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To round off the year, we once again present our most-clicked articles of 2021. 1st place: The article on the German Packaging Award
The jury of the German Packaging Award 2021 has announced the winners of the major European showcase for packaging. A total of 52 innovations from six countries were recognised in the competition organised by the German Packaging Institute e. V. (dvi) competition for the best solutions. The packaging journal shows all the award-winning products and solutions.
The 52 award-winning innovations are spread across all ten categories of the exhibition - from digitalisation, design and finishing, sustainability and cost-effectiveness to packaging machines and technology. Four prizes were also awarded in the young talent category.
There are solutions made of plastic, paper, cardboard, corrugated cardboard, wood, aluminium, glass and composite cardboard. The award winners come from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Turkey, Slovenia and Latvia.
The award ceremony will take place on 28 September as part of the Specialist pack instead.
These are the winners
- Design and finishing (4 winners)
- Functionality & Convenience (7 winners)
- Product presentation (5 winners)
- Profitability (4 winners)
- Sustainability (18 winners)
- Logistics & Material Flow (3 winners)
- New material (3 winners)
- Packaging machines (3 winners)
- Young talent (4 winners)
- Digitisation (1 winner)
Notifications from the companies
One.five supplies high-barrier paper for vegan cheese
Vanozza is introducing Bluemorph recyclable high-barrier paper from One.five for its vegan ‚Old Italian‘ cheese, replacing non-recyclable packaging made from composite materials.
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Reusable containers for continuous material flows
At LogiMAT 2026, Auer Packaging will be showcasing a wide range of plastic solutions for transport, storage and handling.
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Norske Skog examines kraftliner production in Saugbrugs
The background to this is the ongoing transformation of the Group towards more growth-orientated paper segments.
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Shrink sleeve 3D illusion
Packaging relaunch Hansaplast, Elastoplast and CURITAS
design for human nature
Brand launch vehappy
EDEKA Head Office Foundation & Co. KG
Spirits bottle for 4x50 R.N.P. Superior Premium Rum
Stoelzle Glass Group
Functionality & Convenience
Dosing system for capsules with a focus on particularly easy use, even for users with motor impairments
Packsys GmbH
Salon Lotion Pump for developer lotion for oxidative hair colours
Kao Germany GmbH
Advent calendar 2020
Offset Printing Schwarzach GmbH
Babbit music box
Stora Enso Latvia
IceCoat
hvb HiPack Multifood packaging system
hvb Innova AG
Kebag
Haepsi GmbH
Presentation of goods
Viking ship display for honey mead
KOLB Group - Gebr. KNAUER GmbH + Co KG
Dr.BEST/Aquafresh Plasticfree Toothbrush Packaging
GSK Consumer Healthcare GmbH, Karl Knauer KG, M+C SCHIFFER GmbH
Bübchen Skin Care GmbH Sustainability display
Cyberpunk 2077 - 360° POS campaign
Schoepe Display GmbH
Staedtler tree display
Economic efficiency
Wooden transport pallet for tractor front loader swing arms
G. Gühring GmbH & Co. KG Packaging Technology
ET-5 Fast Pack
Marina Base
SPQ - "Sustainable Print Quality
Sustainability
The circle is king! EcoStretch - Circular solution for stretch sleeves
Lipcarestick Next Generation
Monomaterial, all components made of polypropylene (PP)
3-part mechanism
RPC Bramlage GmbH
Packaging solution with spring effect
Magic Star Light airless cream dispenser with plastic spring
RPC Bramlage GmbH
hvb HiPack Multifood packaging system
mibellegroup
rPET bottles with 50% recyclate from the Yellow Bag
GAPLAST AirlessMotion(R) PCR 500 ml
Gaplast GmbH
DERIBA GREENLINE (R) films
Riba Verpackungen GmbH, a company of the DERIBA Group
NIR marker for plastic cartridges
Tailorlux GmbH & Fischbach KG Engelskirchen
Cien - most sustainable deodorant can
TUBEX GmbH
The Monotube - 100% recycled aluminium from base to tip
TUBEX GmbH
PP Mono Blister
S-Liner Peel
suPErtube
Refill CAPS made of cellulose with organic barrier coating
ReCo3 bottles made from recyclate
W. Müller GmbH
Always Cotton Protection
Procter & Gamble Service GmbH
Logistics & material flow
KTP EuroStack 128 - Large load carrier
KTP Kunststoff Palettentechnik GmbH
Optimisation B+K U-Pack® with carrying handle
Bishop + Klein SE & Co. KG
WALTHER mobile pedestals with patented quick coupling system
New material
Corrosion protection film with innovative Intelligent Corrosion Blocker (ICB)
EXCOR Corrosion Protection Technologies and Products GmbH
ElifProLite - A Recyclable High Barrier Laminate
Elif Plastik Ambalaj San. ve Tic. A.Ş
Melker of Sweden paddle packaging
Packaging machines
PackOnTime 2box
cycleForm(R)
Evolution BOX LINE Wrapper
Digitisation
Dynamic Packaging Configuration X Big Data Digitalisation
HelloFresh SE
All award winners and the jury statements can be found on the dvi page
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