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September 2022

From the association

116th ZELLCHEMING members' assembly, live and online, on June 29, 2022

Dear members and friends of ZELLCHEMING,

We would like to start by referring to this year's general meeting held on the first day of the Expo:

The agenda of the meeting, which was chaired by Dr. Ernst-Ulrich Wittmann, the ZELLCHEMING Chairman, included reports on the past association year, the work of the main committee, as well as the development of finances and the audit of the treasury. Among the motions were the approval of the annual report as well as the resolution on the annual financial statements 2021, the discharge of the board and the management for the association year 2021 as well as an amendment to the articles of association. This was followed by the honors for 40, respectively 50 years of membership in the association and the announcement of the special honors for 2022.

Board and advisory board of the ZELLCHEMING association - f.l.t.r.: Carsten Melchert, Department Paper Technology Knauf Engineering GmbH, Dr. Ernst-Ulrich Wittmann, Partner Withers & Rogers LLP, Holger Baumgartner, VP Operations Neenah Gessner GmbH, Prof. Dr. Helga Zollner-Croll, Hochschule München, Alexander von Reibnitz, Managing Director Die Papierindustrie, Petra Hanke, Managing Director ZELLCHEMING Service GmbH, Gerrit Lund, GL Consulting, Erich Kollmar, President Bellmer GmbH, Xaver Weig, Managing Director Moritz J. Weig GmbH & Co. KG, Prof. Dr. Markus Biesalski, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Do we need an association ZELLCHEMING 2.0?

The board of directors and the advisory board are planning to develop a list of requirements with the question: Do we need an association ZELLCHEMING 2.0?

What is your opinion?

• How does the association become attractive for the future?
• What does the association offer its members?
• What has to be done to be attractive for young people?

Please take part in our survey. We ask for participation and feedback until September 16, 2022.

We are happy to welcome new members again this month!

We welcome to the ZELLCHEMING association:

• Iman Ahmadian (Taltech)
• Winfried A. Barth (Technische Universität Dresden)
• Mirna Bekic (Hochschule München)
• Simon Böck (Hochschule München)
• Yue Chen (Universität Hamburg)
• Jiangxiao Cheng (Hochschule München)
• Manuel Clauss (Fibers365 GmbH)
• Manuel Ebmeyer (Hochschule München)
• Eric Fett (Hochschule München)
• Jacob Friedl (Hochschule München)
• Jaykumar Gadhiya (Hochschule München)
• Johannes Ganster (Fraunhofer IAP)
• Moritz Goldbrunner (Hochschule München)
• Christian Jung (T.CON GmbH & Co. KG)
• Elisabeth Krassnigg (ÖZEPA)
• Jens Christian Lamprecht (Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH)
• Yimin Liao (Hochschule München)
• Toby Mathew (Hochschule München)
• Simone Posch (Hochschule München)
• Stefan Andreas Rader (Röchling Industrial Oepping GmbH & Co. KG)
• Mehmet Simsek (Fibers365 GmbH)
• Elisabeth Marie Teichmann (Technische Universität München)
• Daniel Thaler (Hochschule München)
• Tobias Weger (Hochschule München)
• Joseph Weig

Dates

• 21-22 September 2022
  Meeting Technical Committee Recovered Paper Utlization and sub-committee Recycling Technology
• 29 September - 1 October 2022
  Meeting Technical Committee Chemical Additives
• 20-21 October 2022
  Meeting Technical Committee Plant Engineering and Energy
• 11 November 2022
  Meeting Regional Group South VPM/ZELLCHEMING
• 29 November 2022
  Meeting Technical Committee Pulp and Paper Testing
• 20-22 June 2023
  ZELLCHEMING-Expo

From the office

The ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2022 was a complete success!

We are very pleased to be able to draw a positive stock of the ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2022!

The survey of the approximately 1,900 visitors resulted in a very positive summary of the event.

• 72% of visitors were satisfied or very satisfied
• Almost 90% stated that visiting the ZELLCHEMING-Expo is considered important for their company
• More than 90% of the participants would recommend the event to others, and more than 65% are already firmly planning to visit the ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2023
• Almost all (93%) praised the quality of the presentations and described them as good or very good

The networking opportunities, which play a special role at the ZELLCHEMING-Expo, also received high approval ratings.

• Around 90% of visitors praised the wide range of networking opportunities, including the summer evening, which received almost exclusively positive reviews

The group of around 130 exhibiting companies also drew a positive stock.

• 62% of exhibitors already plan to be back next year
• 82% considered the Expo participation a success
• The location RheinMain CongressCenter (RMCC) scored with above-average approval rates (98%)
• In addition, more than 90% of exhibitors rated networking with customers and visitors as successful

We would like to thank all ZELLCHEMING members for their support of the event, whether as visitors or helping with the program!

Who could not be there or would like to review the great event:

Please save the date for the ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2023:

June 20-22, 2023, RMCC Wiesbaden

From industry & society

Europe focuses on the circular economy of paper and cardboard

Organizations representing recyclers and paper and board producers in Europe have committed to recycle 76% of all paper consumed on the continent by 2030. Representatives of several European recycling and paper organizations met in Brussels at the end of June to announce this commitment at the European Paper Recycling Awards ceremony.

"With the recycling rates already achieved, paper and board are leaders in the industry," said Ulrich Leberle, secretary of the Brussels-based European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC). "Both the ongoing initiatives and the planned steps will allow us to close the loop of the economy even further."

The Brussels-based Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), which represents paper and board producers, says: "The new ambitious recycling rate of 76%, calculated by recycling recovered paper in relation to total paper and board consumption, should be achieved by 2030. It represents a top performance both at a global level and across the materials sector, as paper and board is the most recycled material in Europe."

The commitment is contained in a document called the "European Declaration on Paper Recycling 2021-2030," the organizations said. This document sets out measures to optimize the management of paper at each step of a continuous recycling loop," EPRC and CEPI said.

The organizations explain that this recycling loop "involves a wide range of operations, from the manufacture of paper and board, through conversion into products and printed matter, to collection, sorting and recycling. Each step in this process is a distinct industry sector with only a certain degree of horizontal integration, so collaboration is essential to achieve the ambitious recycling goal."

However, the industry associations that co-signed the declaration also point to what they call "several conditions that need to be met by the EU and local authorities." These include, according to the EPRC and CEPI, "limiting the use of waste paper for energy recovery and ensuring the separate collection of paper to preserve the quality of the material. The organizations call separate paper collection a "prerequisite" for higher recycling rates and say separate collection "must be further promoted." At the same time, the coalition says it is also "pushing boundaries" to identify additional paper and cardboard products that can be recycled.

From the technical committees

Meeting Technical Committee Plant Engineering and Energy

The ZELLCHEMING Technical Committee on Plant Engineering and Energy (ENEN) met in the 2nd quarter at the Rosenthal pulp and paper mill in Blankenstein, Thuringia.

During the meeting, two new leadership positions were filled: Andreas Flada was elected as the new chairman of the technical committee, Tobias Albert was entrusted by the participants with the position of secretary.

Andreas Flada, new chairman technical committee Plant Engineering and Energy (ENEN)

The agenda also included two technical presentations: Dr. Thomas Lederer, FMIcon, spoke about "Process optimization through in-situ calibration of chemical dosing in the deinking process". Jürgen Käser, Voith, spoke on "Data-driven solutions in the process industry as an update on Industry 4.0".

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