DS Smith was awarded the highest accolade of a packaging Oscar in recognition of the company’s innovation in packaging product solutions at AGRA, the 62nd International Fair of Agriculture and Food, 24th – 29th August 2024.
The jury selected DS Smith’s ‘Protection for Car Wheel Carriers’ as the winning entry for its properties as a sustainable fibre-based and corrugated cardboard solution. The packaging product is designed to replace protective Styrofoam inserts for the storage, transportation, and delivery of heavier industrial products. The design excels in optimising space utilisation, easy assembly, and the possibility of reuse or recycling after use.
In addition to the winning entry, the DS Smith ‘Universal Protection for Household Blenders’ packaging design was nominated for an award. The solution innovatively replaces polystyrene inserts with corrugated cardboard. It also utilises less materials and allows for an increase in the volume of products that can be transported, with an overall reduction in CO2 emissions for the supply chain process.
Gabriel Balogh, Managing Director, DS Smith Slovenia, said, “We are extremely proud to receive the Slovenian Packaging Oscar award and to have two of our packaging solutions among the top five Oscar nominees. This is a testament that we are on the right path in developing sustainable packaging solutions from renewable sources and following circular economy principles,”
The achievement was celebrated at the AGRA fair, the largest Slovenian agriculture and food producers’ event
