In the current episode of packaging people Clarissa Odewald from thyssenkrupp Rasselstein talks about the challenges and innovations in the packaging steel sector. She provides insights into the environmentally friendly transformation of her company, the future of the tinplate can and the importance of recycling for a sustainable circular economy.
Episode 25: Rethinking the can
Clarissa Odewald is CEO of thyssenkrupp Rasselstein and fascinated by the world of packaging steel. As Germany's largest manufacturer of tinplate, which is used in food cans and crown corks, among other things, Rasselstein is taking an exciting path towards sustainability and innovation.
Focus on sustainable materials
Our food can can carry up to 4,500 times its own weight - and that with a thickness of just 0.1 millimetres. For me, packaging steel is the perfect combination of stability and innovation
The topics of this episode
Sustainable transformationOdewald reports on how Rasselstein is working with thyssenkrupp Duisburg to significantly reduce COâ‚‚ in steel production. With the help of green hydrogen, new direct reduction plants and more efficient production processes, the company is on the way to climate neutrality.
Recyclability of tinplate: Steel is one of the materials with a particularly high recycling rate of 90 %. Odewald emphasises how important this rate is for the circular economy and why the tinplate can will continue to play a central role in the packaging industry in the future.
At Rasselstein, we are working intensively on COâ‚‚ reduction in steel production. With green hydrogen and innovative processes, we want to make the packaging industry more sustainable and make an active contribution to the energy transition.
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Innovation and product diversityRasselstein develops special steel grades that meet modern requirements - for example for particularly sturdy cans or easy-to-open tear-off lids. These developments show how adaptable packaging steel is and how Rasselstein is constantly improving the product.
Diversity and balanceOdewald talks about the growing presence of women in the steel industry and how important a balanced team of different age groups and cultures is to her. She sees diversity as an enrichment for the company's innovative strength.