Gelderland Blocks Road to New Paper Factory in Eerbeek: 'Good for Making Other Factories More Sustainable'

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After more than 300 years, the De Hoop paper factory in Eerbeek will close for good in 2023. There will be no successor, thanks to a special decision by the...

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The province of Gelderland has prevented the arrival of new industry on the site of a former paper factory in Eerbeek, right next to the Veluwe. The Provincial States unanimously approved a preparatory decision in a closed meeting. As a result, possible industrial developments on this location have been blocked for a year and a half. Gelderland has used this heavy political instrument because it has other plans for the site.