News
28 Feb 2013
The carbon footprint of the 3-piece 425 ml food can dropped 30% between 2000-2010, states Empac, the European metal packaging association.
The reduced CO2 footprint is due to increased steel recycling rates (44% improvement since 2000) and a decrease in average can weight....
31 Jan 2013
Wanted! “Steel in your life” photos for industry competition
Steel is one of the world's most innovative materials, with thousands of different uses aside from packaging.
Worldsteel is holding the first steel photo competition to showcase how steel is all ar...
21 Jan 2013
Steel’s impact on the world features in a new book and microsite
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published 'The white book of steel', an informative and entertaining look at steel’s enormous impact on the history of mankind, and the role that it is s...
15 Jan 2013
APEAL supports the worldsteel twitter debate on 18 January. Follow #steeldebate
Join @worldsteel's #steeldebate this 18th January, at 14.00 GMT, on Steel: The Next Hero – Looking to the future
A high-profile panel of respected and influential figures in the industr...
20 Dec 2012
APEAL is offering an internship in Brussels
APEAL is looking to recruit an intern for its European office in Brussels....
23 Nov 2012
APEAL appoints new Director External Affairs
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 associ...
03 Sep 2012
Christian Korn is the new president of APEAL
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 Rober...
03 Apr 2012
Life Cycle Assessment on tinplate reveals 9% less carbon emissions over 2 years
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 s...
27 Mar 2012
Independent reviewers confirm 2010 recycling rate for steel packaging
APEAL (the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging) releases the latest recycling figures for post-consumer steel packaging scrap and reveals that 71% of steel packaging in Europe...
25 Jan 2012
Steel packaging featured prominently at the “Metal’s contribution to a resource efficient Europe” debate, yesterday 24th January
APEAL President Robert Beltz joined the invite-only forum of EU policy makers, industry representatives, European associations and NGO’s where he focused awareness on the recycling record of steel a...
17 Jan 2012
APEAL President to speak at debate in Brussels
APEAL President Robert Beltz will speak at the “Metal’s contribution to a resource efficient Europe” debate, organised by Metal Packaging Europe (MPE) in the European Parliament next 24th
30 Sep 2011
Recycling is key at “Green Solutions in Central Europe”, 21st September 2011
"I am very happy to be able to welcome you to this event, organized for the first time in Central Europe," said U. S. Steel Kosice President David J. Rintoul, officially opening the “Green Sol...
26 Jul 2011
APEAL and U.S. Steel Europe will co-host “Steel for Packaging, Green solutions for Central Europe” on at the U.S. Steel Europe plant in Kosice, September 21st 2011.
It will be the first APEAL Steel for Packaging summit specifically oriented to the needs of Central Europe.
Endorsed by the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic, it will be an opportunity for...
13 May 2011
Steel for packaging achieves a new record in Europe with a 72% recycling rate in 2009
APEAL (the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging) releases the latest figures that demonstrate how recycling rates of steel packaging for Europe in 2009 increased by 2% to reach mor...
06 Dec 2010
Eco-trip Steel Packaging – Dunkerque
On 25th November 2010, APEAL and EMPAC invited Diana Oancea, Policy Officer for Packaging at the European Commission for an exclusive eco-trip to discover the production and recycling p...
01 Oct 2010
Corus starts transition to Tatasteel name
Corus has now adopted Tata Steel as its new identity. For more information :http://www.tatasteeleurope.com/en/company/our_brand/2010_transition_tata_steel...
01 Feb 2010
APEAL launches Steel for Packaging Update
As we welcome in a new year, we also welcome a new look for steel for packaging in Europe. Our new publication, “Steel for Packaging Update” brings together the most important legislative issues f...
12 Jan 2010
German steel packaging recycling rate reaches record levels
The latest official figures from Germany show that recycling levels of steel packaging reached a record 93.6% in 2008, a rise of 2 percentage points from 2007. Germany’s legal requirement for a recy...
10 Dec 2009
New figures show 70% of steel for packaging now recycled in Europe
A landmark 70% of steel packaging now recycled in Europe
The latest figures from APEAL show that over 2.5 million tonnes of food and drinks cans and other steel containers were recycled in 2008, savi...
15 Oct 2009
APEAL campaign within newly elected European Parliament
APEAL began its outreach campaign to the newly elected members of the European Parliament in the first week of July. Since its initial contact with the new parliamentarians, APEAL has been holding a s...
01 Sep 2009
APEAL officially accepted as a member of the CIAA Roundtable
In September, APEAL was officially accepted as a member of the newly established European Food SCP Round-Table. The Round-Table, initiated by the CIAA, the Confederation of the Food and Drink Industri...
19 May 2009
Deposit systems create barriers to trade, says European Commission
Article published by the 'European Environment & Packaging Law' magazine....
01 Apr 2009
Steel Packaging recycling boost
Article in ‘Steel Times International’ reports that the latest figures reveal 69% of steel packaging is recycled in Europe, saving 4.8 Mt of CO2 emissions. Thanks to industry effo...
02 Mar 2009
Steel for packaging: the industry perspectives on the European Packaging Waste Policy
APEAL delivered a presentation at the European Packaging & Waste Law on the steel for packaging industry perspectives on European Packaging Waste Policy....