APEAL announced the winners in each of the 4 Award categories during the International Steel Packaging Effectiveness Award Ceremony, which took place during the 5th International Steel Packaging Congress, on 24th April 2008, during Interpack/ Düsseldorf.... Read more
The Congress, organised by APEAL, representing the European steel for packaging industry, took place on 24th April 2008 during Interpack/Düsseldorf. The Congress focused on the key challenges this industry faces and the strategies to meet them.... Read more
APEAL, Ball Packaging Europe and SKB (Stichting Kringloop Blik) commissioned a study with Prognos, a well known German/Swiss consultant in strategic & environmental consultancy. The study assessed the environmental and macro-economic impact of the mandatory deposit on one-way drinks packaging in Germany. Conclusions show that...... Read more
Under normal conditions of use, shallow and wide open steel and aluminium containers are safe to be used in microwave ovens. This is the outcome of an independent study of the Fraunhofer-Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung (Fraunhofer IVV). Researchers also found that food in metal...... Read more
Les systèmes de consignes obligatoires pour les emballages de boissons augmentent les émissions de gaz à effet de serre.... Read more
Mandatory deposit systems for drinks packaging increase greenhouse gas emissions... Read more