The podcast of packaging journal and interpack

Gripping conversations – in the truest sense of the word. Discussions about the challenges facing the packaging industry – with those who are overcoming them: Corporate legends, start-ups, associations and experts. Whether it's sustainability, customer requirements, innovations or digitalisation, we tackle it all in this podcast from packaging journal and interpack. The hosts are packaging journal editors Doris Bünnagel, Matthias Laux and Jan Malte Andresen.

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🎧 Podcast: What to do about the recyclate shortage?

In the new Packaging People podcast, Patrick Neumann and Jonathan Scheck from Interzero talk about the results of the latest Circular Packaging 2030 study and show why the...

🎧 Podcast: The drinks carton is not a product of yesterday

FKN Managing Director Martin Schröder talks about the future of the beverage carton, the Think Inside the Box campaign, challenges posed by the PPWR and why the industry needs to...

🎧 Podcast: Philipp Lehner from the ALPLA Group

World recycling record, 70 years of Alpla and clear words on regulation: Philipp Lehner, CEO of the Alpla Group, talks about innovation, responsibility and the future in the new podcast...

🎧 Podcast: Dr Natalie Brandenburg from the German Packaging Institute

Dr Natalie Brandenburg has been the new Managing Director of the German Packaging Institute (dvi) since 1 April. In this episode, she talks to Matthias Laux about her first...

🎧 Podcast: Thomas Schmitt - How the packaging industry can tackle the skills shortage

HR consultant Thomas Schmitt from insight - International Management Consultants talks about sustainable leadership, generational change, cultural change and how companies can find and retain talent today.

🎧 Podcast: Recyda - Transparency in the packaging jungle

In this episode of Packaging People, we talk to Vivian Loftin, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Recyda. The startup has developed software that enables companies to...

🎧 Podcast: thyssenkrupp Rasselstein - packaging steel with a future

In the latest episode of packaging people, Clarissa Odewald from thyssenkrupp Rasselstein talks about the challenges and innovations in the packaging steel sector.

🎧 Podcast: Uwe Melichar - Packaging between functionality and design

Uwe Melichar is an expert in packaging design. In the podcast interview, he provides insights into his experiences with design and emphasises how important it is that packaging...

🎧 Podcast: BÜHNEN Klebesysteme - Packaging with adhesive

In this episode, we talk to the managing directors of Bühnen GmbH, Bert Gausepohl and Jan-Hendrik Hunke, about the growing importance of adhesives in the packaging industry....

🎧 Podcast: From evolution to revolution: AI in print image control

What role does artificial intelligence play in the quality control of print products? A much bigger one than some might realise! In the latest packaging people podcast, we talk...

🎧 Podcast: GelatoPack - From the idea to the Lion's Den

How does ice cream of ice-cream parlour quality arrive at home? Andreas Siebrecht talks about his transport packaging for ice cream and the patented cooling technology.

🎧 Podcast: Live from Brussels - Questions and answers on the PPWR

How far along is the new EU packaging regulation really? There is a lot of talk about the PPWR. In our latest podcast, we talk directly to Europe - or rather:...

🎧 Podcast: EKO-PUNKT - We need standardised labelling for recyclable packaging!

How should recyclable packaging be labelled? This is also the subject of the discussion about the EU Packaging Regulation. In the latest podcast, we talk to Stefan Munz...

🎧 Podcast: CCL Faubel - From paper labels to smart labels

A family business with an international presence: CCL Faubel offers labelling solutions for various industries and focuses in particular on smart labels. A conversation about digital labels and how Faubel...

🎧 Podcast: Bundesverband Glasindustrie - A look into the crystal ball

Glass is one of the oldest packaging materials and is becoming increasingly popular again today. In the podcast with packaging journal, the spokesperson for the German Glass Industry Association talks about...

🎧 Podcast: Multivac - „Packaging is sexy now“

Multivac has been manufacturing packaging machines for more than 60 years. We spoke to CEO Christian Traumann about the transformation from machine manufacturer to technology group.

🎧 Podcast: Herma - Gluing with responsibility

At Herma, everything revolves around labels and how they can be sustainable and support the recycling of packaging, for example. We talked about this with Marcus...

🎧 Podcast: German Packaging Institute - „Impressed by the innovative strength“

She is Managing Director of the German Packaging Institute (dvi) and is therefore largely responsible for bringing the industry together. In the podcast, Kim Cheng tells us what she...

🎧 Podcast: MOSCA - „Physics is not negotiable“

In the brand new TechCentre, Mosca provides customers with various test methods to test the safety of packaging. In the podcast, we talk to the man who...

🎧 Podcast: Berndt + Partner GmbH - „Packaging is like an inconspicuous, loyal friend“

He is the former chairman of the German Packaging Institute, was a board member of the World Packaging Organisation and now advises the major companies and brands in the industry. Thomas Reiner,...

🎧 Podcast: Flexible Packaging Europe - „Every packaging is customised“

A wide variety of products can be securely packaged with flexible packaging. The materials used are just as versatile as the contents. This is what Guido Aufdemkamp, Executive Director...

🎧 Podcast: Start-up boomerang - "Making online retail greener"

Sustainable packaging for e-commerce is increasingly becoming the focus of major online retailers. Young founders from Hamburg, who have developed a reusable solution with Boomerang, are also realising...

🎧 Podcast: VDMA - „It's a people's business“

He is the voice of all the companies that manufacture packaging machines. As Managing Director of the VDMA, Richard Clemens has an eye on the industry, knows its needs and...

🎧 Podcast: Pro Carton - „A heart made of cardboard“

After thirty years in the packaging industry, Winfried Mühling is a familiar face to many. As Director of Marketing and Communication at ProCarton, he now deals with...

🎧 Podcast: FKuR - „Nature is actually the best recycler“

In the latest podcast, we talk to Carmen Michels from FKuR. She has been researching bio-based and biodegradable plastics for 30 years.

🎧 Podcast: Tilisco - „Packaging is not an end in itself“

In the latest podcast, we talk to Sonja Bähr and Till Isensee from the consultancy Tilisco, which provides companies with advice and support on sustainability and packaging management....

🎧 Podcast: Optima - „Mechanical engineering is anything but boring“

In the latest podcast from packaging journal and interpack, Optima Managing Director Dr Stefan König and Michael Weber, Customer Service Director, give us an insight into the current requirements...

🎧 Podcast: Balluff - „Packaging needs automation“

As a specialist in automation, Balluff is active in many segments. The company deliberately focusses on the packaging industry. Dr Martin Osterfeld from Balluff explains why...

🎧 Podcast: Stora Enso - „Wood is a wonderful material“

When it comes to packaging and fibre-based materials, there is no way around Stora Enso. In our latest packaging people podcast, Jan Malte Andresen...

🎧 Podcast: Syntegon - „I always learn something new on the way to the canteen“

In the latest episode, Jan Malte Andresen talks to Uwe Harbauer. The graduate engineer is a member of Syntegon's management board and is responsible for the Pharma division.

🎧 Podcast: Gerhard Schubert - From gingerbread to cold storage

The packaging journal is now also available to listen to. Together with TIGHTLY PACKED, we are launching the „packaging people“ podcast. Right in the...

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