Paper Recycling Europe Program Spotlights Critical Issues

The Recycling Today Media Group and Pira International, organizers of Paper Recycling Europe 2011, have unveiled the conference program. The November 9-10 event at the Barceló Sants in Barcelona will feature seven sessions addressing critical issues for collectors, packers, merchants and buyers of recovered fibre. Presentations include:

• A macro-economic perspective and assessment of implications for the paper and paper recycling industries from Clive Suckling, analyst, PWC, UK.
• The supply and demand balance of recovered paper by David Powlson, Pöyry Management Consulting Ltd., UK.
• A review of the European Union's "End of Waste" legislation, with comments from Ross Bartley, Environmental and Technical Director, Bureau of International Recycling (BIR); Merja Helander, President of the European Recovered Paper Association (ERPA); and David Barrio, Director, ASPAPEL.
• Panel discussion on the quality challenges inherent in collecting more fibre in co-mingled methods. Panelists include: Henri Vermeulen, Vice President, Recovered Paper, Smurfit Kappa; Manuela Suttning, Redwave, Austria; Steve Miller, CEO, Bulk Handling Systems (BHS); and Sofia Boente and Andrea Orallo of ASPAPEL.
• Developments in global trade patterns panel led by Bill Moore, President, Moore & Associates; Niels van Binsbergen, Managing Director, ACN Europe; Francisco Donoso, Director, Reciclajes Dolaf; Philippe Chantrain, Sales and Marketing Manager,Cellmark Sweden; and Marc Forman, President, GP Harmon Recycling (US).
• The outlook for the paper and board industries by Graham Moore, Senior Consultant – Paper, Pira International; Teresa Presas, Director General, CEPI; and Marcin Szwarc, Market Intelligence and Research Manager, Mondi Group.
•  "Whose fibre is it?" sesssion considers impact by generators to market their recovered paper directly. Panelists include:Harm Douwe Hitzert, Managing Director, Reukema Paper Group; Bernard Arrateig, Vice President-RCP Sourcing, UPM Kymmene; and Thorsten Wenzel, Director, Interseroh.
• New for 2011 will be a Q&A session with Guillermo Valles Albar, Director of Materials at Spanish papermaker SAICA Paper, enabling all delegates to gain insight from this industry leader.

 Additional information about the event can be found at PaperRecyclingEurope. 

Press enquiry: Natalie Findlay Natalie.findlay@pira-international.com +44 (0) 1372 802104

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