German
Packaging
Award 2020

Do you work as a designer, developer, manufacturer or user of packaging solutions and machines? Are you one of the industry’s creative young minds? If so, we look forward to receiving your ideas. The best innovative solutions across the entire packaging value chain can be submitted for the award, no matter whether they are already available in the market or so far only exist as prototypes.

The range of award-winning solutions extends from packaging machinery, technology and software through packaging materials and supplies to displays or industrial, transport, logistics and promotional packaging as well as packaging families.

Be a competitor in this year’s event – and profit from the high visibility and lasting value which comes from widespread recognition of your company, your brand and your products.

Yet whether you participate actively or simply watch – we promise you you’ll take home innovative packaging ideas, inspiring success stories and useful contacts for the future.

Competition categories

There are ten categories of the competition for every solution and innovation. You can choose to submit your entry in one or more categories.

The German Packaging Award is awarded according to transparent criteria in the following categories:

1. Designing & processing

2. Functionality & convenience

3. Presentation of goods

4. Economic efficiency

5. Sustainability

6. Logistics & material flow

7. New material

8. Digitalization

9. Packaging machines

10. Young talent

Participation fee

Regular participants pay EUR 500 for the first submission and EUR 400 for each subsequent submission (plus VAT).

Participation in the category Young Talent is free of charge. Participants only pay the postage costs.