The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL), European Aluminium, the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) and Metal Packaging Europe, members of the Permanent Materials Coalition, welcome the plenary adoption of the European Parliament’s own-initiative report on the European Commission’s Circular Economy Action...... Read more
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 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
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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
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
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
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
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 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