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  • CEAP 2.0: APEAL welcomes report adopted today in the European Parliament

    APEAL  welcomes the report adopted today by the Environment Committee (ENVI) in the European Parliament, on the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) 2.0 communication published by the European Commission in March 2020. A cornerstone of the European Green Deal, the CEAP 2.0 is designed to...... Read more

  • APEAL APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT

    APEAL has appointed Viliam Gašpar, Director of Customer Technical Service at U.S. Steel Košice, as the association’s new President. Viliam Gašpar was elected unanimously by the Board and General Assembly of APEAL and succeeds Tony Waite of Tata Steel Europe. His role of President is...... Read more

  • MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR VISITORS!

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  • ONE FOR THE ROAD… A “RECYCLES FOREVER” BIKE AT MEP AWARDS 2020

    There were many deserving winners at the Parliament Magazine’s December MEP Awards 2020 virtual ceremony, hosted by Eva Maydell MEP and editor Brian Johnson, where Alexis Van Maercke awarded the Environment award to Bas Eickhout MEP.        But there was one more winner,...... Read more

  • OUR LATEST STEEL FOR PACKAGING UPDATE NEWSLETTER IS PUBLISHED

    This issue focuses on the environmental, social and economic problem of food waste. How inside the EU’s Green Deal, the Farm to Fork strategy makes tackling food waste a key priority. And how steel cans are a safe, effective and affordable means of preserving food...... Read more

  • APEAL IS PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE MEP AWARDS 2020 ON 1ST DECEMBER

    With a new (online) date announced for Tuesday 1st December 7-8pm (CET), we’re pleased to continue our support of the annual MEP Awards These awards recognise the hard work of members of the European Parliament and the finalists have all been shortlisted for their achievements...... Read more

  • APEAL TO SPEAK AT SUSTAINABILITY IN PACKAGING EUROPE 2020

    Alexis Van Maercke, APEAL secretary general, will join an interesting line up of speakers at the forthcoming Sustainability in Packaging, virtual event,  this 2-5th November.  In a specific stream dedicated to the societal and ethical challenge of  Preventing Food Waste, Alexis joins a distinguished stream...... Read more

  • DELIVERING A GREENER DEAL FOR EUROPE

    In his latest blog post, secretary general Alexis Van Maercke, discusses why choosing steel packaging is one small step that could mean a giant leap for the EUGreenDeal. Read more here.... Read more

  • STEEL CANS HELP AGAINST FOOD LOSS AND WASTE

    Steel for packaging has a role to play in helping deliver a greener future for Europe. Today, the FAO International Day of awareness of food loss & waste, we focus our latest animation on the role of steel in keeping products safe for up to...... Read more

  • STEEL PACKAGING IS INNOVATING TO DO MORE WITH LESS

    The third animation of our series refers to steel is an integral part of the EU effort to achieving a resource-efficient Europe and a greener future. The steel industry continues to innovate in order to do more with less. So that modern steel is lighter,...... Read more