Europe’s wooden pallet and packaging industry met in Båstad, Sweden, from September 30 to October 2 for the 73rd FEFPEB Congress, hosted by Swedish Wood, with industry consolidation, EU regulation and future timber availability emerging as some of the main issues. Held under the theme Wood Packaging in a Resilient Europe, the congress brought together pallet and packaging manufacturers, pooling companies, machinery suppliers, timber companies and industry associations from Europe and several overseas markets. The discussions came at a particularly important moment for the sector. European manufacturers are dealing simultaneously with changes in the ...