Three out of four entries have been awarded with the prestigious German Packaging Award.
An award for Design goes to the joint entry with the company DFNS powered by aluair©.
Tubex manufactures the unique aerosol can whose eye catching patented design also helps
to save CO2 emission by using air as a propellant instead of propellant gas. Aluair© and
DFNS have developed this PFAS-free and water-soluble footwear protection spray to show
that attractive design and environmental protection complement each other very well.
Not only is the groove a design characteristic but on top will hold the pressure control
system in the future.
Tubex won the second award in the category New Material for the joint development of a
new internal coating together with PPG Industries specially designed for beverages namely
wine and sparkling wine. There has been quite some change not only in terms of design
since Tubex manufactured the first aluminium bottles ever for beer in the early 1980s but
also on regulatory requirements. The award-winning internal coating already fulfils today
the requirements of tomorrow in terms of BPA-ni and formaldehyde.
Finally Tubex has won jointly with Respray solutions Kft the third award in the category
Sustainability Concept. Both, Tubex cans and Respray solutions have a unique and holistic
sustainability approach which complements each other perfectly. Tubex supplies Respray
with its aluminium can with patented Neucan 3.1 alloy with real PCR® content and
decorated with natural printing ink. Start-up Respray came up with an ingenious idea to refill
aluminium deodorant cans by using compressed air instead of LPG propellants. In this case
the deodorant cans are not used only once but can be refilled up to 5 times with the
favourite deodorant. In order to refill an aluminium can Respray invented a machine that can
currently hold up to 3 product types and the customer can easily refill her/his deodorant at
the point of sale.
The jury of the German Packaging Award had to choose from nearly 250 entries in ten
categories.
Tubex and its partners are very excited that the innovations were honoured with a German
Packaging Award. The German Packaging Award is awarded annually and is organized by the
German Packaging Institute in Berlin.
