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Whether it be in-depth analysis through market research, helping clients to build a successful communication strategy, evaluate customer satisfaction, test new products or service concepts, the insight we have gained from over 30 years in the forest industry value chain is unmatched.

From small beginnings, Opticom has become the leading customer research consultancy for the forest products industry, and we have learned so much from so many projects. Some of our relationships have spanned several decades, while some of our customers are just discovering our capabilities. We pride ourselves on in-depth knowledge gathering. The result is a comprehensive database of information and opinion from a huge range of sources, which means we keep our fingers on the pulse of the industry on your behalf. We are a truly global company covering over 30 nationalities active on 6 continents in more than 100 countries. Since our foundation in 1987, we have undertaken hundreds of international assignments across the world.

 

We hope our experience, tips and insights will provoke your curiosity at the very least. If one subject in particular strikes a chord, we’d be delighted to take the conversation further and help you add value wherever we can.   

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Forest Industry

Forest Insights 1 2024

Our first newsletter of the year is packed with everything from EUDR, PPWR, how to re-focus Carbon Neutrality, and you get to meet the newest member of our Team; Marianna Bokou!
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Forest Industry

Why we need to understand the PPWR A view from SCA Containerboard

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is the biggest overhaul of European packaging rules in years. Currently under review by the European Parliament and Council, launched in November 2022, it aims to reduce Europe’s packaging waste and promote reusable alternatives. It includes proposals for packaging reduction targets for Member States and strict reusable and refill targets for in-store dining and takeaway services.
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Forest Industry

It is time to rethink our focus on Carbon Neutrality

As the urgency for climate mitigation intensifies, we’re hearing a lot of pledging these days, primarily aimed at meeting carbon-neutral targets (net-zero emissions) later rather than sooner. Could companies be doing more to have a more immediate impact? The answer is a resounding yes, as Project Manager David Weller, explains.
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Meet the newest member of the team Marianna Bokou

We’re delighted to welcome a new Research Team Lead to our growing staff. Marianna Bokou has a background in Market Access and Quality Assurance in several pharmaceutical companies. She also holds an MSc in Health Economics, Policy & Management from the Karolinska Institutet and a BA in Pharmacy. We pride ourselves on our multi-lingual team and Marianna is no exception. A native of Athens, Greece, she moved to Sweden in 2022 to study for her MSc and is learning Swedish fast, in addition to her fluency in English and German and her native Greek.
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Forest Industry

Decoding the EUDR Our message at Tissue World Miami

It was a pleasure to speak on the hot topic of the European Regulation on Deforestation-free products (EUDR) at Tissue World Miami at the beginning of February, together with Marcus Hellberg, SCA’s Sales Director, Italy and Austria.
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Forest Industry

Food for thought: Why the bigger picture matters

Last month, we had the pleasure of attending an IVA (Ingenjörsvetenskaps-akademien) Seminar in Stockholm.

Our clients

With more than 35 years of experience of serving the forest products industry, Opticom is a trusted market research and communication partner to many of the leading companies on all levels in the value chain; ranging from suppliers to the paper industry, through paper and board mills to paper merchants from Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Our strong reputation in the industry, guarantees credibility of the results throughout your organization and provides you with security in decision making and powerful tools to create change.

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The forest industry is possibly the greenest we know. It needs to be – an industry based on the forest can’t neglect or destroy the very thing upon which it depends for survival. Yet when consumers think about a business founded on trees, they still tend to see red rather than green. With 35 years of experience researching and tracking consumer opinion and forest industry performance behind us, Opticom can help. 

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