{"id":25248,"date":"2026-06-26T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/?p=25248"},"modified":"2026-06-24T23:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:05:23","slug":"andreas-birmoser-appointed-president-of-pro-carton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/andreas-birmoser-appointed-president-of-pro-carton\/","title":{"rendered":"Andreas Birmoser Appointed President of Pro Carton"},"content":{"rendered":"

A term following four years as president<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Michele Bianchi, CEO of RDM Group, is stepping down as chairman after a four-year term. During this time, Pro Carton<\/a> led to the integration of another cardboard association and expanded its scope of action as an organization covering more aspects of the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Profile and Responsibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With more than 20 years of experience in the forestry and cardboard industry, Andreas Birmoser has held executive positions in Europe and South America, including the role of CEO of Veracel Celulose. At Stora Enso<\/a>, he is in charge of the global cardboard business.<\/p>

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In his remarks, Andreas Birmoser emphasizes the importance of sectoral cooperation: \u00abIt is a true honor for me to serve as president of Pro Carton, especially at such a crucial time for our industry.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horst Bittermann, CEO of Pro Carton, notes that Andreas Birmoser\u2019s service on the board since 2023 provides him with in-depth knowledge of the industry\u2019s challenges and opportunities: \u00abHis strategic leadership and collaborative approach position him well to guide Pro Carton into the next phase of its development.\u00bb<\/em>, says Horst Bittermann, Executive Director of Pro Carton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As president, Andreas Birmoser will work with the Pro Carton board to strengthen collaboration across the value chain, promote fiber-based packaging, and maintain a science- and fact-based voice in regulatory decisions and competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next key milestone for the industry: Discussions and adjustments regarding the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) remain a regulatory context referenced in the association\u2019s appointment and recent activities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Andreas Birmoser, Executive Vice President of Cartonboard at Stora Enso, has been appointed chairman of Pro Carton. His appointment comes as the cartonboard industry adapts to regulatory changes and market expectations.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"external_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[61],"class_list":{"0":"post-25248","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-management","8":"tag-info-marche"},"acf":{"nc":"ProCarton@stormcom.co.uk"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25248"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25249,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25248\/revisions\/25249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}