Editorial

Welcome to a new edition of “Steel for Packaging Update” - your insight into the issues impacting packaging today, brought to you by APEAL, the representative voice of the major Steel for Packaging producers in Europe.

Earlier this year, INTERPACK 2011 in Dusseldorf was the scene of two important events for packaging: the launch of Metal Packaging Europe (MPE), and APEAL’s Steel Day at the Metal Packaging Plaza, a special platform created for the international metal packaging industry and its supplier industries.

Steel for Packaging in the Market Place section brings you highlights from the Steel Day, while The Interview focuses on MPE’s president, Chris Homfray.

In the second article of our series about how APEAL members support their local communities, we hear about the CSR initiatives taken by Tata Steel in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Finally, our Case Study focuses on the recent campaign waged against the implementation of a national deposit system in Spain.

We take this opportunity to thank Hugo Loudon for his contribution over the last 2 years as President of APEAL. Robert Beltz of U.S. Steel Košice will be taking over this position for the next 2 years and we look forward to his active collaboration within APEAL.

This edition also welcomes more new faces at APEAL, including my own. All our contact details are at the end of this issue. Thanks to you all for your continued support of Steel for Packaging.

Patricia Mobbs
Editor