WestRock Again Honored for Design Excellence by Paperboard Packaging Council
Company Receives 14 Awards at Annual Paperboard Packaging Competition, Including Sustainability Award of the Year
ATLANTA, November 1, 2021 -- WestRock Company (NYSE: WRK), a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, was recognized for packaging design excellence at the 78th Annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition. The company won a total of 14 awards, including Sustainability Award of the Year, reinforcing its commitment to imagining and delivering on the promise of a more sustainable future.
Sponsored by the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) and judged by packaging experts, the awards recognize best-in-class innovative and sustainable packaging designs in the North American folding carton industry.
WestRock CanCollar®, with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Lervig Brewing, received the Sustainability Award of the Year. CanCollar is an innovative family of fiber-based multipack solutions for canned beverages that enables brands to transition from single-use plastic rings and shrink film into recyclable paperboard solutions. Whether they require minimal material usage, lid coverage for hygiene, or bar-code masking and billboard space for brand messages, the CanCollar family of designs and the CanCollar Fortuna® packaging machinery platform offers brands an array of sustainable packaging options.
“We’re honored to be recognized by the Paperboard Packaging Council for our innovative packaging designs,” said Patrick Kivits, president of Consumer Packaging at WestRock. “We celebrate this achievement alongside our customers, who were instrumental in the development of our winning solutions. Working together, we are delivering on our promise of a more sustainable future.”
In addition to the Sustainability of the Year Award, WestRock received seven Gold awards and six Excellence awards for a variety of packaging solutions.
WestRock CanCollar® with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Lervig Brewing
Sustainability Award of the Year
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Winner: Digital Application of the Year Award
Winner: Gold Award in Digital Application
Gold Award Winners
Asahi Planetarium Package
Asahi Planetarium Package
Gold Award in Innovation
Bio-Pak Protect
Bio-Pak Protect
Gold Award in Sustainability
Goose Island Gift Box
Goose Island Gift Box
Gold Award
Kellogg's Ryan's World Package
Kellogg's Ryan's World Package
Gold Award
Old Pulteney
Old Pulteney
Gold Award
Excellence Award Winners
Bud Light St. Louis Blues
Bud Light St. Louis Blues
Excellence Award in Innovation
Chandon Champagne
Chandon Champagne
Excellence Award
Chestnut Farms Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Chestnut Farms Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Excellence Award
Clorox Glad Febreze Trash Bags
Clorox Glad Febreze Trash Bags
Excellence Award
Jiajun Retail Ready Juice Pack
Jiajun Retail Ready Juice Pack
Excellence Award
Manny's Pale Ale Art Pack
Manny's Pale Ale Art Pack
Excellence Award
Mill Street Flip Grip DuoWing
Mill Street Flip Grip DuoWing
Excellence Award
Sally Hansen Pride Collection
Sally Hansen Pride Collection
Excellence Award
Titan Farms 4 Count Peach Carrier
Titan Farms 4 Count Peach Carrier
Excellence Award in Sustainability
Voltaren
Voltaren
Excellence Award
About WestRock
WestRock (NYSE: WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock’s team members support customers around the world from locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com.
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