Objectives

The objectives of the Association shall be:

to encourage industrial and public bodies to invest more in research and to support its members in the mobilisation of resources for their research in the wood-fibre value chain,
to enhance research efficiency in the wood-fibre value chain by fostering networking of its members,
to contribute to the innovativeness of the natural fibre value chain,
to encourage industrial and public bodies to apply research findings in the wood-fibre value chain,
to encourage industrial and public bodies to utilise research capabilities,
to encourage and to contribute to high-quality education of relevance for the wood-fibre value chain,
to provide industrial associations with know-how, capabilities and network assistance and to advise them on scientific and technological matters,
to provide support and advice to the European Commission on scientific and technological matters of the wood-fibre value chain,
to foster the creation of a European Research Area within the wood-fibre value chain,
to promote interaction with other research bodies within the forest-based sector.

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