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Silver Winner

Toyal Lotus Water-repellent
Packaging Material for Yogurt Lids
By: Toyo Aluminum K.K. (Japan), Morinaga Milk
Industry Co. Ltd (Japan)
Inspired by lotus leaves, Toyal Lotus is an innovative
functional packaging material used for yogurt container
lids. The inside sealing surface of the lid made with Toyal
Lotus offers extremely high water repellency. This material
prevents the adhesion of yogurt to the inside surface of
the lid allowing it to stay clean and providing an added
sanitation benefit, meeting the needs of its consumers.

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Gold Winner

Closed-loop System for Used Inkjet Cartridges
By: BCM Inks (U.S.), Close the Loop. Ltd. (U.S)
BCM Inks partnered with Close the Loop materials recovery
company to create a closed-loop system for used inkjet cartridges that results in zero waste to landfills. Close the Loop
recovers the plastic and remainder ink from used cartridges.
BCM Inks uses the recovered ink to develop a new waterbased flexographic ink called PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) Black to print on corrugated shipping containers. One
drum of PCR Black stops approximately 200,000 ink cartridges from going into a landfill. This recycling process recovers about 30 million ink cartridges a year.

Silver Winner

Folmex Easy-to-Open
Laundry Detergent
Packaging
By: Folmex (Mexico),
P&G (Panama, Venezuela)
Folmex developed a polyethylene-based, high-gloss package that delivers a gloss
measurement typically achieved with oriented PP. Furthermore, the structure was
downgauged by 21%, eliminating 111 tons of material per year and saving 20 tons
of carbon dioxide that is directly attributable to the films’ extrusion process. The
downgauging has also helped the brand owner increase its product-to-package
ratio by 27% and decrease carbon dioxide emissions from transportation by 22%.

Silver Winner

Formpack Pharmaceutical Blister Pack
By: Amcor Flexibles (Germany)
Amcor redesigned its pharmaceutical blister pack to improve
moisture protection. In its new design, Amcor reduced the
size of the single cavities and removed the perforation lines
so that moisture can diffuse only though the open edge of
the blister. This improves the blister’s moisture protection by
more than 40% and reduces the quantity of material that is
used to pack the same number of tablets by 33%.
Silver Winner

iCel Polyamide-based Sausage Casing
By: Atlantis-Pak Company, Ltd. (Russian Federation)
The iCel polyamide-based sausage casing challenges cellulose, collagen and natural sausage casings in that it retains
the benefits of both permeable and barrier films. Because
production of the casing doesn’t require wet processes,
such as solution-cast and reagent-induced precipitation,
typically used to make casings of collagen or cellulose, it
is much cleaner and fewer harsh chemicals are needed
to produce the sausage. The oxygen barrier and relatively
high moisture barrier prolong shelf life, preserve flavor and
significantly increase product yield by keeping the moisture
inside the product during thermal treatment.

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