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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 SinkeviÄius 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...
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 Ruaidrà 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...
