Paper Recycling General Session:

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• Paper Recycling General Session
• Paper Recycling 2002 Achieving New Successes,
  Facing New Challenges
• Michael Gröller, CEO
• Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG
• Chairman, CEPI

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Evolution of recovered paper utilisation and
collection rate in Western Europe
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The Commission proposal - packaging and packaging
waste directive

• 2001 targets 2006 targets
• Overall recovery 50-65 60-75
• Overall recycling 25-45 55-70
• Material specific minimum recycling targets
• glass 15 60
• paper board 15 55
• metals 15 50
• plastics 15 20
• (mechanical and chemical recycling only)

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Collection rate evolution
recovered paper collection / paper board
consumption
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Recovered paper Trade balanceby country in 2000
000 tonnes
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Recovered paper trade flows
Total 23 million tonnes
Source JPC - 1999
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Global net trade of recovered paper by grade
North America
Western Europe
000 tonnes
Other regions
Asia
Source JPC - 1999
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Recovered paper monthly statistics1.02 Mixed
paper and board (sorted)
Euros/tonne
European List of Standard Grades of Recovered
Paper and Board EN 643
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Recovered paper monthly statistics1.09 Mixed
newspapers magazines II
Euros/tonne
European List of Standard Grades of Recovered
Paper and Board EN 643
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Future trends in legislation

• Producer responsibility will be extended.
• Life-cycle approach will be promoted.
• Hierarchy of the recovery options becomes more
  vague.
• Collection recycling targets will go higher.
• Landfilling will be more difficult.
• Health safety issues will be more important.
• Climate change remains on the agenda.

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European Declaration onPaper Recovery
Evolution of the Recycling Rate in W. Europe
2005 56.0
10 Mt
1999 48.7
2000 49.8
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Investments in paper recycling 2002 - 2003

• In 2002 and 2003 there will be some 2 million
  tonnes of new capacity based on recovered
  fibres in the EU.
• Some 1.4 million tonnes is newsprint (Stora Enso
  in Belgium, Myllykoski in Germany and Holmen
  Paper in Spain, for example).
• Palm investment in Germany will add some 0.6
  million tonnes the corrugated capacity.

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Expected situation in 2005

• Recycling rate 56 - According to the European
  Declaration on Paper Recovery.
• Recovered paper utilisation in CEPI about 50
  million tonnes.
• Paper and board consumption about 90 million
  tonnes.
• CEPI countries will remain net-exporters of
  recovered paper, but of a lesser magnitude.
• The consumption of old newsmagazines and
  high grades will grow fastest.