Editorial

APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, is pleased to send you the second edition of its new publication “Steel for Packaging Update”. Highlights of this second edition include an interview with Julian Carroll, ...

National Newsbrief

France: Environmental labelling scheme France has been pioneering an environmental labelling scheme for mass-market products. The “Grenelle I” law, passed in August 2009, states the right of consumers to accurate, objective and complete environmental information covering all ...

The Interview: Julian Carroll

EUROPEN – The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment is an industry and trade organization open to any company with an economic interest in packaging and packaged products. It presents the opinion of the packaging ...

Steel for packaging : Europe’s recycling leader

71% of steel packaging now recycled in Europe.
Steel for packaging alone surpassed the EU’s targets for metal packaging recycling as far back as 2001.

Steel for Packaging

Boosting brands “Making the right choice of packaging material is essential to the performance and success of a brand in the eyes of the consumer.” Brands today have a wealth of choices when it comes to packaging material selection. For ...

ULCOS

A paradigm shift in steelmaking ULCOS  stands for Ultra–Low Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Steelmaking and is the largest steel-industry effort to tackle climate change in the world. Begun in 2004, the programme is now in its second phase and ...

Recycling in Germany

Continuing our series on the recycling of packaging across the EU member states, we now take a look at the situation in Germany. German households began sorting their packaging almost 20 years ago so that recyclable materials ...