Vision, Mission and Strategy

Key strategic themes

We believe that, we will create value for member organizations and the society at large by following these steps:

1. Identifying, quantifying and communicating the benefits of cellulose products to society
2. Promoting the value of forests and everything that comes with it (life, culture, economy, energy, CO₂ etc.)
3. Providing market data of members’ interest with the utmost integrity 
4. Collaborating in a proactive way with relevant stakeholders (associations, public authorities, organizations)
5. Cooperating to increase technical know-how with best practices, common standards, innovation.

History in brief

The market pulp industry started collaboration with FIDES (Financial Decision System) statistical exchange. Mr. David Clarke in Paris compiled market pulp statistics in the early nineties under EPI. Mr. Bernt Stenberg was the first Secretary General of EPIS between 1996 and 2004, based in Sweden. EPIS was officially established in 2005 when Mr. Mikko Tahvanainen became the Secretary General for 11 years, based in Finland. The office is currently in care of the Secretary General in Helsinki. 

EPIS is an international, non-profit association, residing in 250 Avenue Louise in Brussels. EPIS is governed by Belgian law.

Membership is open to producers of chemical market pulps having a registered office or being incorporated in a European country. 

Administrative bodies

The General Assembly, the Steering Committee and the Secretary General are the governing bodies of the association.