Supply chain cost pressures remain despite fall in raw material prices

FEFPEB PRESS RELEASE - November 11 2022 Supply chain cost pressures remain despite fall in raw material prices Supply chains across Europe have been warned that remaining high prices of inputs other than raw materials are expected to keep costs of essential products such as pallets and packagi ...

FEFPEB president calls for packaging industry action to attract staff

FEFPEB PRESS RELEASE - August 16, 2022 FEFPEB president calls for packaging industry action to attract staff President of the European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB), Rob van Hoesel, has called on the wooden pallet and packaging sector to update its business ...

FEFPEB: Ukraine conflict to cause significant pressure on supply of pallets and packaging across Europe

FEFPEB PRESS RELEASE - March 7, 2022 FEFPEB: Ukraine conflict to cause significant pressure on supply of pallets and packaging across Europe The European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) has expressed its deep sympathies and support for the people of Ukraine a ...

European wooden pallet and packaging industry sets sights on sustainability goals

FEFPEB PRESS RELEASE - May 11, 2021 European wooden pallet and packaging industry sets sights on sustainability goals European manufacturers of wooden pallets and packaging are working towards setting targets for their use of sustainable, certified timber within the next few months, according ...

Pandemic continues to impact on pallet and packaging prices

FEFPEB PRESS RELEASE - February 25, 2021 Pandemic continues to impact on pallet and packaging prices Further price increases in the wooden pallet and packaging industry are ‘inevitable’, according to the European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB), as the impact ...

FEFPEB highlights international squeeze on wood sector

FEFPEB PRESS RELEASE - October 19, 2020 FEFPEB highlights international squeeze on wood sector The European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) has warned that tighter supplies of wood in some international markets is expected to increase prices into and beyond t ...

FEFPEB calls for ongoing essential European status for wooden pallets and packaging after Covid-19

FEFPEB PRESS RELEASE - May 20th, 2020 FEFPEB calls for ongoing essential European status for wooden pallets and packaging after Covid-19 The European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) has called for European governments to recognise the wooden pallet and packag ...

European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) – a statement on COVID-19

FEFPEB PRESS RELEASE - March 18th, 2020 European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) – a statement on COVID-19 COVID-19 is the largest challenge faced by society and public health for many years. It is threatening businesses across the world, as the result of ...

FEFPEB president calls for total certified wood sourcing

FEFPEB PRESS RELEASE - October 31st, 2019 FEFPEB president Rob van Hoesel has challenged European wooden pallet and packaging manufacturers to ensure all the timber they use is certified as sustainably produced. Speaking to delegates at the FEFPEB congress, Van Hoesel said that, against a back ...

Pallet and packaging industry welcomes recycling changes to Waste Directive

FEFPEB PRESS RELEASE - May 23rd, 2019 Pallet and packaging industry welcomes recycling changes to Waste Directive                 The European Federation of Wooden Pallet and Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) has welcomed changes to the European Union’s Packaging & Packaging Waste Directive ...

FEFPEB Congress: European Wooden Pallet Manufacturing Shows Significant Growth

Production of timber pallets by European manufacturers has increased substantially over the last decade, the annual congress of the European Federation of Wooden Pallet and Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) heard last month. At FEFPEB’s 65th congress, entitled “Packaging and pallets in a competiti ...

New evidence confirms hygiene of wood in contact with fruits, fish and cheese

In November, the 66th FEFPEB Congress in Cork (Ireland) and the 29th Congress of the European Federation of Science and Food Technology (EFFoST) in Athens (Greece) presented new scientific studies on wood and food safety. In Cork, a presentation was given on the conclusions of an extensive three- ...

FEFPEB members attend European Parliament Wood Action Days ahead of 65th FEFPEB Congress

Members of the European Federation of Wooden Pallet and Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) represented the pallets and packaging sector at a series of Wood Action Days at the European Parliament during September. The three-day event was held on 22nd – 24th September to give newly elected members of th ...

FEFPEB welcomes appointment of FEFPEB Executive Committee member to CEI-Bois Chairmanship

The European Federation of Wooden Pallet and Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) has welcomed the appointment of one of its Executive Committee Members as the new Chairman of CEI-Bois, the organisation that represents European wood working industries. Marc Michielsen was elected by the CEI-Bois Gene ...

Interpal VIII/64th FEFPEB congress progresses international collaboration on ISPM 15

Interpal VIII, which was held alongside the 64th FEFPEB congress, saw the pallet and packaging industry make “significant progress” towards harmonisation of ISPM 15 phytosanitary measures on an international basis. The event was held in Bordeaux in October and was attended by international indust ...

FEFPEB Congress to highlight developments in global wooden pallet and packaging industry

Brussels, July 10th, 2013 – The European Federation of Wooden Pallet and Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) 64th Congress, staged this year alongside Interpal VIII, will update hundreds of attendees representing companies from across the world on the most important issues affecting the international w ...

FEFPEB Congress: European Pallet and Packaging Manufacturers Well Prepared for Possible ISPM 15 Changes

Valencia, November, 2012 – The European pallet and packaging industry is well organised and prepared to deal with the challenges set by a possible extension of European ISPM 15 regulations, delegates at the annual FEFPEB congress heard. The congress, which was organised by FEDEMCO and FAPROMA, th ...

FEFPEB Launches Pan-European Campaign to Promote Timber

Brussels, October 11th – The European Federation of Wooden Pallet and Packaging manufacturers (FEFPEB) has announced a new public relations campaign to promote wood as the raw material of choice for pallets and packaging on behalf of its members. Entitled ‘Packaging from Nature’, the initiative w ...

Timber Packaging and Pallets Industry Sets Scene for European Congress

Brussels, July 10th, 2012 – The European Federation of Wooden Pallet and Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) says it expecting large numbers of members from across the industry to attend its 63rd FEFPEB congress, 3-5 October 2012. Unveiling the programme for the three-day event, the FEFPEB Secretari ...

FEFPEB extends Packaging from Nature website

The European Federation of Wooden Pallet and Packaging manufacturers (FEFPEB) has launched four new language versions of its website, as part of its public relations campaign to promote wood as the raw material of choice for pallets and packaging. The original English version of the website launc ...