Turbon Head Honcho Javier Martinez, Becomes New President Of ETIRA.

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Turbon Head Honcho 

Javier Martinez, Becomes New President Of ETIRA.

A New Future For ETIRA as David Connett Resigned his Mandate as ETIRA President Prematurely.

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The Annual General Meeting last Thursday (27 June) in Brussels paved the way for a reorganization of the European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA). Key decision: Javier Martinez (Turbon Group) has been elected the new president of the European Hard Copy Remanufacturer Association.

 

David Connett resigned his mandate as ETIRA president prematurely, paving the way for a new beginning. Connett had come in the wake of the DecaBDE scandal severely criticized, because he has largely waived, rather than in terms of the ETIRA members crystal clear position against the Chinese NBC manufacturers (Newbuilt Cartridges) relate. But David Connett will stay on the ETIRA board for at least another year, and Martinez expressly thanks his predecessor for his many years of dedication: "David has achieved a lot of positives for the European Reman industry and I personally appreciate the fact that we have him with his many years of experience Expertise continues to be on board. "

 

In addition to Martinez and Connett, the seven-member ETIRA board also includes Jan-Michael Sieg (KMP), Gerwald van der Gijp (Armor), Peter Knak (Imex), Volker Kappius (Delacamp) and Milan Banjic. Delacamp recently joined the Recycler Association. As a first major success Javier Martinez was able to record that after Delacamp now WTA has joined the ETIRA. For the Thuringian hardcopy specialist, the change at the top and the reorganization of the association were clear preconditions for membership – both have now taken place, so they have kept their word. The position and responsibilities of ETIRA Secretary-General, Vincent van Dijk, have not changed.

 

Javier Martinez is pleased with the results achieved in Brussels: "We have now set the course for ETIRA 2.0 and will be adapting the structures accordingly in the coming months to bring the European Reman industry forward together. We are facing big challenges – both internal and external – but we have a very good business model. In particular, the topic of sustainability, which is currently being strongly promoted by the EU, speaks clearly for the Reman industry! 

 

The native Spaniard wants to focus his focus in the coming months, especially on three areas:

1) First, as a clear message, he wants to bring a tripartition of the hardcopy market into OEM supplies, Reman products and NBC cartridges. While Reman products stand for resource conservation and environmental sustainability, China clones are the exact opposite. This message must be communicated with vigor. 

 

2) Next, Martinez is about to enforce a clear code of conduct in the ETIRA member circle: In order to position himself as a serious alternative to the frequently infringing China clones, one must first conscientiously do his own homework. "We have to talk openly and everybody has to stick to the rules of the game. We need more consistency and a higher commitment! "

 

3) Last but not least, Martinez has made some plans for the lobby work in Brussels in the sense of the reman industry. This starts with the topic of sustainability and ends with the current revision of the 'Voluntary Agreement' of the printer manufacturers. 

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July 3, 2019 at 12:07 PM