Hak 12open closure wins packaging award de gouden noot 2012the benelux packaging award de gouden noot 2012 has been won by hak and plato product consultants with the revolutionary hak 12open closure. This was announced by the chairman of the jury prof.dr. Onno omta on tuesday evening october 2nd during the 9th nvc packaging innovation dinner in the holland casino utrecht.prof. Omta spoke on behalf of the jury, consisting of twenty experts from the supply and recycle chain of packaged products.
The jury spent three full days, divided into two jury rounds, to decide who should be the winner of what arguably is the world&rsquos most competitive packaging innovation contest.jury decision goldeaseofopening is at the center of this unique innovation in food jars, which dramatically improves the openability by using a twopiece closure concept.the implementation in the total supply and recycle chain of preserved food is also taken care of even the bottom of the jar has been redesigned to maintain optimal stackability of the jars. All three sustainability aspects have been addressed in this development.
Easeofopening people, less food waste and recyclable materials planet and increased added value for all actors in the supply and recycle chain, from retailer to cap manufacturer profit.jury decision silverthe silver &ldquozilveren noot&rdquo went to packable b.v. With halopack. A better product presentation and improved environmental performance are the key aspects of this generic innovation for the application of modified atmosphere in carton trays. The nucleus of the development is a unique 3dlamination machine for the trays. An easypeel technology allows the correct separation of the material fractions after use. Halopack brings convenience people with responsible packaging materials planet and highermargin product offerings for meat, fish and salads profit.jury decision bronzethe bronze &ldquobronzen noot&rdquo was for dsm with package.
A better ripening of noncoated cheese and less food waste compared with coated cheese, those are the credentials of package. This innovation not only brings new life in the market of cheese making, but also enables new developments for cheeses with all sorts of protective tastecreating coatings. As ripening results in a higher price for the cheese, the profit aspects of sustainable development are addressed as well.of the 40 entries, seven other contestants made it to the final judging round of the 26th edition of this competition. These finalists werecocacola plantbottle® cocacola enterprises beneluxeasy scoop ardagh groupoptilift® family ardagh groupinteractive packaging vignet&rsquodnaber easy lid sysem naber plastics b.v.
And sealpac gmbhgambo minimax gambo mat. Handling bvpaperfoam easter egg packaging paperfoam bvthe winner of de gouden noot 2012 and the silver and bronze winners are shown, together with the other seven finalists, at the nvcstand at macropak in utrecht, from 25 october hall 8, stand number c040.for more information go to www.degoudennoot.nl or contact ger standhardt by phone, 310182512411 or send an email to g.standhardt@nvc.nl.