Introducing Larry Churchwell, President of DRT Holdings. Larry has held a number of senior management positions across the packaging sector, including as Global Marketing Manager for the Beverage Segment at Valspar, and Marketing and Portfolio Leader for its Equipment and Automation Division at Sealed Air Corporation. DRT Holdings is the pioneer in the development of the easy-open beverage and food packaging sector and has become a major supplier of easy-open systems, parts and tooling. Today, DRT consists of three divisions operating ten facilities in the US and Germany that employ over 600 ..read more

Joining the pod is Marc Hoche - Vice President/General Manager, CarnaudMetalbox Engineering. Marc is a mechanical engineer by trade, after serving 10 years in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, he then went on to work in heavy industry, most notably for Caterpillar and Cummins. After gaining a Business degree and an MBA, Marc then switched industries in 2013, where he began his career at CarnaudMetalbox Engineering as Head of Sales. He led the global sales and aftermarket teams for seven years before moving into his current role in Jan 2021. In the podcast, Marc spoke at length ..read more

In today’s episode we have a special episode, as we welcome Meadow and DRT, fresh off their Gold awards at the recent Canmaker Summit. Most household products come in linear single-use packaging made of non-recyclable material. The Meadow Closed Loop Packaging System, with its infinitely recyclable aluminium can paired with a reusable dispenser, is able to deliver personal care products and other consumables in a convenient and truly environmentally friendly package. The circular solution reduces the demand for virgin mate-rial, increasing PCR (post-consumer recycled) content eliminating was ..read more

In today's episode, we welcome Alain Cagnard, Global technical leader metal packaging at Eastman. Alain began his career in the metal packaging industry back in 1994 as a lab technician for the Beer & Beverage internal spray and easy open-end market at Dexter in France which is now Sherwin Williams. He joined PPG, in various technical leader roles in France and Italy, developing coatings throughout the metal packaging supply chain. During his time with PPG, Alain also supported inks for metal packaging, twist-off caps and aluminium coil coating. In 2012 with Valspar(now Sherwin Williams ..read more

On today's episode, we are joined by Robert Bunting Jr. Bunting is the 3rd generation President and CEO of Bunting. Robert has been with Bunting for 16 years, serving in a variety of roles consisting of sales, product management, general manager, and now President and CEO Bunting® is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of magnetic separators, metal detectors, materials handling, magnetic printing cylinders, magnets, magnet assemblies, and magnetizing equipment. Founded in 1959 by Walter F. Bunting in Chicago, Illinois, the company has remained family-owned and family-opera ..read more

Joining us this week is Kim Kizer. With a career of more than twenty-five years as a manufacturing professional, Kim has been Vice President, Sales and Marketing of CCL Container since 2015. CCL Container is North America’s leading manufacturer of recyclable aluminium aerosol cans, custom aluminium bottles, barrier systems, and other speciality aluminium packaging for global consumer brands. Through her efforts, the company manufactured more than 600 million containers and generated revenue in excess of $400 million in 2022. During the show, we talk about Kim's drive as a single mum, determi ..read more

In today’s episode we welcome Raul Martinez, Latamcan show director. During the show, Raul reviews the 2023 edition of Latamcan, and also looks ahead to 2024, where the show reverts to Argentina for the first time.But before we begin we must give special mention to our sponsors PPG, their range of innovative solutions help protect and beautify the world ..read more

In today's episode, we welcome Mike Mackay, managing director of Despray Enviromental. Mike is a world-leading aerosol recycling expert where his business and entrepreneur background spans over 30 years and been involved with over 10 start-ups.His passion for the industry has been founding and developing aerosol recycling to the world market, he is a co-founder of the world's most advanced recycling technology despray so we are in good hands today.Mike presents a thought-provoking interview on how aerosols affect our environment and how to make changes to the current methods of recycling aeros ..read more

Rob Campbell has recently been promoted from divisional president of manufacturing to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Rob has over 33 years of experience with Roeslein, making him a natural fit for this vital role. As COO, Rob will be instrumental in streamlining Roeslein’s processes and driving operational efficiency through working with Roeslein's three divisional presidents. During the episode, Rob outlines the company’s recent internal changes, the company’s continued diversification and he comments on the current state of play in the global container market. This episode is a must-listen ..read more

We welcome Dr Polina R. Ware, Global R&D Director at PPG in today's episode. Having started her career at 3M as an innovator, Polina is an avid predictor of emerging technology trends and white spaces for new markets. While at LANXESS Polina lead Urethane Systems business expansion from Hot Cast Elastomers to participation in the CASE market (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers) as well as new product development in cold cast elastomers. Now at PPG, Polina is on a mission to protect and beautify the world through innovating to engineer out legacy toxic chemicals in metal packagi ..read more