Public votes are now open for this year’s European Carton Excellence Award, Pro Carton Young Designers Award, and Pro Carton Student Video Award.
Hosted by Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard Manufacturers, and the European Carton Makers Association (ECMA), the European Carton Excellence Award recognizes and rewards innovative and sustainability-minded developments in the cartonboard packaging space.
Meanwhile, the Pro Carton Young Designers Award and Pro Carton Student Video Award focus on packaging design and storytelling driven by young talent in Europe. Like the European Carton Excellence Award, these categories aim to drive sustainable packaging design, circularity, and innovation in cartonboard applications.
Voting is open to industry experts, academics, and consumers alike. All are encouraged to support their favourite cartonboard packaging designs via the Pro Carton website before voting closes at midnight on Friday 23rd August, with each person able to vote three times per award.
The design with the highest number of votes will win this year’s Public Award. The top thirty shortlisted designs for this award include cartonboard mills, converters, brand owners, and designers, with some of them said to be the ‘most renowned names’ from the cartonboard industry.
The winners for all three competitions will be announced at the official Awards Gala in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Thursday 18th September 2025. All finalists are invited to the awards ceremony.
“These three awards showcase the very best of our industry, with remarkable creativity and unwavering commitment to sustainability,” said Winfried Muehling, director of Marketing and Communications at Pro Carton. “It is truly inspiring to witness the creativity and innovation emerging from across Europe.
“The exceptional talent demonstrated in both the Pro Carton Young Designers Award and the Pro Carton Student Video Award gives us great confidence in the future of sustainable packaging design.
“The Public Award allows consumers, industry professionals and academics to reward and decide on their chosen winners for all three awards. From the 18th of July, we invite the public to celebrate the remarkable achievements of all entrants and help us select the designs that will shape the future of cartonboard by voting in the Public Vote.”
The European Carton Excellence Award 2025 is sponsored by Heidelberg. The Pro Carton Young Designers Award is sponsored by Van Genechten, FOLBB, and Duran Dogan, while Metpack, Stora Enso, and Kartonsan sponsor the Pro Carton Student Video Award.
MM Packaging and RDM Group are joint sponsors of the student awards.
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