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13 Mar 2023
APEAL to join Packaging Waste & Sustainability Forum 29-30 March in Brussels
Alexis Van Maercke will join a distinguished line up of speakers at the forthcoming Packaging Waste & Sustainability forum in Brussels.
This year is the event's 30th edition and APEAL is deligh...
14 Feb 2023
APEAL to partner with Packaging Worx 6-7 March
APEAL is delighted to join an interesting line up of delegates and speakers at the forthcoming GBR community Packaging WorX member's meeting 6-7th March in Amsterdam.
The 2-day meeting will focus...
27 Jan 2023
APEAL to speak at Sustainable Packaging forum 1-2 March
Patricia Mobbs, Communications Manager of APEAL, will be joining an exciting line up of speakers at the forthcoming Sustainable Packaging Forum 1-2nd March in Brussels.
With discussions covering su...
16 Jan 2023
APEAL appoints new President
APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has appointed Luc Brantjes, Tata Steel’s packaging division Director of Sales, as the association’s new President.
Luc Brant...
30 Nov 2022
APEAL welcomes PPWR, but rules on recyclability of packaging need more ambition
APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has cautiously welcomed the general approach of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) published today by the European...
22 Nov 2022
APEAL to speak at ADF Paris 25-26th January 2023
Steve Claus, Sustainability and Circular Economy Office at APEAL, will be joining a distinguished line up of speakers at the forthcoming ADF conference in January, organised in cooperation with the FE...
06 Sep 2022
APEAL to discuss the benefits of separate collection in the Balkans
APEAL is delighted to join an impressive line-up of companies this 28-29th September to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities for packaging waste management across EU members states and cand...
02 Sep 2022
APEAL to speak at Sustainable Steel Strategies Summit 21st September
Alexis Van Maercke will be joining an exciting line-up of speakers at the forthcoming Sustainable Steel Strategies Summit 2022 (Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st of September 2022) brought to you b...
30 Aug 2022
APEAL to speak at Scanpack Summit 4th October
Alexis Van Maercke will be joining an exciting line-up of speakers at the forthcoming Scanpack Summit 4th October during Scanpack exhibition in Gothenburg, Sweden.
With a presentation focused on...
04 Aug 2022
APEAL’s Consumer Campaign is now available in English
APEAL’s new information pack is designed to help stakeholders communicate the benefits of steel packaging to consumers, providing useful facts and figures as well as a suite of communications materi...
08 Jul 2022
APEAL to speak at FEA Global event 21-22nd September
APEAL will be joining the FEA (European Aerosol Federation) Global event in Lisbon this coming 21-22nd September.
Resistant, able to withstand high pressure and virtually unbreakable, steel is an i...
20 Jun 2022
APEAL is looking forward to presenting the MEP Award for environment this 29th June
APEAL is pleased to continue our support of the annual MEP Awards taking place this 29th June in Brussels.
These prestigious awards recognise the hard work of members of the European Parliament and...
16 Jun 2022
APEAL to speak at ADF Paris 30th June during Paris Packaging Eeek
Steve Claus, Circular Economy & Sustainability Officer at APEAL, will be speaking at ADF Paris, part of Paris Packaging Week on 29 & 30 June 2022.
Joining the section entitled Eco-desi...
08 Jun 2022
Steel Packaging breaks recycling rate record for 10th year running
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has hit another all-time high of 85,5%, according to figures issued by APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging. It is an increase of...
02 Jun 2022
APEAL supports EU Steel Industry Call for balanced solutions ahead of European Parliament vote on ETS & CBAM
Ahead of the plenary votes in the European Parliament next week, CEOs of the steel industry has written an open letter to address concerns in relation to amendments introduced by the Environment Commi...
24 May 2022
APEAL to announce 2020 recycling rates at Cantech the grand tour event 8th June
APEAL Secretary General Alexis Van Maercke will be releasing the 2020 recycling rates for steel packaging at the forthcoming Can Tech The Grand Tour event taking place online this coming 8th June....
03 May 2022
APEAL to speak at the ISWA EU group webinar on Harmonisation of Waste Collection across Europe
APEAL is delighted to join the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) European members on 9th May from 1pm to discuss the harmonisation of waste collection across municipalities and regions wit...
19 Apr 2022
APEAL to speak at NVC’s Design for Intended Use Initiative 28th April at Anuga Foodtec cologne
APEAL will be supporting the Netherlands Packaging Centre’s conference entitled Design for Intended Use (DIU) in food packaging on Thursday 28th April (13.40 – 15.10) at the forthcoming Anuga Food...
05 Apr 2022
Our latest blog explains why separate collection is APEAL’s preferred route for steel packaging
Optimising separate collection is the best guarantee of high-quality input into steel recycling operations.
Read the full blog here...
29 Mar 2022
“From vision to reality” our conference highlights video is available to watch
"From vision to reality - closing the loop on steel packaging recycling" - 35 participants live in Brussels, together with 150 online engaged in a lively debate on how the steel packaging industry can...
03 Mar 2022
APEAL is confirmed to speak at the Packaging Waste & Sustainability forum 5th May
APEAL Secretary General Alexis Van Maercke will join industry speakers at this annual Brussels event taking place live 3-5th May.
Speaking on the morning of Thursday 5th May he will discuss how t...
24 Feb 2022
Latest blog post about our February event features commissioner Sinkevicius’ full opening statement
Our Circular economy agenda is all about keeping products and materials for as long as possible in the economy,” said European Commissioner for the Environment, Virginijus Sinkevičius who opened a...
01 Feb 2022
APEAL launches new best practice recycling report
APEAL has announced the launch of its new report: How to recycle steel - Why steel packaging recycles forever.
It follows the Association’s first report, launched in 2018: Good Practices on Separ...
24 Jan 2022
APEAL’s “Closing the loop on steel packaging in Europe” event takes place next week
That all packaging on the EU market be reusable or recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030 is a key objective of the New Circular Economy Action Plan, one of the main building blocks of the E...