Who We Are
Plastics Touchpoint Group, Inc. was established to meet the growing demand for expertise in the flexible packaging industry. The company focus is on blown film extrusion, cast film extrusion and film conversion operations. Plastics Touchpoint has worked with clients throughout North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Paul Waller
P.Eng., MBA, Cert.P.P. – President
Paul Waller is the Principal Consultant in the Plastics Touchpoint Group. He has been involved in the plastic film manufacturing industry for over 40 years. Clients have included raw material suppliers, processors, end users, educational institutions and industry associations.
Paul Waller obtained his B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal and his MBA at the Schulich School of Business, York University in Toronto. Mr. Waller is an Honored Service member of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Past-President and current Councillor of its Board of Directors for the Ontario Chapter, Past-Chair of the Flexible Packaging Division of SPE and Past-Chair of the Canadian Plastics Sector Council.
Mr. Waller is a licensed Professional Engineer, a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, a member of the Packaging Association of Canada and the first candidate to receive the Canadian Plastics Sector Council’s Certified Plastics Practitioner – 3rd (Advanced) level for Blown Film Extrusion.
Mr. Waller started his career in Dow Chemical Canada’s polyethylene technical service group before moving to Esso Chemical Canada’s Vinyl division. After working with BOPP at Mobil Chemical Canada, he became Sales Manager of blown film machinery at Macro Engineering Co. Ltd. Mr. Waller subsequently joined the Canadian Plastics Institute as Seminar Manager and became Manager of Education Services when it merged with the Canadian Plastics Industry Association. Mr. Waller then joined Haremar Plastic Manufacturing Limited as Director of Technical Operations before founding the Plastics Touchpoint Group, Inc. in 2000.
Mr. Waller designed and delivered the classroom portion of the Blown Film Technology Course for the Canadian Plastics Training Centre in Toronto and SENAI in Brazil. He has delivered in-house training to more than 1,200 participants in film manufacturing companies on five continents in the last 20 years. Mr. Waller has published 4 books on film extrusion manufacturing and troubleshooting.
Associate Consultants
Plastics Touchpoint Group employs an extensive network of experts in a wide variety of fields to meet unique project requirements.
Clients
Plastics Touchpoint Group has served many types of clients, including multinational corporations, newly formed companies, government agencies, industry associations and educational institutions.
