25 Mar 2022 --- The confederation of European paper industries (Cepi) has written to the European Commission (EC) urging immediate action over “devastating” energy costs, which it says could cripple the Single Market, threaten millions of jobs and destroy the chance of achieving UN Sustainability Goals. Since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, gas and oil exports to Europe have all but closed down, with increasing sanctions against the Russian economy sending prices to historic highs. Cepi says the EC must consider the importance of the paper industry and what facility shutdowns, mass layoffs, and reversions to carbon-intensive energy sources will mean.
