include coated cartonboard.

Statement from the European Carton Makers Association and Pro Carton

Posted on: 17 March 2020 Continued cross-border and inter-country movement of cartonboard and carton packaging is essential for the continued safe distribution of food and pharmaceutical packaging during the COVID-19 crisis.

Measures Lejeune concerning Corona crisis

Posted on: 16 March 2020 The ECMA Secretariat is based at the offices of Lejeune Association Management in The Hague (NL). Please read this message from Jules Lejeune, Managing Director.

Feedback on the Commission roadmap on illegal logging – evaluation of EU rules

Posted on: 02 March 2020 From the European paper and board industries’ perspective, the fitness-check should focus on the three following issues (fitness check):

Feedback on the roadmap on the impact assessment on proposal for a regulation on deforestation and forest degradation – reducing the impact of products placed on the EU markets

Posted on: 02 March 2020 European paper and board industry welcomes the European Commission efforts in seeking proportionate and targeted actions to reduce the impacts of products that are imported to the EU and that are associated with deforestation.