Sonae Arauco, SA

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

50,000€ - 99,999€

Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.4 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

1

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Sonae Arauco, SA

    EU Transparency Register

    187008253117-24 First registered on 06 Mar 2024

    Goals / Remit

    Sonae Arauco is one of the main producers of wood-based panels in the world. In the company’s mission relies its purpose: “To create wood-based solutions for a better life and planet.” The company was created as part of a strategic wood-based alliance between two strong brands: Sonae Indústria and Arauco. Both share the same international growth ambition and long-term business vision. Both believe that everything they do is about People and a better Planet. Both dream about a renewable and sustainable future. The company’s commitment to sustainable development is borne out in its FSC® and PEFC™ forest management certification, the implementation of a circular bioeconomic model and the permanent integration of recycled wood into the industrial process. Sonae Arauco currently employs around 2,600 people in 9 countries.

    Main EU files targeted

    The main EU policies relevant for Sonae Arauco included forest investment support mechanisms, EU’s Bioeconomy, Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), wood burning regulation, certification framework for carbon removals, carbon capture, utilization and storage deployment, EU Taxonomy (as related to wood and wood-based panels), reuse and recycling for waste wood coming from construction & demolition, RED III adoption (Renewable Energy Directive), etc. Other examples: GREEN DEAL, RENOVATION WAVE STRATEGY, NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS, FIT FOR 55, FOREST & BIODIVERSITY STRATEGIES, CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACTION PLAN, SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS INITIATIVE, PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT (PEF), INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS DIRECTIVE (IED), BIOECONOMY STRATEGY, etc.

    Address

    Head Office
    c/ Ulises 18. 4ª planta
    Madrid 28043
    SPAIN
    EU Office
    Lugar do Espido - Via Norte, sn
    Maia 4470-177
    PORTUGAL

    Website

    www.sonaearauco.com

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    10%4

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.4

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    4 persons from Sonae Arauco attend regular meetings at EPF - European Panel Federation to discuss about EU policies relevant for the company.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    European Panel Federation (EU)
    FSC int (Global)
    Centro PINUS (Portugal)
    VHI (Germany)
    ANFTA (Spain)
    ColabFORESTWISE (R&D Portugal)

    Member organisations

    SONAE Industria (shareholder)
    ARAUCO (shareholder)
    Ecociclo - wood recycling center (Portugal - owned by Sonae Arauco)
    Tecmasa - wood recycling center (Spain - owned by Sonae Arauco)

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    50,000€ - 99,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 504,285€
    Grant Horizon 2020 478,904€
    Grant Recovery and Resilience Plan 757,328€
    Grant Horizon Europe 289,285€

    Major contributions in current year

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 3,209,495€
    Grant Horizon Europe 30,556€

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    50,000€ - 99,999€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    1 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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