Welcome to the info portal of the European Corrugated Industry. We tweet about packaging innovations, corrugated usage, industry news and circular economy

Brussels, Belgium
Joined September 2012
🌍♻️ #GreenSource proudly supports the 10th European Paper Recycling Awards- honouring projects reshaping paper recycling! Apply by 12/12/2025. Ceremony: Feb 2026, European Parliament, Brussels. Learn more & apply: cognitoforms.com/CEPI1/Europ… #PaperRecycling #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #EPRC
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Japanese artist Kuronushi turns cardboard into stunning shadow art 📹 Kuronushi_
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Andreas Krafft has been appointed to Klingele Paper & Packaging Group's management team as the new COO for the Packaging division, responsible for the global management of the corrugated board and converting plants. Read more: tinyurl.com/53ebc45x
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#DYK keeping paper & board separate from other recyclables helps boost Europe’s 83.1% recycling rate? 🌍♻️ ​ Small, invisible actions add up and make a big impact! What’s one habit you can adopt to support circularity? 👇 ​ #Greensource​ eugreensource.org
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Thinking Outside the Box – Literally! This ‘Hellfire Fireplace’ from @channel5_tv's 'The Great Pottery Throw Down' is pure genius! The challenge? Create a ceramic hell’s mouth fireplace surround. What do you think—would you be fooled? #PotteryThrowDown #HellfireFireplace
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The financial benefits of switching away from rigid plastic are becoming more evident. Bag-in-box packaging solutions deliver significant logistical transportation advantages, maximizing load space and reducing fuel consumption and emissions: tinyurl.com/ycysav9z
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The EU Commission has issued its clearance for the @DSSmithGroup and @IntlPaperCo combination. "This combination will create a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions." tinyurl.com/5ydx37ff
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France's Bat'Ipac and @DSSMithGroup have created IPAC®, a 100% recyclable, high-performance construction material made from recycled cardboard. It is used to form the walls, roof, floors, and distribution partitions of all types of buildings: tinyurl.com/yn8vhe5u
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Discover Antoni Tàpies' artwork “Droits de l’homme”. Created using acrylic and scraping on corrugated cardboard, this 3-meter piece was donated to #CouncilOfEurope by the Catalan artist as a model for a poster in 1989. Listen now!⤵️ coe.int/en/web/portal/atelie… @GalerieLelongNY
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APPLiA’s Environment Policy Manager Franziska Decker, joined today #FEFCOSUMMIT2024 taking place in Athens, Greece 🇬🇷 She led key discussions on enhancing durable, cost-effective, and eco-friendly packaging for the appliance industry, aligning with #PPWR 📦requirements, and exploring material-neutral packaging to ensure quality and sustainability. Additionally, a panel was dedicated to the core function of packaging in protecting heavy and fragile products while balancing reuse with packaging minimisation. Thanks to @FEFCO for hosting valuable exchanges on advancing sustainable packaging innovations 👏
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The handbook serves as a comprehensive resource, offering a suite of tested strategies and methods to boost #energyefficiency within the #corrugatedcardboard manufacturing and conversion sectors, in line with FEFCO’s Climate Neutrality Roadmap for 2050. 🔍
FEFCO HAS PUBLISHED A GUIDE TO IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN CORRUGATED PRODUCTION FEFCO (the European Federation of Corrugated Cardboard Manufacturers) is excited to present its new Best Practice Handbook for Enhanced Energy Efficiency... corruga.expert/en/news/fefco… #FEFCO
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Those who opened the Confirmed App in late March had a chance to get their hands on an extremely limited edition drop, The Box Shoe, which merges practicality and style, offering consumers a unique and environmentally conscious footwear option: tinyurl.com/mw38s8h6
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Today is #IntlForestDay! Thanks to the sustainable management efforts of industry, governments, and individuals, European forests have grown by 59,000km2 in the last 15 years – twice the size of Belgium! #Greensource eugreensource.org
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Why was #CircularChoices created? @meikelen has the answer.
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“More and more people are understanding the circular economy. 3 key concepts are linked to it: strategic autonomy, resilience, competitiveness. Coherence is key and it is important to avoid contradictions between pieces of legislation relevant to the bioeconomy.” @adrian_leip
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The potential of the forest-based industry for Europe is substantial. Read what @Franc_Bogovic has to say about how to unleash it.
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🗣️ You heard it here first. @noeljerom of the 🇧🇪 Presidency of the @EUCouncil says we need to scale up circular economy initiatives at EU, regional, and local level.
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