December 22, 2018

The European forest-based sector launches its Vision for 2040

Today, at an event organized under the auspices of the Austrian EU-presidency, the FTP Vision 2040 of the European Forest-based Sector was launched. The venue, the prestigious Marmorsaal within the premises of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism in Vienna, was packed with representatives from some 20 European countries. The conference, titled “Vision […]

December 21, 2018

FTP publishes a guide to upcoming H2020 Call topics

The European Commission recently released the Horizon 2020 work programme for 2018–2020. For the next three years, Horizon 2020, the EU’s largest research and innovation programme ever, will focus on climate, clean energy, the circular economy and digitizing European industry, by offering EUR 30 billion to successful applicants. FTP has identified around 50 Call topics […]

November 27, 2018

Changes in the FTP secretariat

As from the end of November 2018, Ms. Noor de Laat, who has been the Communications and Project Officer at FTP will leave the FTP office and Brussels, to pursue a new career in Antwerp. With Noor leaving, FTP is seeking a highly motivated professional to join its team as Communications and Project Officer at […]

Changes in the FTP secretariat

Ms. Heini Hyrkkö has for the past two years been one of the team members of the FTP office in Brussels. Heini’s main responsibility has been the EU-funded research project VERAM but she has also been a great asset in developing FTP’s communications activities. “I am sad to see Heini leave FTP, but we are […]

FTP welcomes Noor de Laat as Communications and Project Officer

FTP is pleased to introduce Ms. Noor de Laat, who joined our team at the beginning of October as Communications and Project Officer. She replaces Thais Mattos who left FTP and Brussels in September, to pursue a new career in Germany. Noor graduated from Wageningen University in the Netherlands with a master’s degree in Forest and Nature Conservation. She […]

August 21, 2018

FTP brings the forest-based bioeconomy in Slovakia closer

NSG Slovakia is on the verge of improving strategic processes and projects in the forest-based bio-economy. From September 2018, a national FTP hub, in collaboration with the LignoSilva Center of Excellence and the BIOEAST initiative, will boost the necessary synergies between the circular economy, the bioeconomy and the forest-based sector.  The main goal of the hub […]

August 17, 2018

New record for EU funding in 2017 – € 180 million

2017 was a record year for EU research and innovation in the European forest-based sector; 61 projects funded by the European Commission under Horizon 2020 were launched. The projects are progressive and extremely diverse, with 18 projects related to the forestry sector, 22 related to the woodworking sector and 21 related to the pulp and […]

August 16, 2018

EU Raw Materials Week to dedicate session to forests

Following its success in 2017, the 3rd edition of EU Raw Materials Week will take place from Monday 12 to Friday 16 November 2018, in Brussels. A series of events organized by the European Commission will address the latest developments for raw materials in the EU. The raw materials community will get the chance to […]

ESA launches Call for kick-start activities in pulp & paper industry

The European Space Agency (ESA), supports European industry by developing their ideas for new business applications using space technology. Space technology can support many parts of the pulp and paper value-chain, starting right in the forest. Therefore, ESA will shortly be launching a thematic Call for kick-start activities with the theme "pulp & paper". Kick-start activities […]

July 6, 2018

FTP joins new EU project

The European wood processing industries and the waste management sector have joined forces to increase expertise of wood waste collection and recycling in the construction sector.  WoodCircus is a joint project initiative of FTP and 17 European research organizations and companies. Led by VTT (Finland), the project will evaluate the sector’s efficiency and recycling performance, […]