The French Union of Industries of Paper, Board and Cellulose (COPACEL) is a trade association representing the French companies producing pulp, paper and paperboard. COPACEL gathers 75 companies, employing approximately 14,000 people with a total turnover of nearly 6.5 billion euros. COPACEL represents the French Paper Industry for all its aspects, and all grades produced (paper and cardboard packaging, graphic papers, sanitary papers, industrial and specialty papers, pulp), raw materials used (wood, recovered paper and cardboard), and the size of companies (SMEs and subsidiaries of large groups).