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PACKCON STAR AWARDS 

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“Blue Planet” Sustainable Packaging Awards

PACKCON STAR AWARDS and "Blue Planet” Sustainable Packaging Awards will be co-branded again at IPIF 2023.

Dedicated to packaging innovation and sustainable development, the competition collects outstanding sustainable packaging products and innovative packaging solutions all over the world, to encourage environmental protection and innovative ideas, help enterprises effectively advance sustainable packaging strategies, and promote the green transformation and upgrading of the industrial chain. This co-branded competition will be categorized into 2 groups - “Innovation” and “Environmental Protection”, as well as Best Popularity Award and the Most Popular Enterprise Award. Experts from the Blue Planet think tank will jointly review and select enterprises and individuals that have made outstanding achievements. Meanwhile, industry professionals will be invited to participate in the award ceremony, witnessing the "highlight" moment of the industry.

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Registration Notice

I. The competition requires entry fees (except for college students);

II. Each entry shall correspond to 1 registration form;

III. Each entry shall sign up NO MORE THAN 2 award categories;

IV. Charging Standard & Details:

(a) For brand owners (companies within the industries including food & beverage, catering delivery, daily chemicals, daily commodities, e-commerce & express, medicine & health care), a registration fee of RMB 280 / entry (tax included) is required for each award category;

(b) For companies/individuals in the upstream and downstream of the packaging industry, including those who are not from brand owners, a registration fee of RMB 580 / entry (tax included) is required for each award category. Meanwhile, exhibitors of China Packaging Container Expo (PACKCON) 2023 will enjoy a discounted price of RMB 480 / entry (tax included) for each award category;

(c)  For participants who are college students, entry is FREE.

 

* The above registration fee will be used for expenses incurred during the competition, incl. event collaterals, judging, event planning and operating costs for the executive team;

* The above registration fee do not include personal transportation, accommodation, meals, etc.

Award Categories

Innovation

Innovative Packaging Material Award

Packaging material innovation is one of the driving forces to promote design. New applications and new ideas of various materials are the treasures to be explored in the Competition.

• New materials and applications

• New structural design

• Integrated application of new technologies

• Improve enterprise revenue or save costs

 

Creative Concept Packaging Award

With the packaging design, structure and creativity as the starting point, all the splendid depiction beyond self-imposed barriers is future-oriented thinking.

• New or creative packaging structure or graphic design

• Creative packaging idea proposal

• Improve brand image and value added

• Improve product sales and stimulate purchase

 

Market Potential Development Award

Creating a new mode of customer acquisition with packaging can make packaging not only itself but also a powerful assistance to enhance the business value and market potential of products.

• Entries have already gone public

• Products that have been massively manufactured and solutions that have been implemented

• Generate unique marketing means to enhance the interaction with users

• Optimize corporate image to some extent

Environmental Protection

Innovation Award for Green Material Application

• New green and environmental-friendly packaging materials

• Integrate the application of new technologies

• Improve enterprise revenue or save costs

• Provide environmental-friendly and sustainable packaging solutions by using innovative packaging materials

 

Reuse and Recycling Scheme Award

• Use environmental-friendly or circular packaging solutions

• Reduce product and packaging waste via innovative circular system

 

Green Packaging Design Concept Award

• New or creative packaging structure enables reduced and lightweighted packaging

• New or creative graphic design promotes the concept of sustainable development

• Enhance brand image and increase brand value, raise product sales, as well as show the enterprise's initiative to assume CSR

 

Sustainable Development Planning Award

· Companies that take sustainable development into consideration in future development

· Companies or specific products that have clear plan to achieve or promote sustainable development

· Companies that have comprehensive sustainable packaging development strategies with joint efforts of production, circulation and sales.

 

Best Popularity Award

 

Most Popular Enterprise Award

Submit Your Entry

Review Procedure and Deadlines

Deadline for the Submission of All Entries:

22 September 2023 (including relevant auxiliary materials, pictures, videos, samples, etc.)

 

Deadline for the Judging Panel’s Online and Final Review:

4-6 October 2023

 

Awards Ceremony for All Winners:

13-14 October 2023 (co-located with IPIF)

Judging Panel

The judging panel is composed of members of “Blue Planet” expert group. In a bid to ensure the specialization and justice of the Competition, the experts come from brand owners, universities and colleges, as well as industry associations. The Competition will invite packaging industry professionals from brand owners including Unilever, McDonald's, Meituan, Yili, Classy-Kiss, JD Logistics, Mondelēz, and Yihai Kerry to conduct multi-dimensional weighing and score all participating works one by one. The final result of the Competition will be unveiled after at least two competition courses.

What are the Benefits of Participating?

• Participating companies or individuals will gain multi-channel online exposure opportunities

• The shortlisted works will have the opportunity to be showcased in front of all attendees at IPIF

• Participating companies or individuals from brand owners will get 1 IPIF ticket foe free if their works/cases win the award

Those participating companies or individuals who are not from brand owners will enjoy a 12% discount on VIP tickets of IPIF

• Gold award winners will obtain a cash prize of RMB 1,000

* Companies or individuals from brand owners are those in the fields such as food & beverage, catering delivery, e-commerce and delivery, medicine and big health, daily chemicals, electronic & electric appliances, auto parts, pre-made food, supermarkets and retail shops, as well as agricultural products.

• Companies or individuals who are not from brand owners include packaging suppliers (companies from the upstream and downstream of the packaging industry), universities and media.

Submit Your Entry

2022 Award Winners

Innovation

Innovative Packaging Material Award

🥇 Gold Award

Nippon Paint (China) Co., Ltd. & BASF (China) Co., Ltd. -

Innovative high-performance industrial environmental-friendly packaging

🥈 Silver Award

China Printing Technology Holding Co., Ltd. -

Ink-free printing cushion foam paper bag

Shenzhen Yutong Packaging Technology Co.,Ltd. -

Ice cream gift box with tiger signs

🥉 Bronze Award

Dare Global New Materials Group Co., Ltd. -

Barrier coated paper

Creative Concept Packaging Award

🥇 Gold Award

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. -

Just Yogurt Twin Cup

🥈 Silver Award

Xi'an Bingxin Packaging Co., Ltd. -

Easy-Folding display gift box

🥉 Bronze Award

Hangzhou Netease Yanxuan Trading Co., Ltd. -

Lifease green cycle box

Market Potential Development Award

🥇 Gold Award

Solenis Chemical Co., Ltd -

Fluorine-free oil repellent in pulp molding pulp

🥈 Silver Award

Shanghai Jinshan Paper Industry Co., Ltd -

Guan Sheng Yuan Year of the Tiger display box in Sam's Club

🥉 Bronze Award

Zhejiang Boxai Ecotechnology Co., Ltd. -

PLA high transmission casting polypropylene film

Environmental Protection

Green Material Application Innovation Award

🥇 Gold Award

Michelman (Shanghai) New Material Co., Ltd. -

Single material soft bag oxygen blocking solution

🥈 Silver Award

UPM (China) Co., Ltd. -

Solide Lucent food-grade white kraft paper

🥉 Bronze Award

Hangzhou Netease Yanxuan Trading Co., Ltd. -

EPIX water-based functional barrier coating

Sustainable Development Planning Award

🥇 Gold Award

L'OREAL (China) Co., Ltd. -

"The 2nd Generation L'Oreal Gold Bottle" - L'Oreal Paris Extraordinary Oil Shampoo, Hair Conditioner and other products

🥈 Silver Award

Dow Chemical (China) Investment Company Limited -

RHOBARR ™ 325 barrier dispersion

🥉 Bronze Award

Sabert (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. -

Pulp wonton box

Reuse and Recycling Scheme Award

🥇 Gold Award

Fujian Kaida Group Co., Ltd. -

Packaging of daily chemical products laundry bag

🥈 Silver Award

Dongguan Ruize Creative Arts New Materials Co., Ltd. -

Paper-based high resistance and water repellent coated paper

🥉 Bronze Award

Yihai Kerry -

Fengyuan Feed woven bag packaging

Best Popularity Award and the Most Popular Enterprise Award

Sabert (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. -

Pulp wonton box 

Green Packaging Design Concept Award

🥇 Gold Award

Mead Johnson Nutritionals (China) Ltd. -

Enfinitas Infant Formula

🥈 Silver Award

Zhejiang Sowinpack Co., Ltd. -

Versatile Fanpack, induction paper bowl heated by electromagnetic furnace

🥉 Bronze Award

Hangzhou GreatStar Industrial Co., Ltd. -

4-inch ratchet clamp set folding cartons

Enquiries for Entry

Ms Sophie Zhang

T: 86 21 2231 7030

E: [email protected]