The Communication underlines that the industry has to address a number of challenges to remain competitive: 1) Stimulating growth for forest-based products in EU and non-EU markets, 2) Resource and energy efficiency, 3) Raw materials, 4) Better logistics are needed for raw material supply and product delivery, 5) Structural adaptation, 6) Education and skills, the ageing workforce - without re-training the workforce, technological improvement can’t be harnessed. 7) Coherence of EU legislation, 8) Implementing EU Climate Policy after 2030, 9) International competition, trade, and cooperation, 10) Information, communications, and image See also: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/strategy/forest-strategy_en