DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation call for entries

A call for entries in the 26th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation - the industry’s longest-running, independently judged competition - has been issued. The deadline for entries is 1 March 2014.

DuPont Packaging says this year’s awards program includes refreshing changes that reflect current trends in the packaging industry. The new judging categories for the awards include technological advancement, responsible packaging and enhanced user experience.

“The DuPont Packaging Awards honour packaging innovations that use science, inspiration and creativity to shift the paradigms and change the way we live,” said Yasmin Siddiqi, marketing director, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, and DuPont Packaging Awards program leader.

“As we enter the next quarter century of celebrating packaging, we believe we need to evolve with the industry. Our past awards categories have been upgraded to reflect future global challenges and the increasingly important role of the consumer in driving packaging innovation.”

Brand owners, retailers, packaging designers, converters and technology providers from around the world are encouraged to enter new packaging that has been commercialised since 1 January 2012. There is no fee for entry and the packaging structure does not need to contain DuPont materials.

The winners will be announced in May 2014. Detailed explanations of the awards categories are available from www.packaging.dupont.com.