Pro Carton/ECMA Carton Award winners named

- Tic Tac fan rattle and innovative beverage carton design chosen as winners in Carton Award 2012  

 

Pro Carton and ECMA have named the winners from eight categories in the latest Carton Award competition ran by the two associations.

 

Pro Carton, a European association of carton and cartonboard manufacturers, and ECMA, the European Carton Makers Association, named 27 entries in the shortlist across the eight categories.

 

In the Beauty and Cosmetics category, “Beiersdorf mini essentials”, produced by Clondalkin Pharma & Healthcare UK for Beiersdorf UK using material from Iggesund was the winner, while the Beverage category award went to “Coeur de cognac”, produced by VG Angoulême for Remy Cointreau, using material from Stora Enso and Korsnäs.

 

The “Tic Tac Fan-Rassel” entry, produced by STI Group for Ferrero Deutschland using Stora Enso material once again, was the winning entry in the Confectionery category.

 

The Pharmaceutical prize went to “Ampullenverpackung”, produced by Carl Edelmann for Weleda using material from International paper; Shelf Ready & Display category was awarded to “Ben & Jerry’s ‘Wich”, produced by Contego Packaging using material from Korsnäs for Unilever; the All Other Food category was won by the “Cupholder Müsli & Yoghurt” entry, produced by WS Quack & Fischer for McDonalds Poland using cartonboard produced by Mayr-Melnhof Baiersbronn; and the All Other Non-Food prize was handed to “Folding box with measuring device”, produced by Karl Knauer for Stähler Deutschland using material from International Paper.

 

The final category, Volume Markets Cartons, went to “Bacofoil Classic 30cm” (pictured, top), produced by Lucaprint for Wrap Film System, using cartonboard produced by Reno de Medici.

 

Awards for Carton of the Year will also be chosen from the finalists, and presentations for Sustainability and the Most Innovative carton made, at a reception at the end of the first day of the ECMA Congress 2012.

 

Read more about the entries to the Pro Carton/ECMA Carton Award 2012 competition here

Read more from Pro Carton here

Read more from ECMA here

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