European Confederation of Woodworking Industries

CEI-Bois

The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries represents 21 European and National organisations from 15 countries and is the body backing the interests of the whole industrial European wood sector: more than 180.000 companies generating an annual turnover of 152 billion euros and employing 1 million workers in the EU.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Circular Economy Act

5 Nov 2025

Meeting with Christian Holzleitner (Head of Unit Climate Action)

15 Sept 2025 · Meeting with CEI_BOI and DG CLIMA on paragraph 4.3.3 of the Annex of the Delegated Act on Permanent Carbon Removals

Meeting with Stefan Moser (Head of Unit Energy)

20 May 2025 · Exchange of views on housing policy, including the role of wood in the construction and renovation of houses

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

30 Apr 2025 · Ongoing discussions on a potential reporting format for the emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) from construction products into indoor air.

Meeting with Taru Haapaniemi (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen) and European Organisation of the Sawmill industry

13 Mar 2025 · Availability of raw material (logs) in the coming years

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

14 Mar 2024 · High level dialogue on forest-based bioeconomy

Meeting with Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and Confederation of European Paper Industries

24 Jun 2022 · to discuss the Nature Restoration Law proposal

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

24 Jun 2022 · Nature Restoration Law proposal

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Jan 2022 · Discussion on forests

Meeting with Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Sofja Ribkina (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and

17 Sept 2021 · Upcoming Russian export ban on logs

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Jan 2021 · Discussion on forests