Specialty Paper Manufacturers Form New Association

Twelve suppliers of specialty papers have created a new organization, PaperPlus, which will represent the manufacturers of 1-side coated and calendered papers for flexible packaging, wet-glue labeling and self-adhesive labeling.

These companies, with their 23 manufacturing sites, represent almost the entire European production of 1-side coated papers and a very large part of the European production of base papers for the self-adhesive business. PaperPlus will be located in Brussels.

The Executive Board has elected Snr Borello, Ahlstrom’s LabelPack division president, as its first president. The Secretary General will be Mr. Rein J. Middelburg, who has had extensive experience in sales, marketing and communication management positions with leading companies in the European paper industry.

PaperPlus’ main aims will be to promote paper for use in targeted end use areas, primarily the packaging and labeling of food and beverage products. It will also produce relevant European trade statistics for its members and lobby the EU and national governments on behalf of its members for better legislation on paper base packaging.