Overview: News Women in Packaging
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Clarissa Odewald is leading thyssenkrupp Rasselstein through the change of brands in packaging steel
17.09.2024
Tin-coated or specially chromium-plated blackplate is also known as tinplate and is used predominantly in the manufacture of packaging. In Andernach, the sole German manufacturer thyssenkrupp Rasselstein produces tinplate for approximately 400 customers in 80 countries. Clarissa Odewald has recently become the Chief Sales Officer and Chairwoman of the Executive Board.
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Australia’s Female Packaging Leaders Get Their Moment in the Sun
25.07.2024
The inaugural PKN Women in Packaging Awards celebrated six remarkable women and a pioneering Hall of Fame inductee. The event highlighted the achievements of women in the industry, addressed the lack of diversity and promoted sustainability efforts. With a focus on innovation and leadership, this celebration aims to inspire and empower more women to make their mark in packaging.
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For Tina Gerfer, your word is as good as written
21.06.2024
Her grandfather had the idea for a machine that could wrap delicate hollow chocolate figures like a Santa Claus or an Easter bunny in a perfectly fitting protective layer made of printed aluminium foil. Today, Tina Gerfer is head of the medium-sized mechanical engineering company, which has long ago grown beyond packaging for hollow figures.
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Inventor with team spirit
13.05.2024
Founding a start-up right after graduation takes courage. Therefore, Lisa Antonie Scherer joined forces with three others to market her invention, an eco-friendly padding material. The most recent step is a successful crowd funding campaign to enable the purchase of a demonstration system.
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Women in packaging: Circular economy at REWE Group
16.04.2024
How can you use resources within the company and along the supply chain efficiently, and how can commerce make the leap from a linear to a genuine circular economy? Questions like these are the daily business of Pia Schnück. The economist and environmental scientist at REWE is responsible for the area sustainability, packaging and circular economy.
“We must make packaging more attractive as a varied professional field”
21.02.2024
In a world forced to meet the global challenges of sustainable food systems, progressive packaging solutions are indispensable. This includes the people working on these solutions. In this interview with Caroline Babendererde, Head of Sustainability Mid Europe at Tetra Pak, we discuss how to win young talents for the industry and the role of sustainability initiatives.
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Networked packaging industry specialist
17.01.2024
Who is saying something, for what reason are they saying it, what is behind it and who does it benefit? Industrial engineer Sonja Bähr uses questions like these to encourage people to be more critical about statements regarding packaging, waste disposal and recycling.
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“Impressed by the power of innovation”
14.12.2023
The German Packaging Institute brings all the different players in the packaging industry together – whether for an expert or political discussion or to celebrate innovations, for example at the German Packaging Award. Kim Cheng, a lawyer and since 2016 managing director of the dvi, combines legal competence with commitment to the needs of the packaging industry and its players.
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Women in packaging: Mia Pettersson – helping take compostable bioplastics to the next level
14.11.2023
BASF has been active in the bioplastics field for more than 30 years. Swedish chemical engineer Mia Pettersson is head of BASF’s biopolymer portfolio in Ludwigshafen, Germany, where she works on continuing to develop compostable and biodegradable plastics while supporting women in their advancement in the company.