APEAL welcomes the result of the European Parliament’s (EP) environment committee (ENVI) vote on the review of the WFD1 and PPWD2, two major pieces of legislation which are relevant to our industry. As the key legislation designed to accompany the Circular Economy Package (CEP), the...... Read more
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
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