This assessment came at the conclusion of International Council of Forest and Paper Associations’ (ICFPA) fifth Global CEO Roundtable, a meeting of industry leaders from around the world, which took place in Montreal, Canada, May 26.The industry leaders underlined the importance of free trade and less government intervention as being essential to the growth of jobs in the sector.“Building on the industry’s leaner structure and cost containment measures, industry leaders pointed to the significant bio-economy opportunity that will help accelerate the industry’s recovery,” said Berry Wiersum, CEO, Sappi Fine Paper Europe and Roundtable Co-Chair.“With productive government policy frameworks, strategic industry investments and partners, the forest products industry will be able to integrate emerging bio-economy opportunities with the traditional lines of pulp, paper and lumber products and move aggressively into the bio-product/bio-energy economy where jobs and environmental performance intersect,” Wiersum added.