The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) organized the prestigious WorldStar Awards and WorldStar Student Award Ceremony and Gala Dinner during ProPak Asia 2024 in Bangkok on 15 June.
The event was hosted by the show organizer, Informa Markets Asia, and was attended by around 300 packaging professionals from 42 countries and WPO board members, as well as Informa Markets and UNIDO representatives. Once again, WorldStar and WordStar Student entries showcased the pinnacle of innovation and dedication in the packaging industry.
Ten Indian companies, including multinational ITC, are among the 214 winners of the WorldStar 2024, as Packaging South Asia has already reported. This edition attracted 435 entries from 41 countries. The top five winners, by country, are Japan (28), Germany (21), Australia and New Zealand (16), the US (12), and Brazil and Austria (11 each). India had 10 winners.
Ten Indian companies, including multinational ITC, are among the 214 winners of the WorldStar 2024ITC bagged three spots in the alcoholic beverages and food categories. For Pernod Ricard India, ITC developed the sustainable new Chivas18 Limited Edition Pack, whose lid is reproduced through renewable raw materials, replacing the conventional molded plastic. In food, ITC’s Independence Day Pack is a plastic-free dal pack for Maharani Dall Mill Private Limited, which has been packaged using high-strength paper and biodegradable sealant technology, along with a Microwavable POP BOX, to enjoy hot & fresh popcorn straight from the box.
The evening kicked off with an authentic cultural performance, celebrating the heritage of Thai culture. Besides the 90 winners present in the ceremony, representing 77 companies across 31 countries, the night awarded two winners of WorldStar Student, from Ghana and the USA, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Packaging, delivered to Gyorgy Viskel, from Hungary, honored for his lifelong contributions to the packaging industry.
The WorldStar Special Categories were acknowledged during the night as the best packaging innovations in sustainability, packaging that saves food, and marketing. The President’s Award was presented by WPO president, Luciana Pellegrino, celebrating the most innovative and impactful packaging solution.
Huhtamaki India’s transparent barrier snack packs address the visibility challenges of the highly competitive and cluttered segment of snacks. Toppan Speciality Films India has been awarded in the Packaging Materials and Components category for its next-generation coated BOPP label for high-speed UV flexo printing machines. Apart from these, the other Indian awardees are Jyothi Labs, Safepack Industries, Mullackal Polymers, and Zydus Life Sciences.
Luciana Pellegrino expressed her pride and vision for the future, stating, “The WorldStar Awards ceremony celebrates the best of the best in packaging innovation from around the globe. And a special evening like this, gathering the global packaging community, strengthens our industry and inspires us push collaboration and solutions for a greater positive impact.”
Soha Atallah, WorldStar Coordinator and WPO vice president for marketing, said, “It is an honor to LibanPack to organize the WorldStar, on behalf of WPO, for the third consecutive year. Seeing the pride and the bright shine in the eyes of the winners makes all the efforts worthwhile. This year, we celebrated the 56th edition of WorldStar and we are thrilled to have it in the vibrant city of Bangkok, during Propak Asia.”
Both Luciana Pellegrino and Soha Atallah expressed their appreciation for Informa Markets team for hosting WorldStar Ceremony and for their warm hospitality for WPO activities – Board Meeting, Working Groups and Executive Meeting – for a week (June 10-15), during ProPak Asia.
The complete list of WorldStar Winners is available on WorldStar website www.worldstar.org and the list of WorldStar Student is available at www.worldstarstudent.org.
The new edition for Worldstar 2025 will be open for entries starting on July 10, 2024.
World Packaging Organisation (WPO) is a non-profit, non-governmental, international federation of packaging institutes, associations, federations and other interested parties including corporations and trade associations.
