18 January 2012

On 27 March, EPAGMA will host the Growing Media Forum 2012 at the Renaissance Hotel in Brussels which will gather stakeholders from the peat, growing media and horticulture sectors.

September 2011

Dr. Norbert Siebels Chairman of EPAGMA has been invited to give a key note speech on the challenges and prospects for the peat and growing media industry at the International Peat Congress 2012.

1 April 2011

EPAGMA has appointed Dr Norbert Siebels, Managing Director of Klasmann-Deilmann Group, as the new Chairman of EPAGMA.

EPAGMA also appointed Tomi Yli-Kyyny, the new Managing Director of VAPO Oy as the Vice Chairman of EPAGMA. More

Peat is found in nature made up of plants which grow in mires.

In mires plants decompose slowly due to waterlogging and lack of oxygen. A mire is an active peat-forming area. So-called peatlands can be mires or areas that have been developed for agriculture, foresty or industry. A peatland always has a naturally accumulated layer of peat, independently of how it is used. Bogs and fens are the two main forms of peatlands. More...