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Wednesday 2 March 2022

EPIC, the organisation of the European packaging institutes, is calling for joint action as a result of the attack by Russia on Ukraine last week.

EPIC (European Packaging Institutes Consortium) was founded in 2002 and is the organisation where European packaging
institutes come together on behalf of their members and the packaging business community as a whole, to identify areas
where regional or pan-European cooperation in packaging might best be fostered. EPIC members meet regularly, based on
an open and free exchange of insights, an open eye for mutual sustainable development and friendship.

EPIC calls upon all business actors in Europe to defend their shared values in packaging science, education, information
exchange and cooperation. The basis of these values is mutual respect, open-mindedness and friendship.

● EPIC fundamentally rejects the military actions of Russia in Ukraine
● EPIC supports the citizens of Ukraine and all those active in the packaging specifically
● EPIC supports the citizens of Russia and all those active in the packaging specifically, who speak out against the military
actions of Russia in Ukraine
● EPIC will support the Ukraine packaging business sector in major upcoming events, conferences and packaging
exhibitions where it’s members will be participating this year
● EPIC calls on organisers of events, conferences and packaging exhibitions in Europe to support the Ukraine packaging
business sector in their events this year
● EPIC calls on organisers of packaging exhibitions to refrain from organising exhibitions in Russia and Belarus immediately
● EPIC calls on all press and publicity media in Europe to openly support this call to action immediately in defending our
shared values in packaging science, education, information exchange and cooperation

More information?

iva.werbynska@syba.cz ● m.nieuwesteeg@nvc.nl ● johannes.bergmair@packexperts.at ● antro.saila@pakkaus.com ●
dubois@svi-verpackung.ch ● marleen.calcoen@ibebvi.be ● mandisdimitris@hotmail.com ● cheng@verpackung.org
comunicazione@istitutoimballaggio.it ● info@packaging.lv ● kari@dne.no ● carmen.sanchez@itene.com ●
Andrzej.Kornacki@futamuragroup.com ● biuro@pio.org.pl ● upakjour@nbi.com.ua ● zopfi@svi-verpackung.ch

On 28.-30. September 2021 we participated in the FahPack trade fair as the entire EPIC consortium. For the first time, we cooperated with the European Co-Packers Association (ECPA) at the stand.
Colleagues from the World Packaging Organization participated in the stand, who also provided lectures within the PackBox.

In upcoming week we will have a meeting in Prague, this time with special guests.

Our first special guest, who we announced in our last message, is Mrs. Cornelia Fehlner, Director Exhibition FachPack at NürnbergMesse. Cornelia will come first time to our meeting and we will discuss recently done FachPack and FachPack in 2021 as well.

Our second special guest will be Mr. Kornacki, representing the Polish Chamber of Packaging, which is interested in membership in EPIC.

See you soon!

Antro & Iva

On Thursday, 9th January 2020, first EPIC meeting for this year will be held in Prague. This time attendees will miss magical Christmas market, but winter is magical in Prague in all times.

We will meet at Prague Airport and we will discuss our plans for upcoming 6 months. Our agenda is readyand it´s our pleasure to announce a special guest. We'll reveal the name soon.🙂

Hope see our members soon!

Iva Werbynská

General Secretary

Dear packgaging friends,

We are currently celebrating the end of year holiday season, so we want to send you and your loved ones our best wishes, and hope you rediscover the magic of Christmas and celebrate the birth of baby Jesus, sharing moments that will remain in your hearts forever.

Hope see our members soon!

We thank you for your continued support and we look forward to having your preference in the years to come. Wishing you the best for Christmas, we say goodbye.

Best Wishes,

Antro & Iva