Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Nov 2025 | Astrid Van Mierlo Head of Unit | Meeting with EPF and CEPI | — |
| 06 Nov 2025 | Astrid Van Mierlo Head of Unit | Meeting with EPF and CEPI | SRC |
| 29 Sept 2025 | Paolo Garzotti Head of Unit | Update on the trade agreement's impact on plywood imports into the EU. | — |
| 29 Sept 2025 | Paolo Garzotti Head of Unit | Update on the trade agreement's impact on plywood imports into the EU. | SRC |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Circular Economy Act and Bioeconomy Strategy | SRC |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Circular Economy Act and Bioeconomy Strategy | — |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Simplification | SRC |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Simplification | — |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Paulina Dejmek Hack Cabinet member | To exchange views on the clean industrial deal. | — |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Paulina Dejmek Hack Cabinet member | To exchange views on the clean industrial deal. | SRC |
| 05 Jun 2025 | Chiara Galiffa Cabinet member | Wood-based panel industry | SRC |
| 05 Jun 2025 | Chiara Galiffa Cabinet member | Wood-based panel industry | — |
| 04 Jun 2024 | Joan Canton Cabinet member | Discussion on implementation of the EU Deforestation regulation | SRC |
| 04 Jun 2024 | Joan Canton Cabinet member | Discussion on implementation of the EU Deforestation regulation | — |
| 17 Sept 2021 | Sofja Ribkina Cabinet member | Upcoming Russian export ban on logs | — |
| 17 Sept 2021 | Cristina Rueda Catry Cabinet member | Upcoming Russian export ban on logs | SRC |
| 17 Sept 2021 | Cristina Rueda Catry Cabinet member | Upcoming Russian export ban on logs | — |
| 11 Feb 2021 | Eszter Batta Cabinet member | EU level initiatives important for the construction ecosystem | SRC |
| 11 Feb 2021 | Eszter Batta Cabinet member | EU level initiatives important for the construction ecosystem | — |
| 03 Sept 2019 | Timo Pesonen Acting Director-General | Present EPF and their priorities | — |
| 03 Sept 2019 | Timo Pesonen Acting Director-General | Present EPF and their priorities | SRC |
| 10 Apr 2018 | Dominique Ristori Director-General | Energy policy | — |
| 10 Apr 2018 | Dominique Ristori Director-General | Energy policy | SRC |
| 16 Nov 2016 | Daniel Calleja Crespo Director-General | Wood panel sector, circular economy, cascading use of wood | SRC |
| 16 Nov 2016 | Daniel Calleja Crespo Director-General | Wood panel sector, circular economy, cascading use of wood | — |
Mission & Goals
EPF represents the European manufacturers of wood-based panels being particleboard, dry process fibreboard (MDF), oriented strand board (OSB), hardboard, softboard and plywood. EPF has members in 30 European countries. The EU wood panel industry has a turnover of about 25 billion euro every year and creates directly over 100,000 jobs. The production of wood-based panels in the EU-27 (+EFTA) in 2021 was an estimated 63.7 million m³.
EU Legislative Interests
Green Deal, Circular economy, Sustainability, Climate, Renewable Energy, Energy Intensive Industries, Raw materials, Wood Availability, ETS, Waste, Recycling, LULUCF, Biodiversity, Forest Strategy, Harmonisation, Regulation, New European Bauhaus
Communication Activities
All activity communicated on www.europanels.org - Specific Wood4Bauhaus activity reported on www.wood4Bauhaus.eu
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
Wood4Bauhaus - www.wood4Bauhaus.eu
Connected Legislation