Tokyo Pack, held every two years since 1966, has been continuously evolving as an exhibition symbolic of the development of the packaging culture and industry of Japan. In the 2022 edition, 406 exhibitors participated with products line-up ranging from several segments of packaging industries – flexible, carton, metal packaging, and inks.
This year, the exhibition — to be held from 23 to 25 October 2024 at Tokyo International Exhibition Center — focuses on packaging trends and updates, sustainability, design regulations, innovations, and managing packaging waste.
The industry’s longest-running independently judged awards, Packaging Innovation Awards (PIA) is celebrating its 35th edition this year. Winners of the awards sponsored by Dow will be unveiled at TokyoPack and there will be a display of winning packages that showcase “every Innovation counts for human progress.”
“This year, the Packaging Innovation Awards had the privilege of receiving over 300 submissions from across the world – a record-breaking number of entries that has almost doubled since the previous edition. Participants during the jury event on 13 June have raised the bar for winning, and it is important that we spotlight the top innovations that will drive robust, lasting change across the industry,” said Daniella Souza Miranda, global marketing director, Dow.
Innovative entries from India, however, wielded increasing influence with sustainability and circular economy as the core of manufacturing. The following 28 finalists will be recognized as individual Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, or Special Award winners:
- AmPrima PE Plus for Coffee by Amcor with Kjeldsberg
- BarrierFlex NutVault – Plastic Packaging Bag for Nuts by Packaging Industries Limited
- Bom Ar Spray de Ambientes by Reckitt Industrial
- Cioccoriso Perugina – Plastic Bottle for Chocolate by Nestlé Italiana Spa
- EcoLamHighPlus – Polyethylene-based Fully Recyclable Pouches for Breakfast Cereals by SB-Constantia Flexibles India
- Fiama Handwash Recyclable Standup Pouch – First in India by ITC Limited
- Figmint Paper-based Packaging for Kitchen Products by Target Corporation
- First-of-its-kind Biscuits Outer Paper Bag by ITC Limited
- Flat-shaped Multipurpose Repair Tape by 3M
- Graphene-enhanced Packaging – Gerdau Graphene’s Sustainable Innovation by Gerdau Graphene
- Heat-shrink Labels from Recycled Light-blocking PET Bottles by Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group
- Hetbahn with Bio-Circular Packaging by CJ CheilJedang Corp
- Ice-cream Packaging Box to Create a DIY “Pino Gacha” by Morinaga Milk Industry with Toppan Inc.
- Inikin Brew-on-demand Tea Beverage Packaging with Freshness Retaining Cap by Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (Yili Group)
- Macada – Paper Box for Macadamia by Starprint Public Company Limited
- Magmark SS by Magnomer
- Neo Dropper Autoload Design by Aptar (China) Investment
- Paper-based Bag for Dry Batteries by Panasonic Energy with Toppan Infomedia
- Paper Based Packaging for Spreads by Upfield
- PET Film for Cold Blister Forming by UFlex Limited Film Division
- PharmaGuard Recyclable Blister Packaging for Pharmaceutical Products by SÜDPACK MEDICA AG
- Reciplus – Cafe Sello Rojo Mono-Material Coffee Packaging by Alico SAS BIC
- Reusable Transport Packaging for Large Household Appliances by Free Pack Net Holding Sagl
- Star Drop – Squeeze Bottle for Liquid Cosmetic Products by Aptar (China) Investment
- ‘Tube Pouch’ Plastic Tube Container for Food and Cosmetics by TOPPAN Inc.
- Versafiller Paper-based Honeycomb Structure by P&G China
- 100% Recyclable Stand-up Pouch for Detergent Liquid by Henkel Guatemala (Henkel La Luz, S.A.)
- 26mm Lightweight Water Closure Beverage Cap by Alltrista
The awards for the final winners will be unveiled at an award ceremony, held in conjunction with Tokyo Pack. Packaging South Asia’s Nessan Cleary will be present at the show, covering the awardees as well as the recent innovations in the Japanese packaging market.
