Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has hit an all-time high of 80.5%. This record rate, which represents data from 2017, confirms steel as Europe’s most recycled primary[1] packaging material. It also indicates the industry has met and even exceeded one of its key sustainability...... Read more
APEAL, together with Eurofer, European Aluminium, Eurometaux and FEVE, welcomes the EC revision of the Essential Requirements for packaging stimulating good practices in packaging design suitable for the circular economy. In light of this revision, the coalition of the permanent materials proposes introducing a recycling...... Read more
Tony Waite, APEAL President, will join an interesting line up of speakers at the forthcoming Packaged 8th Global Pack Summit this coming 24th-25th June in Amsterdam. As the Circular Economy Package moves into the implementation phase the legislative landscape for packaging is changing. At the...... Read more
We’re delighted that APEAL’s new Steel for Packaging website is prominent in Raconteur’s Future of Packaging report, published in The Times last week. While the UK already recycles 74.6% of steel packaging within an efficient and simple process, it is not the same for other...... Read more
The new Steel for Packaging site is set to help brands, retailers, designers and can makers to make the best packaging choice for their product which also meets consumer demand and environmental requirements. “As global debate focuses on issues of microplastics and waste, a material...... Read more
APEAL and The Parliament Magazine, part of Dods Group, are celebrating achieving the Bronze award in the category of Best Association Event Managed by an Agency at this year’s European Association Awards. The winners were revealed at the ceremony on 28th March, at the Hotel...... Read more
Alexis Van Maercke, secretary general, will join an interesting line up of speakers tomorrow at the Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum & Dispensing Forum in Brussels. As part of a panel debate Alexis will discuss why choosing packaging materials that recycle infinitely is the right...... Read more
APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, takes note of the objection of the European Parliament (EP) on the authorisation for continued uses of chromium trioxide in many industries, including the automotive, aerospace, defence, as well as for the passivation of tinplated...... Read more
There were many deserving winners at the Parliament Magazine’s MEP Awards 2019 ceremony last week in Brussels. Indeed, APEAL was delighted to present the award for Environment to Javor Benedek, MEP, for his work in that important policy area. But there were no winners more...... Read more
APEAL is disappointed by the resolution, voted 21st March by the Environment Committee of the European Parliament (ENVI), calling on the European Commission (EC) to refuse to grant authorisation for continued uses of chromium trioxide. This resolution, tabled by the ENVI committee and brought forward...... Read more