The German Packaging Award 2024 honoured 41 innovations in 10 categories this year. The jury, consisting of 27 independent experts, selected the winners from almost 250 submissions from 13 countries from. The competition is organised by the German Packaging Institute e. V. (dvi) and is regarded as the largest European showcase for packaging.
The award-winning innovations come from Germany, Austria, Poland and the UK, as well as other countries such as Denmark, France, Israel, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Hungary and the USA. The innovations cover the Full range of materials from glass (2), wood (1), flexible plastic (5), rigid plastic (8), metal (4), paper, cardboard and carton (11), multi-material (2) and new material (2) to corrugated cardboard (4) and composite material (1). At least one innovation won the prize in each of the ten categories of the exhibition.
Specifically, there were Five design winners, two in Digitalisation, four in Functionality & Convenience, five in Logistics & Material Flow, six in Sustainability Overall Concept, four in Sustainability Material Substitution and Reduction, one in Sustainability Reusable, three in Sustainability Recyclability & Use of Recyclates, three for new material, two for new material, two for packaging machines, technology and software, two for product presentation and three for profitability.
„The large number of innovations submitted shows how committed and intensively the industry is working on ever better solutions for people, the economy and the environment. The high quality across the board and at the top proves how creatively, responsibly and successfully our companies are achieving progress and shaping the future.“
Jury chairman Marit Lemke, Senior Packaging Engineer at Elanco Animal Health Inc.
Oliver Berndt, Head of Organisation of the German Packaging Award, emphasises the Continuous innovation and optimisation of traditional packaging functionsWe see that traditional core functions of packaging are constantly being innovated and optimised. At the same time Added value created and new functions are added. Always with the customer's requirements in mind and with remarkable gains in efficiency, safety, ecology, economy, branding and convenience.“
„Our winners solve big problems with small, intelligent tricks or create completely new possibilities with a big hit and set new standards. Sustainability and efficiency almost always go hand in hand. We have numerous combinations of functionality, aesthetics, sustainability and cost-effectiveness. Overall, the packaging industry can look forward to many great and exciting success stories.“
Prof Stefan Junge, Deputy jury chairman and professor in the Department of Packaging Technology at Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Arne Fehlhaber, juror and Managing Partner & Creative Head of Brandpack, emphasises the innovations in the area of design in particular: „Design is not just an aesthetic, but a Communication tool, to explain things and make them accessible. Almost everything only works on the market if it is understood, used correctly and discarded correctly at the end.“
The dvi invites you to the presentation of the 41 German Packaging Awards on 24 September 2024 at the Specialist pack in. The Gold Awards which recognise particularly pioneering innovations. Registration for the award ceremony is required, but free of charge.
Source: dvi
FINDEL
Submitter: Holzmanufaktur Liebich GmbH
Type and intended use: sustainable wooden packaging in a customised design
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Wood
Country: Germany
Highly refined tissue paper with crease-resistant hot-foil embossing
Submitter: Achertäler Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG
Type and intended use: Wrapping tissue paper with high-quality printing and finishing of premium products
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
Country: Germany
tado Smart Home Packaging
Submitter: brandpack gmbh, design agency
Type and intended use: Packaging system for smart thermostats and accessories (packaging concept Structural Design & Graphic Design)
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: paper, cardboard, corrugated cardboard, plastic (flexible)
Country: Germany
Footwear Protection - powered by AIR
Submitter: TUBEX GmbH and DFNS B.V.
Type and intended use: Spray can for technical applications
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Aluminium
Country: Germany
Gardena EcoLine
Submitter: Berndt+Partner Creality GmbH
Type and purpose: Stylishly packaged garden tools made from recycled materials
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Corrugated cardboard
Country: Germany
CIRCULAR ERP; the SaaS solution that makes the circular economy work.
Submitter: Sykell GmbH
Type and intended use: Platform to manage reusable and circular assets
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Software
Country: Germany
Sweet Honey
Submitter: SCRIBOS GmbH - A KURZ company
Type and intended use: Smart packaging with copy protection for honey
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: multi-material (paper, cardboard, cardboard, corrugated cardboard, glass, machine, technology, software)
Country: Germany
Loctite 55
Submitter: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Type and intended use: Sealing thread dispenser for pipe connections
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Plastic (rigid)
Country: Germany
Ophthalmic plus bottle
Submitter: PACKSYS GmbH
Type and intended use: Bottle for eye drops with special base design for easier use (senior-friendly)
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: Plastic
Country: Germany
Magic-B-locK - Innovative packaging with closure/opening by means of legitimisation card
Submitter: MBK
Type and intended use: Exclusive storage box with barrier function to protect children
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
Country: Germany
Can Holder
Submitter: Smurfit Kappa GmbH
Type and intended use: Can bundling without plastic and gluing
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Corrugated cardboard
Country: Poland
ZELL plastic systems
Submitter: ZELL Systemtechnik GmbH, Josua Tim Ehmer
Type and intended use: ZELL workpiece carrier system - modular reusable containers
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Plastic (rigid)
Country: Germany
Grip Taper
Submitter: Rajapack GmbH
Type and intended use: Automatic water-activated tape dispenser with battery and charger.
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: technical equipment, plastic (rigid), composite materials
Country: Germany
Stretch bonnet with innovative use of 30 % LDPE PCR including at least 13.2 % post-consumer recyclate from the Yellow Bag
Submitter: Joint project of Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH (Cologne), Nestlé Deutschland AG (Frankfurt) and DUO PLAST AG (Lauterbach)
Type and intended use: Plastic stretch bonnets (LD) as transport and load securing for all common pallet formats, future-proof for the requirements of the PPWR (Art. 7)
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: Plastic (flexible)
Country: Germany
SoftCorner
Submitter: Smurfit Kappa GmbH
Type and intended use: Prevention of film damage in transport logistics
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Corrugated cardboard
Country: Germany
Reusable bottle for cooking oil
Submitter: dotch GmbH
Type and intended use: Reusable as a full service
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Glass
Country: Germany
Seresto sustainable pack
Submitter: Elanco, Uwe Müller, Roman Meissner
Type and intended use: new packaging for animal collars (against fleas, ticks, etc.)
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
Country: Germany
NextGen PCR plastic tube
Submitter: LINHARDT & Co. Ltd.
Type and intended use: Plastic tube with TopTube hinged lid, made of 100% PCR HDPE and LLDPE
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: plastic (rigid), plastic (flexible)
Country: Germany
Refill by Respray Solutions Kft.
Submitter: TUBEX GmbH
Type and intended use: Refillable aluminium spray cans for deodorant
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Aluminium
Country: Germany
sanstrap® re - recycled stretch band
Submitter: Sanpack GmbH
Type and intended use: Securing packaged goods and pallets in intralogistics
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Plastic (flexible)
Country: Germany
The first toilet paper packaging that cleans up the world
Submitters: WILDPLASTIC GmbH, Goldeimer gGmbH, WEPA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Bischof+Klein SE & Co. KG
Type and intended use: Toilet paper packaging made from wild plastic
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Plastic (flexible)
Country: Germany
ReZorce® Circular Packaging
Submitter: Zotefoams plc
Type and intended use: Sustainable alternative for beverage cartons
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: Plastic (rigid)
Country: Great Britain (UK)
EcoPeelCover
Submitter: Privatmolkerei Bauer GmbH & Co. KG & Constantia Flexibles International GmbH
Type and intended use: Thinned lidding solution for PP cup materials
Status: The submission is already on the market
Material: composite material
Country: Germany
WMF Grand Wood packaging concept
Submitter: WMF Business Unit Consumer GmbH, Patrick Piller
Type and intended use: Series packaging for the WMF Grand Wood knife series
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
Country: Germany
Paper net as a sustainable replacement for foam padding
Submitter: Knüppel Verpackung GmbH & Co. KG
Type and intended use: Sustainable paper padding to protect packaged goods during transport and shipping, the structure of which straightens up again after impacts and thus retains its protective function.
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
Country: Germany
ESD Paper Bag
Submitter: WEBER Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG
Type and intended use: Dissipative antistatic bag made of paper
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
Country: Germany
Reusable bottle for cooking oil
Submitter: BIO PLANÈTE - Ölmühle Moog GmbH
Type and intended use: Reusable as a full service
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Glass
Country: Germany
Packaging for cleaning cloths made from beverage carton recycling waste
Submitter: Saperatec GmbH
Type and intended use: Packaging for cleaning cloths made from beverage carton recycling waste
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: Plastic (flexible)
Country: Germany
PureWrap PP - THE unmixed and recyclable soft cheese wrapper
Submitter: LEEB GmbH & Co. KG. Dr Julia Eberhardt
Type and intended use: Soft cheese curlers made from 100% - and therefore unmixed and recyclable!
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Plastic (flexible)
Country: Germany
FlexPod™ -recyclable cup alternative
Submitter: Wipak Walsrode GmbH
Type and intended use: Packaging concept for yoghurt
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: Plastic (rigid)
Country: Germany
Mystery Box
Submitters: Isabel Uzoagba, Josua Fritz
Educational institution: Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Art and Design
Type and intended use: Watch packaging
Status: The submission is a junior concept.
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
applicaid
Submitters: Andrea Reisdorf, Nina Scholzen, Paulina Bulanda, Luis Felipe Simons Cândido
Educational institution: MSD - Münster School of Design
Type and intended use: Plaster dispenser for quick and convenient one-handed operation.
Status: The submission is a junior concept.
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
FIY - fix it yourself
Submitters: Adrian Breindl, Luisa Rausch, Luka Vogt
Educational institution: MSD - Münster School of Design
Type and intended use: Dowel packaging with integrated drilling depth stop
Status: The submission is a junior concept.
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
CornPack: Sustainable packaging solutions made from puffed corn semolina
Submitter: Plantera GmbH
Type and intended use: product protection solutions made from puffed corn semolina that have a positive impact on the environment. CornPack is an alternative to polystyrene, cork and wood.
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Other
Country: Germany
New BPA-ni interior coating especially for wine and wine-based drinks
Submitter: TUBEX GmbH and PPG Industries
Type and intended use: Internal coating of aluminium bottles for wine and wine-based beverages
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Aluminium
Country: Germany, USA
MULTIVAC Cooling@Packing
Submitter: Multivac
Type and intended use: Cooling of baked goods by vacuum during packaging.
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: Machine
Country: Germany
Settle Plate Changer SPC 1000
Submitter: Syntegon Technology GmbH, Crailsheim
Type and intended use: Automation of the change of sedimentation plates for passive bacterial count monitoring in pharmaceutical filling machines.
Status: The submission is ready for the market, but has not yet been launched (prototype).
Material: Machine
Country: Germany
DuoHM folding card
Submitter: colordruck Baiersbronn W. Mack GmbH & CO. KG + fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG
Type and purpose: Visual product packaging for the launch of the new DuoHM dowel from fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
Country: Germany
LiLo - Little Loc
Submitter: STABILO International GmbH, Susanne Werner
Type and intended use: Non-permanent display for traditional retail
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: paper, cardboard, cardboard
Country: Germany
Small cup, big impact: a cup characterised by holistic resource conservation (material, filling and handling process, storage and transport logistics)
Submitter: DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH & Pöppelmann GmbH & Co. KG
Type and intended use: Injection moulded cups with IML for dairy products, e.g. quark
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Plastic (rigid)
Country: Germany
Quick_and_Save panel
Submitter: Smurfit Kappa GmbH
Type and intended use: Shipping packaging for solar panels
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Corrugated cardboard
Country: Germany
Returnable crate Bone Crate 24 x 0.33l
Submitter: Oberland M & V GmbH
Type and intended use: Intelligent and hybrid reusable drinks crate
Status: The submission is already on the market.
Material: Plastic (rigid)
Country: Germany
