Alexis Van Maercke has been appointed as Secretary General effective today, 17th November. Before joining APEAL, he was policy officer at the European Commission, Directorate General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Prior to this he spent five years in the European Parliament as political...... Read more
APEAL has launched a new video animation highlighting the unique benefits of steel as the ideal packaging material for a circular economy. The animation forms part of APEAL’s overall aim to increase understanding of how the inherent properties of steel already meet the requirements of...... Read more
APEAL, the Association of Producers of Steel for Packaging, has confirmed that the impact on climate change of the average unit of steel packaging was reduced by 32% during 2000 – 2013. A recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of cans, conducted by Empac, European Metal...... Read more
Stéphane Tondo, APEAL President, will present steel for packaging as the model for a circular economy at the ITRI 2016 conference in London later this week. Mr Tondo, Chief Marketing Officer for the Packaging and Energy segments at ArcelorMittal Europe took over the role of president 1st October 2016. He was elected...... Read more
Stéphane Tondo, APEAL Board member and President designate, will represent APEAL at the “Sustainable Industry in the Context of Circular Economy”conference in Kosice this 13th September, organised by the Employers’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Slovakian National Union of Employers....... Read more
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has reached a new all-time high of 76 per cent, announces APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging. This record rate, which represents data from 2014, confirms steel as Europe’s most recycled packaging material for the...... Read more
APEAL is celebrating the success of both its website and its latest social media campaign. The APEAL website won the award for best association website at the International and European Association Awards in Berlin, seeing off competition from a wide range of entrants. In a...... Read more
Two exciting new projects have been launched to mark 30 years of APEAL as the reference for steel for packaging. The first, a social media campaign “30 years – 30 facts about steel” is a light, bite sized project which will see APEAL publish a...... Read more
The APEAL website – www.apeal.org – has been shortlisted for a prize in the Best Association Website category at the annual International and European Association Awards. ... Read more
“We recognise that moving closer towards a circular economy is more realistic than many think – and the steel for packaging industry is leading the way” writes Alexander Mohr on Page 39 of this very interesting issue focusing on the Circular Economy. He also explains...... Read more