Together with your members, our mission is to promote moulded pulp materials, products and solutions through effective legislation at the EU level, facilitate networking and collaboration between stakeholders, conduct research and studies, and contribute to the setting of standards and certificates to boost transparency, reliability and trust in moulded pulp.
The amount of packaging and packaging waste has been rising steadily in recent years, faster than the gross national income, which leads to soaring greenhouse gas emissions, the overexploitation of natural resources, biodiversity loss and pollution. In the EU, half of all paper produced is now used for packaging with three billion trees being cut down annually around the world to meet the demand for paper packaging.
We believe that processing fibre from sustainably produced agricultural feedstock and recycled paper and cardboard into moulded pulp plays a key role in cutting down on single-use plastic waste, the pollution through microplastic and the fight against biodiversity loss.
Combining moulded pulp packaging products with plant-based barrier coatings made from natural waxes makes them a fully sustainable alternative to single-use plastic formats. From this perspective, a 75% recovery target for packaging made from paper and cardboard until 2026 and 85% until 2031 in our view is realistic.
By developing and scaling up advanced fiber moulding technology across different applications and industries, the moulded pulp industry will contribute to the ambitious goals set out in the Paris Climate Agreement, the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the transition towards a sustainable, healthy, low-carbon economy outlined in the EU Green Deal.
By producing bio-based products from renewable resources in an innovative, sustainable and circular manner, our member organisations contribute to the 2050 climate neutrality target while creating green jobs and economic growth in local communities and regions across Europe.
