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
APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has appointed Stéphane Tondo, Chief Marketing Officer for the Packaging and Energy segments at ArcelorMittal Europe to take over the role of President starting 1st October. Mr Tondo was elected unanimously by the Board and...... 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, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, is celebrating the success of both its website and its latest social media campaign. The APEAL website, www.apeal.org, won the award for best association website at the International and European Association Awards in Berlin, seeing...... Read more
Today APEAL launches two exciting projects focusing on the past, present and future of steel for packaging. ... Read more
A report has praised the ability of steel cans to protect valuable minerals and nutrients in vegetables. The findings of the research, carried out by SGS Fresenius Institute, show that canned vegetables’ vitamin and mineral levels are just as high as freshly cooked vegetables. In...... Read more
Steel for packaging industry leaders have welcomed the announcement of the European Circular Economy Package, saying the announcement will help to drive cultural change in the way products are manufactured, used and recycled. Higher recycling targets within the package will, according to APEAL, encourage an...... Read more
Ambitious recycling targets must be included in the impending European Circular Economy Package to drive a cultural change in the way products are manufactured, used and recycled. That’s the key message from APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, ahead of the...... Read more
APEAL has confirmed that its latest tinplate Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data is International Life Cycle Database (ILCD) compliant and now accessible. The latest study from APEAL, conducted in 2014, evaluates the European production of tinplate in a cradle to gate analysis and is composed...... Read more
Steel packaging’s high recycling rates offer an ecological and economical solution for the transition to a Circular economy in Central Europe, concluded the “Steel Packaging – Green Solutions for Central Europe” summit in Poland last 8 October.... Read more