The UK Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) has joined forces with the BBC to help produce two videos which mark the 200th anniversary of the can this year: How the first tin cans were made and How tin cans are made today Working with Dr...... Read more
The reduced CO2 footprint is due to increased steel recycling rates (44% improvement since 2000) and a decrease in average can weight.... Read more
Steel is one of the world’s most innovative materials, with thousands of different uses aside from packaging. Worldsteel is holding the first steel photo competition to showcase how steel is all around, impacting millions of lives every day. The competition invites both those in the...... Read more
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published ‘The white book of steel’, an informative and entertaining look at steel’s enormous impact on the history of mankind, and the role that it is set to play in helping to shape the future of humanity. It is...... Read more
Join @worldsteel’s #steeldebate this 18th January, at 14.00 GMT, on Steel: The Next Hero – Looking to the future A high-profile panel of respected and influential figures in the industry will be answering questions live on Twitter on: · Why is steel so vital to...... Read more
APEAL is looking to recruit an intern for its European office in Brussels.... Read more
APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has appointed Alexander Mohr as Director External Affairs. Alexander Mohr joins APEAL from the European container glass association FEVE, where he held the position of Senior Public Affairs Manager and Legal Counsel. Before moving to...... Read more
Christian Korn, Vice President Commercial of U. S. Steel Košice, has taken over the presidency of APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging. Korn succeeds Robert J. Beltz, who returned to the United States in July 2012. Korn’s election provides continuity in...... Read more
The steel for packaging industry in Europe has lowered its global warming potential (mainly CO2 emissions) by 9% over two years. This is one of the results of a comprehensive study on the environmental footprint of tinplate production1 commissioned by the Association of European Producers...... Read more
APEAL (the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging) releases the latest recycling figures for post-consumer steel packaging scrap and reveals that 71% of steel packaging in Europe was recycled in 2010. The methodology and data sources used for the calculation of these figures...... Read more