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  • APEAL IS HIRING!

    APEAL is looking for a new Office Manager. Join our small multicultural/multilingual Brussels-based association, in a pleasant and dynamic environment close to the EU institutions, and be in charge of: General administrative support (45%) to the APEAL members, the APEAL Secretary General and the APEAL...... Read more

  • STEVE CLAUS TO LEAD APEAL AS SECRETARY GENERAL

    APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, is excited to announce the appointment of Steve Claus as its new Secretary General, effective December 4th. Steve brings over 20 years of expertise in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), as well as a wealth of...... Read more

  • APEAL APPLAUDS THE PLENARY VOTE FOR ENHANCED RECYCLABILITY MESURES IN THE PPWR

    APEAL (the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging) has welcomed the European Parliament (EP) plenary vote in favour of stricter recyclability measures inside the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Commending the European Commission’s ambitious proposal for these original measures, APEAL acknowledges the...... Read more

  • PPWR ENVI VOTE TODAY IS A DECISIVE STEP TOWARDS REAL RECYCLABILITY OF PACKAGING

    APEAL applauds the European Parliament’s Environment (ENVI) Committee support for more ambitious recyclability measures in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Alexis Van Maercke, Secretary General of APEAL, said: “Our industry welcomes the general approach taken by the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteurs in...... Read more

  • APEAL TO JOIN SUSTAINABILITY IN PACKAGING CONFERENCE 16-18 OCTOBER IN BARCELONA

    Steve Claus will join a distinguished line up of speakers at the forthcoming Sustainability in Packaging conference, taking place next week 16-18th October in Barcelona. APEAL is delighted to be associated with this event for the 7th consecutive year, and will be focusing on the...... Read more

  • YES YOU CAN SAVE THE TOMATO ! APEAL’S ONLINE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FOOD LOSS AND WASTE

    In the EU alone, we discard a staggering 59 million tonnes of food every year. This International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), we’re thrilled to launch our ‘Yes You Can’ campaign. It’s all about recognising the vital role of steel packaging...... Read more

  • APEAL TO SPEAK AT THE SUSTAINABLE STEEL STRATEGIES SUMMIT 24-25 OCTOBER

    APEAL is delighted to be speaking at the forthcoming Sustainable Steel Strategies summit taking place virtually 24-25th October. Ruaidrí MacDomhnaill, Regulatory Affairs Manager at APEAL, will focus on the latest innovation in steel packaging with a presentation entitled “Chrome Free Passivation Alternative: status and way...... Read more

  • APEAL TO SPEAK AT THE CANMAKER SUMMIT 11-12TH OCTOBER IN EDINBURGH

    APEAL is delighted to be speaking at this year’s Canmaker Summit, taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-12 October. Ruaidrí MacDomhnaill, Regulatory Affairs Manager of APEAL, will join a distinguished global line-up of speakers to focus on the latest innovation in steel packaging with a presentation...... Read more

  • “RECYCLE, REINVENT, REPEAT” IS THE FOCUS OF OUR NEW CAMPAIGN

    A new film visible across all our channels pays tribute to the practical, sustainable and timeless nature of steel’s closed material recycling loop. Indeed, steel packaging can be recycled over and over again into a multitude of new steel products… a true circular economy in...... Read more

  • THE LATEST ISSUE OF STEEL FOR PACKAGING UPDATE IS NOW ONLINE

    In this latest issue we focus on circularity. We look at how the PPWR proposal aims for greater circularity in packaging. How permanent materials are joining forces to rise above the noise of non-circular materials. And we share our latest campaign focusing on the infinite...... Read more