After two years since the “Action Day”, the European Panel Federation has launched a new event to bring attention to the difficult situation of wood based panel industry due to the bad management of forest resources. The action days are planned for 28 and 29 March 2012 and will be preceded on day 27 by a press conference in Brussels where the members of European Parliament more involved in the issues under discussion will be invited as well as the correspondents of the leading European newspapers.
The policy of subsidies to the woody biomass plants has in fact led to a constant shortage of raw material that could endanger an industry that deals in Europe 2.5 million jobs.Two years ago the plants had been stopped for two hours, this year will be held two days of events to raise awareness among European and national institutions to a more balanced management of forest resources.
At the meeting of 27 March, president of Epf, Ladislaus Dory, taking a cue from the “Ten Rules” made by the wood associations of FederlegnoArredo (Assopannelli, Assolegno, Assoimballaggi, Fedecomlegno) will present the federation proposals to the members of European Parliament and the national institutions to ensure they take steps for the approval of legislation that enhance the use of wood for industrial purposes by burning at the end of its life cycle.
On 28 and 29 March all European members will receive a wooden cube, which will report on its six faces some posts for using wood in a more “balanced” way. Together with the cubes will be given a letter that will explain the reasons for the protest signed “European Wood Products Sector” showing logos of the associations supportino the “Action Days“.
