Impressions of the Corrugated
Packaging industry
Ms Eleni Despotou, Director General
SPA conference, 20 September 2021
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
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%