Hardly any product today can do without protective waves. Whether food, toys or even welding machines – the variety of applications is impressive. The domestic corrugated cardboard industry has made it its mission to develop outstanding packaging solutions that are both functional and sustainable.
For the tenth time in a row, the best packaging solutions made from corrugated cardboard were honored as part of the Wellpappe Austria Awards. A jury selected the finalists and winners from numerous submissions. The award is presented in six categories and recognizes the innovative strength and creativity of the industry. This year, a special prize was again awarded for outstanding print design.
Corrugated champions on stage
„Once a year we bring our corrugated cardboard champions onto the big stage and honor them with the Wellpappe Austria Awards
,” says Stephan Kaar, spokesman for the domestic corrugated cardboard industry. “The award is the annual performance showcase and shows the importance and added value of our packaging material for industry, trade and consumers. Corrugated cardboard packaging offers protection, increases durability, is an advertising ambassador and is inherently sustainable
.“
Awards and cabaret
Around 100 guests took part in the award ceremony at the cabaret CasaNova in Vienna and were just as enthusiastic about the ideas as they were about the gags by cabaret artist Gerald Fleischhacker. Each winner of a Wellpappe Austria Award received an original wooden sculpture by the Vorarlberg artist Stefan Kresser. The event is not only a tribute to the best packaging solutions, but also a platform to showcase the benefits of corrugated cardboard as an environmentally friendly and versatile packaging material. Daniela Soykan-Tober hosted the award ceremony.
Corrugated cardboard – who invented it?
More than 150 years ago, Albert Jones came up with the idea of using corrugated paper to protect glass bottles. Based on the model of a pleated fabric, the waves gave the paper the necessary stability. A short time later, Jones invented the first corrugated cardboard by gluing a sheet of paper to the corrugated paper. In 1871, a packaging material was created that would conquer the world. You can find out more about the sustainable packaging material on the Website of the Forum Wellpappe Austria.
Winners by category
In the creative corrugated cardboard category, the winner is the cake packaging full board, the packaging for grandma’s cakes with the built-in sound effect, submitted by Dunapack-Mosburger GmbH, Vienna. DS Smith Packaging Austria, Kalsdorf wins the corrugated cardboard constructive category for TransSteel, packaging for a welding machine, a modular packaging concept for the heavy welding torch. In the Point of Sale category, Rondo Ganahl AG from St. Ruprecht wins with the Rosé DAC range packaging, the horizontal wine packaging in a striped design. The Monkey47 Gin display, submitted by Margarethner Verpackungsgesellschaft, wins in the corrugated cardboard displays category. The creative display made of corrugated cardboard skilfully showcases the fine spirits and a little monkey. The Ringana shipping packaging Mexico, manufactured by DS Smith Packaging Austria, wins the sustainable corrugated cardboard category. The transport packaging is suitable for various cosmetic products and also has a practical tear strip. A young designer from Mondi Grünburg wins in the young talent category. He has developed a presentation case for glasses with precisely contoured cutouts for wine glasses. And this year the special prize for outstanding print design goes to Rondo Ganahl AG from Frastanz for APEX Promotionbox. An extraordinary printed image on corrugated cardboard that is reminiscent of a painting.
Sponsors support award
This year the Wellpappe Austria Award was once again supported by well-known category sponsors: ARA – Altstoff Recycling Austria, Bobst, Chespa, Doneck Network, Hamburger Containerboard, Koenig & Bauer and Smurfit Westrock Nettingsdorf. Crespel & Deiters was once again the main sponsor of the Corrugated Cardboard Adventure Days apprentice event. Further thanks go to the partner sponsors: Billerud, EMBA Berg Group, Fosber, Glatz, Heinerich Flexoklichee, Mondi, Norske Skog and Sappi.
Photos of the winning products and nominations
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The Forum Wellpappe Austria is the platform of the Austrian corrugated cardboard industry. The members are: Donauwell Wellpappe Verpackungsgesellschaft mbH, Dunapack Packaging – Mosburger GmbH, Margarethner Verpackungsgesellschaft mbH, Mondi Grünburg GmbH., Rondo Ganahl Aktiengesellschaft, Steirerpack GmbH. and corrugated cardboard factory TEWA. www.wellpappe.at
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