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11 Jan 2022
APEAL launches Consumer Campaign
APEAL – the Association of European Producers of steel for packaging – has today launched a campaign to help communicate the benefits of steel packaging to a much wider audience.
The Associatio...
13 Dec 2021
APEAL announces Hybrid event in 2022 – Closing the Loop on Steel Packaging
1st February 2022, APEAL and the Parliament Magazine will organise a high-level hybrid conference on closing the loop of steel packaging recycling in Europe....
11 Oct 2021
APEAL to speak at 12th International Tinplate Conference 20-21 October
APEAL Regulatory Affairs Manager Ruaidrí MacDomhnaill will open the first session of "Meeting the future" on 20th October, with a presentation entitled "European ETP manufacturing in an ever-changi...
20 Sep 2021
APEAL to speak at the forthcoming FEA Aerosol 2021 event 23rd September
APEAL Sustainability and Circular Economy Officer, Steve Claus, will speak during the roundtable session entitled "The use of post-consumer recycled contents in metal aerosol cans" on 23rd September...
30 Aug 2021
APEAL to speak at the Packaging Waste & Sustainability forum 16th September
APEAL secretary general Alexis Van Maercke, will speak during the session entitled "Permanent materials - A strong drive towards sustainability" on 16th September.
He will focus on APEAL's 2025...
26 Jul 2021
APEAL is pleased to partner Packaged, the 10th Global Summit, 5-6th September
Alexis Van Maercke will join an interesting line up of speakers at the forthcoming Packaged summit, taking place online this 5-6th September.
As the European Commission reviews the requirements on...
12 Jul 2021
APEAL provides input to PPWD 94/62/EC review
Reinforcing the Essential Requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) 94/62/EC is fundamental to making all packaging put on the market either recyclable or reusable.
In addi...
22 Jun 2021
APEAL talks with packaging insights
Following the release last week of the latest recycling rates for steel packaging, Alexis Van Maercke, Secretary General, and Steve Claus, Sustainability and Circular Economy Officer, spoke with Packa...
18 Jun 2021
APEAL to join the Sustainable Steel summit next 22nd June
Alexis Van Maercke, secretary general of APEAL, will join an array of high level representatives from the steel industry at next week's Sustainable Steel Summit, taking place online 22-23rd June.
I...
04 Jun 2021
Steel Packaging raises the bar with record recycling rate of 84%
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has hit a new all-time high of 84%.
It is an increase of 1,5% and is the ninth consecutive year in which the overall recycling rate has risen.
Alexis Van M...
01 Jun 2021
APEAL releases new Europe recycling data for EU Green Week
This week as the EU celebrates Green Week, APEAL will announce the latest recycling rate for steel packaging.
Once again it will confirm that steel is Europe’s most recycled primary packaging m...
06 May 2021
APEAL welcomes new member Acciaierie d’Italia
APEAL is delighted to welcome its sixth member, Genoa-based Acciaierie d’Italia.
Viliam Gašpar, President of APEAL, said: “Adding Acciaierie d’Italia to our members represents a significant...
30 Apr 2021
APEAL to join the Packaging Waste & Sustainability forum 14-16 September in Brussels
APEAL is delighted to be once again supporting the Packaging Waste & Sustainability Forum as associate sponsor.
More information here...
22 Mar 2021
APEAL to speak at Sustainability and Packaging 2021 this Friday 26th March
Alexis Van Maercke, APEAL secretary general, will join an interesting line up of speakers at the forthcoming Sustainability and Packaging event, organised by Avlante this 26th March 2021.
In his pr...
25 Feb 2021
APEAL announces 2025 Vision for Recycling
APEAL has announced its 2025 vision for recycling - Zero steel packaging to landfill - as part of Steel for Packaging Week, a virtual event designed to showcase steel as the model material for a 21st...
15 Feb 2021
APEAL to host virtual Steel for Packaging week
APEAL has confirmed it will host a virtual event, Steel for Packaging Week, later this month, announcing its new vision for recycling.
It follows news of the cancellation of Interpack, at which the...
10 Feb 2021
APEAL welcomes the plenary vote on the Circular Economy Action Plan 2.0 report in support of permanent materials
The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL), European Aluminium, the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) and Metal Packaging Europe, members of the Permanent Materials...
27 Jan 2021
CEAP 2.0: APEAL welcomes report adopted today in the European Parliament
APEAL welcomes the report adopted today by the Environment Committee (ENVI) in the European Parliament, on the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) 2.0 communication published by the European Commiss...
05 Jan 2021
APEAL appoints new president
APEAL has appointed Viliam Gašpar, Director of Customer Technical Service at U.S. Steel Košice, as the association’s new President.
Viliam Gašpar was elected unanimously by the Board and Gener...
22 Dec 2020
One for the road… a “recycles forever” bike at MEP awards 2020
There were many deserving winners at the Parliament Magazine’s December MEP Awards 2020 virtual ceremony, hosted by Eva Maydell MEP and editor Brian Johnson, where Alexis Van Maercke awarded the Env...
20 Nov 2020
Our latest Steel for Packaging update newsletter is published
This issue focuses on the environmental, social and economic problem of food waste.
How inside the EU’s Green Deal, the Farm to Fork strategy makes tackling food waste a key priority.
And how...
13 Nov 2020
APEAL is pleased to support the MEP awards 2020 on 1st December
With a new (online) date announced for Tuesday 1st December 7-8pm (CET), we’re pleased to continue our support of the annual MEP Awards
These awards recognise the hard work of membe...
13 Oct 2020
APEAL to speak at Sustainability in Packaging Europe 2020
Alexis Van Maercke, APEAL secretary general, will join an interesting line up of speakers at the forthcoming Sustainability in Packaging, virtual event, this 2-5th November.
In a specific stream...
08 Oct 2020
Delivering a greener deal for Europe
In his latest blog post, secretary general Alexis Van Maercke, discusses why choosing steel packaging is one small step that could mean a giant leap for the EUGreenDeal.
Read more here....