Winners of DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation Announced

WILMINGTON, Del.  - DuPont announced the winners in the 22nd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, including the first fully compostable snack bag from Frito Lay and new PET bottles from Coca Cola that incorporate plant-based renewable polymer. 

“These winners demonstrate that collaborative innovation has no boundaries.  It crosses disciplines, markets and geographies,” said William J. Harvey, president -- DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers.  “The collective ingenuity of these business partnerships has yielded innovative new solutions that address pressing consumer needs.”
DuPont sponsors this long-running awards program to recognize innovation, provide learnings to the industry and highlight the importance of collaboration among value chain participants.

The winners were announced through a global webcast where members of the program’s independent jury panel provided their perspectives on the winning achievements and where the winners discussed the challenges they overcame in bringing their new developments to market.  Jury leader John Bernardo, president of Sustainable Innovations, said, “Sustainable packaging is gaining momentum.  This year’s winners represent impressive strides in improved sustainability.”

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