APEAL (The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging) have recently announced that the 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...
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 century circular economy. The 2025 Vision is set to be supported by...
White paper report from Trivium Packaging ‘Building on LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS to holistically measure packaging sustainability’ that expands traditional LCA methods to account for circularity while also factoring in the impact of packaging materials on the...
Tin sludge produced during tin electroplating of steel sheet is an interesting secondary source of tin. Dried sludge usually contains more than 50% tin. Hydrometallurgical sludge treatment consists of several steps, including leaching in hydrochloric acid and...
Tinplate manufacturer thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH and packaging manufacturer Hoffmann Neopac AG have teamed up and developed a concept for a can that pushes recycling to the max: the RecyCan®. This is a pilot project in which 100 percent of the steel for packaging...
Hoffmann Neopac will introduce a new line of tinplate cans comprised of 100% recycled steel at the Interpack 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Made possible by collecting separated consumer packaging steel from standard household recycling, the company’s...
