Living in Rheinbach, Germany
Retired from SpeiraGmbH, after 34 years working as research associate… but not really retired 😉
Function in the European PLACE Committee | Committee Member
Contact | schubertag@web.de
„Ask and you shall receive, seek and you will find“
After participating for the first time at TAPPI PLC conference in 1998 in San Francisco I felt comfortable in the PLC community – and presented for the first time in 2000 in Chicago. I experienced a true “working together and honest technical exchange in the PLACE community throughout the last 25 years.
I appreciate the great initiative and opportunity to continue with this „place“ conference by BDVI with a new spirit. TAPPI PLACE had become an important part of my work life, but I have also gained many friends. I will support this initiative also in future.
- Studied chemistry at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, focus on polymer chemistry.
- Since 1989 Vereinigte Aluminium Werke in R&D (in those days „Leichtmetallforschungsinstitut“ – LFI). Starting, structuring and managing the lacquer and polymer lab of VAW R&D.
- Numerous projects in the fields extrusion coating and adhesive laminating for VAW Flexible Packaging.
- Since 2002 project manager for “foil converting and applications“ of Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products R&D with subjects in the area of optimising aluminium foil performance in converting and packaging, but also in technical applications concerning polymer coatings on aluminium, specialty aluminium/polymer composites and multilayer pipes.
- July 2021 – March 2023 Speira GmbH.
- 2000 – 2023 supporter and facilitator of European and US-TAPPI PLACE conferences in various functions.
- Since 2022 TAPPI Fellow.