Recycled fibres are at the heart of every corrugated cardboard box.

What makes it possible?

✅ A closed-loop system where end users, municipalities and industry work together to collect, sort and recycle.

This keeps valuable fibres in continuous use.

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Packaging plays a key role in food safety and preventing food waste. Corrugated cardboard is a strong example of why.

Corrugated is well-designed and efficient, which helps protect food products and preserves their value throughout the supply chain.

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How are containerboard markets evolving?

Paul van Bezouw from Containerboard Europe will answer that very question at the 2026 FEFCO Summit. He will share insight into:

✅ Past trends, current dynamics and future outlooks

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Reducing food waste starts during transport. 📉

Corrugated cardboard helps limit it by protecting products across the supply chain.

From farm to supermarket to the consumer’s home, its high level of hygiene helps keep food safe, fresh and intact.

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Corrugated cardboard is a recycling success story. ♻️

With a recycling rate above 90%, it demonstrates how well-functioning systems deliver.

How did we get there?

➡️ Collection and sorting driven by local systems
➡️ Active participation from end users

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Global shifts are reshaping our economic landscape. What does this mean for corrugated?

In the FEFCO Summit keynote, Prof. Javier Diaz Gimenez (IESE Business School) will share a global economic outlook & key perspectives for our industry.

Register: www.fefco.org/fefco-summit...

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Products are exposed to movement, vibration and impact across the supply chain. Effective protection is essential. 🚛

Corrugated cardboard helps absorb vibrations, impact and shock, which limits damage and supports reliable delivery.

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The corrugated cardboard sector is continuously improving how it uses energy.

Did you know? FEFCO’s latest published LCI data shows a steady reduction in fossil fuel use at corrugated mills over the past 20 years.

Read more about it here: www.fefco.org/lca

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Cybersecurity is a central topic for the corrugated cardboard industry.

At the 2026 FEFCO Summit, industry experts will come together to discuss how our sector can strengthen resilience and stay ahead of evolving risks.

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Now more than ever, cybersecurity is not optional. 🛡️

The first step? To be aware of where you stand.

To support this, FEFCO’s Cybersecurity workgroup developed a practical tool to help assess current readiness and build trust across the value chain.

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Corrugated cardboard? It's Europe's recycling success story.

What drives it?

➡️ Well-functioning systems
➡️ Collection & sorting by municipalities
➡️ Active end users

The proof is in the numbers. Cardboard has a recycling rate that exceeds 90%.

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#ClimateNeutrality is a clear ambition for the corrugated cardboard sector.

We are doing our part to:

1⃣ Foster recycling
2⃣ Increase energy efficiency
3⃣ Scale sustainable production

Click to learn more! 👇

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What does our latest published LCI data reveal?

📉The total energy used to produce corrugated cardboard has dropped by 26% since 1997

What does this reflect?

Our sector’s steady work to improve efficiency and optimise production.

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Corrugated cardboard is ideal for protecting food. It provides:

✅ Cushioning, strength, ventilation & moisture resistance

Hygiene is also built in:

During manufacturing, it reaches at least 100 °C multiple times, helping eliminate bacteria.

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E-commerce depends on supply chains that work. 🔗

Corrugated cardboard plays a key role in keeping this system running smoothly. 📦

It delivers:

➡️ Protection to keep products safe
➡️ Functionality for handling and delivery
➡️ A strong brand presence

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Corrugated cardboard is built for circularity.

Did you know:

➡️ 88% of its fibres on average come from secondary raw material, helping keep resources in use.

Learn about cardboard's lifecycle! 👇

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With corrugated cardboard, recycling is not an ambition or a promise. It is current reality.

Here are the facts:

✅ Cardboard sets the standard for high-performing recycling systems
✅ Every day, it is collected, sorted and recycled efficiently

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Here's one way the corrugated sector has strengthened its sustainability performance:

✅ By increasing its use of renewable fuels.

This matters because:

➡️ It supports improved energy performance across the value chain

Explore our latest published LCI data: fefco.org/lca

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At the 2026 FEFCO Summit, our DG Eleni Despotou will explore the EU policy landscape.

You can expect info on:

➡️ What’s next in EU circular economy policy
➡️ How PPWR implementation will shape the sector
➡️ Key challenges to come

Register now! 👇

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Maximising recycling is our top priority. Why? Because it keeps fibres in use.

Did you know that corrugated cardboard sets the benchmark for high-performing recycling systems?

Every day across Europe, it's collected, sorted & recycled efficiently. 🔄

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A tyre works hard. So should its packaging!

This corrugated design delivers:

➡️ Strength & stackability
➡️ Product protection from factory to shelf
➡️ A clever added function: you can see the tread

✅ And all without fossil-based packaging

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The corrugated cardboard industry is evolving. So, what comes next?

At the FEFCO Summit, industry leaders will come together to discuss the future of the sector.

Click to learn more about this important high-level panel and the entire programme! 👇

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It's International Zero Waste Day! ♻️

Corrugated cardboard helps reduce waste by protecting food across the supply chain.

From transport to the supermarket to the consumer’s home, its high levels of hygiene keep products safe, fresh and intact.

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Corrugated cardboard sets the benchmark for high-performing recycling systems.

Every day, it is collected, sorted & recycled efficiently.

This is the outcome:

➡️ Corrugated cardboard has a recycling rate above 90%, according to peer-reviewed research

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Proper source-sorting & efficient collection matter.

They help make the corrugated cardboard stream one of the cleanest, supporting high recycling performance.

Cardboard is:

✅ Collected for real
✅ Sorted for real
✅ Recycled for real

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🔄 A strong #CircularEconomy requires materials that keep delivering.

Corrugated cardboard fibres can be recycled:

⏩ At least 25 times, with little or no loss in quality

This keeps valuable materials in use.

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♻️🌍 Recycling at scale is not a future ambition for the corrugated cardboard sector. It's what we do, every day.

For decades, this has been our day-to-day reality, supported by collection, sorting, and active end users.

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With corrugated, real recycling is already happening.

With a recycling rate above 90%, it proves that recycling is a current reality, not a future goal.

In fact, this performance already exceeds the #PPWR recycling targets.

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Every new corrugated cardboard box starts with recycled fibres.

On average, 88% of fibres used in cardboard come from recycled sources (FEFCO LCA, 2024).

➡️ In some cases, this figure can reach 100%

Learn how circularity works in practice👉 www.fefco.org/circular-by-...

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♻️ Corrugated cardboard is Europe's recycling success story.

With a recycling rate that exceeds 90%, cardboard is Europe’s most recycled packaging material.

That matters because it keeps fibres in use at scale.

Get the details 👉 www.fefco.org/circular-by-...

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