MPE to promote metal packaging's sustainability

Metal Packaging Europe (MPE), a new organisation that represents the interests of a wide range of interests in the canmaking industry, is being officially launched by president of Crown Europe Chris Homfray at the Interpack trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany next month.

With the objective of establishing metal packaging as a recognized and valuable contributor to sustainability in public policy and throughout the supply chain, MPE brings together the resources of a number of groups:

* Empac, representing the leading food and speciality canmakers in Europe and its national associations;