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Fastmarkets Forest Products (formerly known as RISI), the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, has today announced the shortlist of potential winners of the 2023 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards programme. The final winners will be revealed and receive their trophies at the 2023 PPI Awards dinner and ceremony on the 8th March in Prague, Czech Republic, at the Marriot Hotel.
Matt Graves, Senior Vice President, Forest Products Indices welcomed the number of submissions received.
“We are delighted by the fantastic number of entries received for the 14th PPI Awards; we have seen a really high caliber of entries, with submissions coming from across the world. I would like to thank all the individuals and companies who have taken the time to enter these prestigious awards which recognize the great work the industry is engaged in. I would also like to thank our judging panel for their time and effort in determining this year’s shortlist and winners. Good luck to everyone who made the shortlist, we’re looking forward to seeing the winners unveiled in Prague.”
Now in their 14th year, the awards recognize the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp, packaging and paper sector. The shortlist for each category is judged against rigorous criteria by an industry-leading panel of experts, together with senior Fastmarkets Forest Products analysts and editors.
Judges for the 2023 awards are Jan Bottiglieri, Editorial Director, Paper360o, Heidi Brock, President & CEO, American Forest & Paper Association, Tero Eerikainen, Economist – European Packaging Papers, Fastmarkets, Marina Faleiros, Managing Editor – Latin America, Fastmarkets, Mary Anne Hansan, President, Paper and Packaging Board, Ville Hentonnen, Director Mill Intelligence (EMEA), Fastmarkets, Jorge Luzuriaga, Counsellor, Amexiccor, Nicholas Mockett, Partner, Moorgate Capital, Jonathan Roberts, Partner, Pryor Roberts Communications, UK, Jori Ringman, Director General, CEPI, Mark Rushton, Editorial Consultant and head judge Alejandro Mata, Director – European Packaging and Graphic Paper, Fastmarkets.
The PPI Awards will be announced at a gala dinner scheduled on Wednesday, 8th March, in Prague, Czech Republic; the Awards sit alongside and in the same venue as the annual Forest Products European Conference.
The shortlist for the 2023 PPI Awards, by category, is as follows:
Andrew King – CEO, Mondi GroupCristiano Teixeira – CEO, KlabinMark Kowlzan – CEO, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA)Steve Binnie – CEO, SappiTony Smurfit – CEO, Smurfit Kappa
J K PAPERMiddle East Paper Company (MEPCO)Smurfit Kappa – 100 Stories on SafetySmurfit Kappa – Accident & Safety
KlabinMondi GroupProgroup AGSmurfit Kappa – HYFLEXPOWERSmurfit Kappa – NettingsdorfSmurfit Kappa – Waste to energy
ANDRITZ AGKlabinSmurfit Kappa – AutomationSmurfit Kappa – P2P OptimizationSmurfit Kappa – Todo CartonSmurfit Kappa – Townsend Hook
Annica Bresky – CEO, Stora EnsoAnu Ahola – Senior Vice President – Operations, UPMBeatrix Praeceptor – Chief Procurement Officer, Mondi GroupGabriele Schallegger – Chief Financial Officer, MM Board & PaperViv McMenamin – CEO, Mondi South AfricaSerena Pieraccioli, Vice President and Commercial Director, Global Pulp Group (European Region), Central National Gottesman Europe
Mondi GroupSmurfit Kappa – Click-to-LockSmurfit Kappa – ExtrusionsSmurfit Kappa – HoneyComb Pallets SK1Smurfit Kappa – ÓPTIMASmurfit Kappa – Rollor Premium Design
Ence – Energía y CelulosaKlabinSmurfit Kappa – HYFLEXPOWERSmurfit Kappa – Nettingsdorf
Armin Schmidt – General Manager, Hürth Mill – UPMShri Vinay Dwivedi – Executive Vice President (Works), J K PAPER MILLSGeorg Streif – Production Coordinator, Kehl site, Koehler Paper SEMario Amaral – Manager, Viana Paper Mill, DS SmithAbdulrazik Aksalani – Plant Manager, MEPCOGottfried Joham – Managing Director, Mondi Frantschach, Mondi Group
Good luck to all those on the shortlist and we hope to see you at the PPI Awards!