The dvi says it received over 200 submissions from 15 countries and three continents across all materials; the independent jury of experts honoured 37 innovations with the Award, which included winners from Germany, Iran, Austria, Switzerland and the USA.

The innovations cover materials such as glass, wood, rigid or flexible plastic, metal, paper and cardboard. The jury awarded 4 innovations for functionality and design; 14 in the sustainability segments; one each for the New Material, Packaging Machines (Engineering, Technology, Software) categories and three each for Cost-Effectiveness and Product Presentation. Two solutions were also awarded in the Young Talent category.

The winning solutions cover the entire range of packaging services in the B2C and B2B sectors from product, shipping and transport to strapping, displays and labelling. The dvi states these solutions mark ‘significant progress’ in areas including sustainability, handling, branding and product presentation.

Details of the winning entries can be found on the dvi website.