from the entries submitted, a qualified jury from the ranks of the association&rsquos member companies selected winners in the aluminium tube, plastic tube, laminate tube and prototype categories. &ldquothe competition is an impressive demonstration of the creativity, innovativeness and capability of the european tube industry and provides important stimuli for further development and the acceptance of the tube as a packaging material in the market place,&rdquo says etma secretary general gregor spengler explaining the significance of the award. &ldquoit is a valuable source of inspiration for packaging professionals and customers and allows them to recognise important trends.&rdquo besides tubes that are ecofriendly and produced in a sustainable manner, the particular trends this year were novel application systems and closures together with really unusual and stunning developments in design.a tube from tubex for buly 1803, a parisbased supplier of perfumes and other luxury articles, was the winner in the aluminium tube category. the winning tube for a toothpaste based on mint from morocco is inspirational with its fascinating representation of a snake.the laminate tube category was won by a polyfoil® tube with a socalled &lsquotwist n use&rsquo&trade applicator that is produced by hoffmann neopac of switzerland for safersonic. the sterile ultrasound gel was previously supplied in small pouches.there were even two winners in the plastic tube category. it was also the application system that convinced the jury with the marionnaud hydra & sublim bb eye cream tube produced by albéa of france.also in the plastic tube category, the candalie&rsquos spa object tube produced by french manufacturer ctl packaging scored with its environmental and sustainability aspects.ctl packaging also took the award for prototypes. in this category the french tubemaker impressed the jury with tubes that combine inmouldlabelling production technology with special holographic effects.etma secretary general gregor spengler is pleased with the result of the tube of the year 2015 competition &ldquothe tubes submitted in general and the winners in particular have proven once again that the opportunities for designing and decorating tubes using innovative technologies are far from exhausted. this year&rsquos competition provided impressive evidence once again that the tube offers an alternative form of packaging that is sustainable and ecofriendly. i was particularly pleased, though, that innovative and intelligent tube solutions were able to open up new fields of application especially where the tube can benefit from its specific beneficial properties, such as safety and hygiene and precise and easy application.&rdquocomplete details of each innovative tube and categories are mentioned in the word document attached
