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Thank you for joining us for this 40th anniversary edition of the Steel for Packaging Update. In this issue, we are proud to celebrate four decades of representing steel in Europe as the circular packaging solution. We marked this milestone last 21st April with the publication of our latest recycling status report, Steel Ahead: Packaging for a Circular Future. The report was launched at a high-level event, Shaping Europe's Circular Future, we hosted in Brussels. The event brought together representatives from European institutions and industry in a spirit of collaboration, united by a shared commitment to advancing a circular economy.
It also featured the premiere of our latest film, chronicling the journey of steel packaging waste. We hope you enjoy the read!
Patricia Mobbs
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40 years of championing steel for packaging |
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Through nearly four decades, the association has evolved from a founding voice in steel packaging to a modern, sustainably driven industry leader |
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From vision to reality - circularity is a strategic imperative for Europe |
At a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty and resource constraints, Europe’s transition to a circular economy is no longer just an environmental ambition – it is a strategic necessity. This was the clear message emerging from Steel for Packaging Europe’s “Shaping Europe’s Circular Future” event, where… |
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Event photo gallery |
Check out the photos from the 21st April "Shaping Europe's Circular Future" event. |
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Turning circular economy policy into practice |
As Europe enters the implementation phase of its Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and prepares for the Circular Economy Act, the focus is shifting from ambition to execution.The question is no longer what a circular economy should look like – but how to deliver it in practice. |
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Rethinking EPR to include net cost and fairness |
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the policy approach whereby product producers are made responsible for the end-of-life of their products, is one of the EU’s most important tools for delivering a circular economy. But as discussions at “Shaping Europe’s Circular Future”, Steel for Packaging Europe’s recent event, made clear, its effectiveness depends on getting the fundamentals… |
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Recycling in Action |
Follow steel packaging waste on its journey back into new steel.... |
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Our 2026 recycling report |
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Steel Ahead: Packaging for a circular future |
How steel for packaging demonstrates leadership in compliance, recycling and circularity. |
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| 28/04/2026 |
Interpack 2026 Düsseldorf |
Steel for Packaging Europe (SfPE) will use its presence at Interpack 2026 to announce the 2024 recycling rates for steel packaging. Visitors to the Interpack trade show, taking place in Düsseldorf from 7–13 May, are invited to attend a session on 11 May at… |
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