Carton award program deadline extended

Packaging industry associations Pro Carton and ECMA have extended the deadline for entries to their joint awards competition, with entries now being accepted until May 28.

 roadshow featuring the winning cartons is to visit exhibitions, congresses and events across Europe, including Labelexpo Europe 2015 as part of the Packprint Workshop feature area

Categories in the 2015 Pro Carton ECMA Award program cover beverage, confectionery and food to non-food, beauty and cosmetics, and volume markets.

The 2015 Pro Carton ECMA Award is open to all partners in the cartonboard and carton industry supply chains, as well as designers, brand owners and the retail trade.

The initial deadline for entries was set as  May 21 but has now been extended by a week until May 28.

Finalists will be announced in August, and prizes presented during a gala ceremony on September 10 as part of the next ECMA Congress in Bucharest, Romania.

A roadshow featuring the winning cartons will then visit exhibitions, congresses and events across Europe, including Labelexpo Europe 2015 as part of the Packprint Workshop feature area.