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Benefits of AF&PA Membership
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) is the national trade association of the forest, paper, and wood products industry, representing 175 companies and related associations focused on producing essential products for people from renewable and recyclable resources that sustain the environment.
AF&PA provides value for its members through industry-leading services such as cutting-edge policy information and advocacy, market information, and subject matter expertise. Highlights of membership value include:
Advocacy Leadership
AF&PA is advancing policies that promote a strong and sustainable U.S. forest products industry in the global marketplace. Our experience and expertise ensures our members’ have an impact on the policy-making process by demonstrating their roles as economic and environmental leaders. AF&PA also leads litigation efforts to defend our members from unsound policy and costly regulations. Some of the key policy priorities for AF&PA include: Clean Air and Clean Water, Climate, Energy, Forestry and Fiber Supply, Recycling, Sustainability, Tax, and Trade.
Statistics
AF&PA operates the most comprehensive statistics program in the paper and packaging industry, providing our members with online access to a broad range of reports that provide critical market information. More than 500 monthly and periodic reports on current, historical, and international data, as well as special individualized requests, enable AF&PA paper and packaging members to compete in the marketplace. Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) data are collected from all companies including forestry, paper, packaging, and wood products through a biennial survey as part of AF&PA members’ commitment to uphold EHS principles. Data collected supports AF&PA advocacy activities in a variety of policy arenas and demonstrates members' commitment to continuous improvements.
Subject Matter Expertise
AF&PA is the industry leader because of our unequaled expertise on issues along the full industry value chain—water, air quality, paper manufacturing, forestry, trade, tax, energy, transportation, competing materials, and litigation. When combined with our long-standing bi-partisan relationships with key legislators and policymakers, AF&PA’s ability is second to none in advancing policies that promote a strong and sustainable U.S. forest products industry at every level of government.
Ideas and Insights
AF&PA offers valuable opportunities for member executives to join their colleagues across the industry at sponsored forums to interact and exchange ideas on issues affecting individual companies, product sectors, and the industry as a whole. AF&PA members also have unique opportunities to get important insight directly from leading policymakers about the future of legislative and regulatory action.
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