The award features an enhanced biennial format as it seeks to
continue to champion innovation in packaging as a key enabler for
sustainable human progress
- Nominations are open to packaging designs from all
industries and geographies; entries can be
submitted here; deadline to submit is March 8, 2024
- Winners will be selected by an independent jury composed of
professionals from the global packaging industry and sustainability
experts
SINGAPORE, Oct. 10,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow (NYSE:DOW) is back with
its 2023/2024 edition of its Packaging Innovation Awards (PIA), the
packaging industry's premier accolade for recognizing breakthroughs
in technological advancement, sustainability and enhanced user
experience. As one of the industry's longest-running independently
judged awards, the global program – now into its 35th
edition – will be held in Asia-Pacific this year as the region plays
host for the first time to both the judging event and awards
ceremony. This marks a milestone for the awards as it continues its
purpose of highlighting innovative packaging across industries and
geographies.
PIA shines a spotlight on designs that demonstrate what
packaging can be when industry talent harnesses creativity and
technology to solve contemporary challenges across the complete
packaging value chain. The 2022 edition drew more than 180
packaging submissions from 30 countries, and 28 inspiring packaging
solutions were recognized for their demonstrable
excellence.
This edition marks the beginning of a new biennial format that
provides a longer submission period to give participants more time
to collaborate with relevant partners on building out a submission.
The goal is to provide an accessible platform for a greater pool of
packaging professionals to have their most innovative designs
judged on the world's stage, further accelerating innovation in
packaging.
The submission period opens today and closes on March 8, 2024. Award finalists will be notified
on August 28, 2024, with the awards
ceremony set to take place in Tokyo,
Japan in October 2024.
"Through the Packaging Innovation Award, we celebrate the best
in packaging that meets protection, convenience and performance
needs as well as being designed for sustainability. We continue to
be inspired by the level of creativity and problem-solving each
award uncovers, and we are looking forward to what this next
edition brings," said
Karen S. Carter, President of Dow
Packaging & Specialty Plastics.
"Given Asia-Pacific's well-established role as the manufacturing
hub of the world, there is no better time or place to shine a
spotlight on and underscore the importance of packaging innovation
and the impact on our lives today. With the enhanced biennial
format and more multiple engagement points for participants, I look
forward to seeing even more aspiring innovators rise to the
mounting challenges faced by the packaging industry amidst
ever-growing consumerism globally," said David Luttenberger, the 2023 PIA Jury
Chairperson and Global Packaging Director for Mintel Group Ltd.
Entries for the 2023/24 Packaging Innovation Awards can be
submitted here. Entry in the competition is free, and applicants
are not required to use Dow materials in their products. All
entries must be commercial products that have been on the market
for more than six months by the last day entries are open to
submission.
Deadline for submission is March 8,
2024, at 23:59 UTC.
About the Packaging Innovation Awards
The Packaging Innovation Awards has been one of the packaging
industry's premier awards competitions for over 30 years. Emerging
up-and-comers and well-established brands alike have the
opportunity for their most innovative packaging to be judged on the
world's stage. The Packaging Innovation Awards celebrates creations
that challenge the accepted limits of what's possible, showcase new
technologies or techniques and inspire future innovation. The
winning packages are celebrated and showcased across the global
packaging industry—receiving recognition among industry peers and
gaining exposure in new markets and with new audiences. You can
learn more at https://pia.awardsplatform.com.
Visual assets can be accessed here.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and
scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading
business positions; and environmental, social and governance
leadership to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a
sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most
innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials
science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics,
industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses
delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products
and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments,
such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer
applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites in 31 countries and
employs approximately 37,800 people. Dow delivered sales of
approximately $57 billion in 2022.
References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its
subsidiaries. For more information, please visit
www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
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