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International Paper

Company · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 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
€200k/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.”

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“We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in more than 30 countries.”

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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