ACPP (Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry) associates producers, converters and merchants in the field of pulp, paper, board and paper based products. Association represents its members at negotiations with the government, trade unions and international organizations. It organizes common interests and representation for its members through the working groups - statistics and information, ecology, environment and recycling, finance and collective bargaining with trade unions.
ACPP is a member of the Confederation of Industry and Transport of the Czech Republic (SP ČR) as of 1st January 1994, which joins 28 trade associations. SP ČR is a member of EUROPEBUSINESS, BIAC and IOE.
ACPP is a member of Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) as of 1st January 2004, which joins 18 European countries. ACPP represents, from 1997 the first associate member from among the countries of ex-Eastern alliance, latter folow Slovak Republic, Hungary and Poland.
ACPP cooperates effectively with the Association of Printing Entrepreneurs (SPP), Packaging Association (SYBA), Association of Secondary Raw Material Industry (SPDS - Aporeko), Czech Association of Forestry Entrepreneurs (ČAPLH), and Association of Pulp and Paper Industry of the Slovak Republic (ZCPP SR). ACPP is co-founder PEFC ČR.
ACPP has 20 full member companies at January 2010. Their production is more than 85 % of total pulp and paper production in the Czech Republic. The Association is the publisher of Czech paper branch journal "PAPÍR A CELULÓZA", which has been issued without interruption for 65 years since the year 1946.
The General Assembly is supreme body of ACPP with two regular sessions yearly. In the period between sessions of the General Assembly, ACPP is steered by the Board of Directors, which consists for the term November 2009 - November 2013 of:
President
Ing. Ivo Klimša, Director General of Biocel Paskov a.s.
Members (in alphabetic order)
Miloslav Dittrich, Director of Morava Paper plant, Smurfit Kappa Czech s.r.o.
Ing. Dušan Grmolec, Director of JIP - Papírny Větřní a.s.
Ing. Jiří Janda, Director General of Duropack Bupak Obaly a.s.
Ing. Stanislav Karas, Director General of DOPLA PAP a.s.
Ing. Miroslav Melota, Director of MK Trade Plzeň s.r.o.
Ing. Klaus Renner, Managing Director of ACPP
Ing. Petr Sedláček, Production Manager of Mondi Štětí a.s.
Ing. Jaroslav Tymich, Director of EURO WASTE a.s.
Ing. Petr Volejník, Director of COREX Czech s.r.o.
The activity of ACPP is controlled by 3-member Supervisory Board constituted by
Ing. Ivo Urbanec, Director General of HUHTAMAKI Česká republika a.s.
PaedDr. Zdeňka Brožková, ředitelka LeoCzech spol. s r.o.
Ing. Jaroslav Tauc
History:
1872 - Association of industrialists into profession unions began together with the changeover from craft to industrial work. Czech industrialists became co-founders of the Association of Paper Producers in Austria-Hungary (Austropapier) which arose in 1872.
1918 - A trade association called Economic Association of Paper Industry was founded in October 1918 after Czechoslovakia had gained its independence.
1945 - After its interruption caused by the occupation the activity of paper association revived under the name Economic Group of Paper Industry.
1949 - The association perished.
1991 - The Association of Pulp and Paper Industry was founded on 15th October 1990 and official registration was on September 4, 1991.
2008 - 39th general assembly of SPPaC decided to rename to Association of the Czech Pulp and Paper Industry (ACPP) after seventeen years. ACPP also introduced new logo at the same time.
2010 - Association and journal moved to Štětí.
