As the international jury of experts brings the first round of judging to a close, this year鈥檚 finalists of Packaging Europe鈥檚 Sustainability Awards, the world鈥檚 most prestigious and influential sustainable packaging competition, have been revealed.听听In its mission to spotlight the most important innovations and initiatives across the packaging value chain, the Sustainability Awards welcomes all types of organizations with no entry fee.听听
Companies from all over the world have been nominated this year, marking the most internationally diverse set of finalists to date 鈥� hailing from Ethiopia, India, China, Brazil, Australia, and beyond. 听As the 鈥淣obel Prize鈥� for sustainable packaging innovations, the goal of Sustainability Awards is to platform the most important innovations and initiatives across the packaging value chain. It aims to accelerate the adoption of best practice in the packaging space and facilitate the cross-fertilization of ideas 鈥� all to benefit our environment and climate.听听
The winners will be announced at an awards dinner taking place during the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Utrecht, Netherlands from 10th 鈥� 12th November. Tickets are available via the .听听
The complete list of finalists by category is as follows:听听听
Best Practice听
- Coveris 鈥� ReCover Paper recycling facility听
- Sonoco 鈥� Smart, recyclable food cans for FareShare charity donations听
- Trayak 鈥� EcoImpact Sustainability Intelligence platform for data analytics听
- ICIS 鈥� ICIS Pyrolysis Oil Pricing Index听
Climate听
- DS Smith and Krones 鈥� Fibre-based Lift Up shrink-wrap alternative and LitePac Top for bottle multipacks听
- Sonoco 鈥� Ecopeel three-piece can听
- Ardagh Glass Packaging 鈥� Hydrogen electrolyzer for melting glass听
- Ambipar 鈥� Sustainable Biocapsules Project, reusing pharma packaging waste for reforestation听
- Flexpenser 鈥� Flexpenser one-way valve/pump听
Driving the Circular Economy听
- Glacier and 100+ Accelerator 鈥� Glacier Recycling AI for automated recovery and real-time data听
- HL Express 鈥� Reusable Pallet Wrap听
- Procter & Gamble 鈥� VersoVita solvent-based dissolution recycling technology听
- RAWS 鈥� RAWS plastic degradation technology听
E-commerce听
- Henkel 鈥� Technomelt E-COM G5 Eco Cool low-temperature hot melt听
- Xampla and Just Eat Takeaway 鈥� Plastic-free, Morro-coated food-to-go box听
- Guangzhou Procter & Gamble 鈥� Paper pulp spherical packaging box听
- Procter & Gamble 鈥� Versafiller paper-based honeycomb structure听
Recyclable Packaging听
- Sharpak 鈥� SharpTek mono-PET tray for berries听
- COPAR Smart Packaging 鈥� Flow wrap for sausages, made from wheat straw and HyperBarrier paper听
- Blue Ocean Closures 鈥� Fiber-based closure for nutraceutical supplements听
- Koehler Paper 鈥� Koehler NexPlus Advanced barrier paper for Wynn Petfood primary packaging听
- Mondel膿z International 鈥� MonoPaper outer packaging for Veritable Petit Beurre de LU听
Renewable Materials听
- Zafree Papers and 100+ Accelerator 鈥� Tree-free, unbleached pulp and kraft liner听
- Graphic Packaging International 鈥� PaperSeal Shape paperboard tray for Moy Park and Sainsbury鈥檚听
- UPM Specialty Papers, Orkla Suomi, and Walki Group 鈥� Paper packaging for Panda Milk chocolate听
- Pack2Earth 鈥� Low-CO2, home-compostable biomaterials made from plant matter and minerals听
- Mondi Group 鈥� Ad/Vantage StretchWrap for pallet wrapping听
Climate (Pre-Commercialized)听
- Paramount Planet Product 鈥� Biodegradable nano-cellulose straws听听
- Paramount Planet Product 鈥� Biodegradable nano-cellulose flat sheets听
- Avery Dennison 鈥� Vidre+ smart label for fresh produce听
- BioTip 鈥� Eye D sensors for real-time food quality monitoring听
Driving the Circular Economy (Pre-Commercialized)听
- Sonoco 鈥� HORIZON lightweight metal overcap听
- BOTTLESS 鈥� Airless Pak refillable airless packaging system听
- Beontag 鈥� Beontag Carrier eWave industrial-grade UHF label听
- Gemini Corporation 鈥� Gemcorp Recycling鈥檚 upcycled multi-layered plastic pellets听
- Klingenberg 鈥� Nomadbox reusable shipping carton听
Recyclable Packaging (Pre-Commercialized)听
- Papacks 鈥� Moulded fibre, cellulose-based Fiber-Bottle听
- Unilever 鈥� High-barrier, recyclable paper pack for Knorr Soups听
- Veritiv 鈥� Helicot Paper Tube听
- Solenis 鈥� TopScreen TC744 water-based barrier coating for cupstock听
- Coexpan and Emsur 鈥� Resealable mono-PET food tray听
Renewables (Pre-Commercialized)听
- HUID 鈥� HUID Pyber, a fibrous packaging material derived from onion waste听
- Shenzhen JF Bio Products 鈥� BALK biobased, pressure-sensitive hot melt adhesive听
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences 鈥� Coffee-based biopolymer inks听
- Ecohelix 鈥� Ecohelix WOODMER Seal biopolymer heat seal coating听
- NantBioRenewables 鈥� Compostable protein tray containing ocean calcium听
Machinery听
- CMC Packaging Automation 鈥� CMC Super Vertical 3D Vertical Bagger and Auto-Packer听
- Hotel Emporium 鈥� LiquiFill bath liquid refill system听听
- Ranpak 鈥� Cut鈥檌t!鈩� EVO Multi-Lid automated height reduction and box closing machine听
- SIPA 鈥� XFORM RENEW direct flake-to-preform technology听听
- Voidless 鈥� Voidless P2 automated packaging system for right-sized boxes听