Visitors to the Interpack trade show, 8-14th May, are being invited to ‘take a fresh look’ at steel packaging, not only at the APEAL stand (Hall 11B53) but also during a unique Steel Day at the Metal Packaging Forum (Hall 11A48) . The APEAL Steel...... Read more
The tablet app, available on android and Apple tablets, has been launched to help educate packaging purchasers and consumers about steel packaging. It will run alongside the APEAL and Steel for Packaging websites making detailed, valuable research data on Steel for Packaging more widely available....... Read more
APEAL will host a dedicated ‘Steel for Packaging’ stand for the first time at the forthcoming Interpack show in Düsseldorf, 8th – 14thMay 2014. APEAL will be located at stand B53 in Hall 11. Secretary general, Alexander Mohr, believes the show to be an ideal...... Read more
Alexander Mohr joined APEAL in 2012 as Director External Affairs. “Apeal has an excellent reputation, both for providing high quality information to EU stakeholders and for its openly transparent approach”, said Mohr. “I am looking forward in the coming years to further developing Apeal as...... Read more
APEAL (the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging) releases the latest European steel recycling figures. In 2011, 2.6 million tonnes of steel packaging were recycled to make new steel products, corresponding to an average European rate of 74%. Steel remains the most recycled...... Read more
The reduced CO2 footprint is due to increased steel recycling rates (44% improvement since 2000) and a decrease in average can weight.... Read more
APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has appointed Alexander Mohr as Director External Affairs. Alexander Mohr joins APEAL from the European container glass association FEVE, where he held the position of Senior Public Affairs Manager and Legal Counsel. Before moving to...... Read more
Christian Korn, Vice President Commercial of U. S. Steel Košice, has taken over the presidency of APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging. Korn succeeds Robert J. Beltz, who returned to the United States in July 2012. Korn’s election provides continuity in...... Read more
APEAL welcomes the endorsement, last 24th May, by the European Parliament of “Permanent materials” as a new resource category, working alongside the existing “renewable” and “non-renewable” categories of resources. This endorsement offically recognises the positive contribution that an infinitely recyclable packaging material such as steel...... Read more
The steel for packaging industry in Europe has lowered its global warming potential (mainly CO2 emissions) by 9% over two years. This is one of the results of a comprehensive study on the environmental footprint of tinplate production1 commissioned by the Association of European Producers...... Read more