CEPI represents 22% of world production, €81 billion of annual turnover to the European economy and directly employs over 175,000 people.
In 1992 CEPI was founded by a merger of CEPAC (Confédération Européenne de l’Industrie des pâtes, papiers et cartons) and EPI (European Paper Institute).
List of chairmen: Through its 18 member countries (17 European Union members plus Norway), CEPI represents 505 pulp, paper and board producing companies across Europe, ranging from small and medium-sized companies to multi-nationals, and 920 pulp and paper mills.
Based in Brussels, CEPI represents its members towards the European institutions in the following areas: Paper for recycling is a major source of the paper industry's raw material, which is why the industry pushes for new heights for the European recycling rate.
The recycling rate reached 71.5% in 2015 - exceeding the voluntary target of 70% that was set by the industries declaration in 2011 - along the paper value chain (ERPC).