AWARDS: European Carton Excellence Award, Pro Carton Young Designers Award and Pro Carton Student Video Award

Winners of the “KASAD – Pro Carton Young Designers Award’22” have been announced

KASAD awarded the best Turkish student cartonboard designs. Congratulations to the young designers on their achievements!

Date for the Diary – ECMA Congress 2023 – Seville, Spain

Save the Date! The ECMA Annual Congress and announcement of the European Carton Excellence Awards 2023 will take place in Seville, Spain on 21 & 22 September 2023.

Das Pro Carton PROPAK Austria Marketing Event: Ein nachhaltiger Abend mit Preisverleihung

Das Pro Carton PROPAK Austria Marketing Event „All in für die Kreislaufwirtschaft“ am 4. Oktober 2022 war ein in jeder Hinsicht nachhaltiger Abend.

Packaging ideas “align” and “float” win the FFI/Pro Carton Young Designers Award 2022

For the 5th time, the German Pro Carton Young Designers Award has been held in cooperation with the Fachverband Faltschachtel-Industrie e. V. (FFI).

ECMA Annual Congress 2022

ECMA Congress 2022 was the largest gathering from the European folding carton and cartonboard sector since 2019!

Pro Carton Student Video Award: Young, fresh, provoking!

This year, above all, the huge range of ideas was fascinating, and the two top winning films were absolute highlights: The carton family: a recycle story by Marco Scirè, Shailu Flammini, Stefania Squitieri and Aurora Italiano, and Cartonovella, by Moritz Hilker, Lærke Blix Hagemann, Kenneth Dumevi and Benedek Tikk. In this third year of the award, there was also a first-ever public vote.

Pro Carton Young Designers Award: another record number!

Over 800 entries this year from more than 100 universities: participation was absolutely overwhelming! What’s more, under the umbrella of the Pro Carton award, eight countries are also awarding national prizes, highlighting the wide appeal of the competition.

European Carton Excellence Award 2022: the Winner is …

In a glamorous event at our Award Ceremony in Krakow on 15 September 2022, the winners were awarded the most prestigious packaging design award: the best cartons on the market. Carton of the Year went to General/Snack Tomatoes, by Rutgers Printing & Packaging Solutions made out of cardboard from Stora Enso. This Award is not only about aesthetics – functionality also needs to persuade the jury. And there was a clear winner right from the start: the circular economy.