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International Paper

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, International Paper appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“International Paper (NYSE: IP) we are the global leader in sustainable packaging, pulp and other fibre-based products, and one of the world’s largest recyclers. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn./USA and London, England, we employ more than 65,000 colleagues who, together with our customers, make the world safer and more productive one sustainable packaging solution at a time. We serve customers worldwide,…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party450%
Socialists & Democrats338%
Patriots for Europe112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2022).

2022
3
2023
3
2024
0
2025
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

César Luena
3 meetings · S&D
Salvatore de Meo
2 meetings · EPP
Silvia Sardone
1 meeting · PfE
Adrián Vázquez Lázara
1 meeting · EPP
Pilar del Castillo Vera
1 meeting · EPP

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 May 2025Pilar del Castillo VeraIndustrial Policy
30 Apr 2025César LuenaDecarbonization efforts and Green agenda
4 Oct 2023César LuenaPPWR
27 Apr 2023Salvatore de MeoPPWR
28 Feb 2023César LuenaReglamento de Envases y Residuos de Envases
14 Dec 2022Silvia SardoneMeeting on Packaging Regulation
13 Dec 2022Adrián Vázquez LázaraExchange of views
29 Sep 2022Salvatore de MeoRevisione della Direttiva imballaggi e i rifiuti di imballaggio

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