PRIME SUMMIT 2023 AWARDS
21-22 November 2023
Gala Dinner night, Conrad, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Category Code: DI
Who can participate in this category?
- Brand Owners and Packaging Design Agencies across the Middle East & Africa region.
- Companies that have made a significant and outstanding Packaging Design and Innovations for the period Dec 2022 till date can submit their entries for this award.
Judging Criteria
Our international jury of judges will evaluate the submitted product for:- Creativity and Development Skills Employed
- Innovation in Packaging
- Use of New Ideas and Methods
- Ergonomics
- Shelf Impact
- User Experience of the Product
SUBCATEGORIES – PACKAGING DESIGN & INNOVATION
DI-CB: FOLDING / MONO – CARTONBOARD
DI-CC: CARTONBOARD– CORRUGATED
DI-FP: PLASTICS IN PACKAGING – FLEXIBLES
DI-RP: PLASTICS IN PACKAGING – RIGID
DI-LS: LABELS
Category Code: PC
Who can participate in this category?
Packaging Printers and allied Converters across the Middle East and Africa region
Judging Criteria
Our international jury of judges will evaluate entries across these 8 categories for;
- All-round excellence in package print, converting, embellishment quality
- Substrates, inks, coatings, print process used
- Barrier & Migration properties of the product (For F&B category)
- Shelf appeal and Impact of the final printed product
- Creativity and development skills employed to accomplish “Innovation in Packaging”.
PC-CFM: FOLDIN
PC-CFM: CARTON BOARD FOLDING-MONO CARTON
PC-CC: CARTON BOARD CORRUGATED
PC-FF: FLEXIBLES: FLEXOGRAPHY PRINT
PC-CCD: CARTON BOARD CORRUGATED DIGITAL PRINT
PC-RG: FLEXIBLES: ROTOGRAVURE PRINT
PC-LF: LABELS: FLEXOGRAPHY PRINT
PC-LD: LABELS: DIGITAL PRINT
PC-CBD: CARTONBOARD FOLDING-MONO CARTON DIGITAL PRINT
Category Code: SUS-SPR
Who can participate in this category?
PRIME Award 2023 – “Sustainable Project of the Year” will recognize and honor the most sustainable packaging project that has been strategically planned and executed in real-time with a holistic approach towards a circular economy and recyclability.
- All industry stakeholders who have implemented a Sustainable Packaging Project
- Any cross-industry sector project involving the packaging value chain
- Brand Owners, Packaging Converters, Recyclers, Service Providers or waste management companies working towards a sutainable cause.
Judging Criteria
- A detailed summary of the entire project should be submitted along with the entry form with valid data and information about the project to substantiate the authenticity
- Please provide images / a 2 minute video of the project as it would help the judges during the judging process.
Category Code: SUS-SPK
PRIME Award 2023 – “Sustainable Packaging of the Year” will recognize and honour the most sustainable packaging product that has been developed and produced with minimum impact on the environment whilst maintaining the functionality and acceptance of the product.
- Packaging Converters-Printers across the Middle East and Africa region
Judging Criteria
Our international jury of judges will evaluate entries across these 5 categories for;
- All-round excellence in sustainability
- Sustainable/green products used (Substrates, inks, coatings, Adhesives)
- Sustainable print-converting process used
- Product’s holistic circular economy approach and recyclability
SUBCATEGORIES – PACKAGING DESIGN & INNOVATION
SPK-FP: PLASTICS IN PACKAGING: FLEXIBLES
SPK-RP: PLASTICS IN PACKAGING: RIGID
SPK-LS: SUSTAINABILITY: LABELS
SPK-FC: SUSTAINABILITY: FOLDING – MONO CARTON
SPK-CC: SUSTAINABILITY: CORRUGATED
Category Code: STD
Who can participate in this category
PRIME Award 2023 – “Student of the Year” will recognize and honor Innovations in Packaging Design from Graduating students from Packaging design, print and allied institutions across MEA region.
- Students from Packaging Design and Allied Packaging-Print Institutions.
- Students who have successfully completed a packaging design and innovation project are welcome to submit their entries.
Judging Criteria
- A detailed summary of the entire project should be submitted along with the entry form with valid data and information about the project to substantiate the authenticity
- Please provide images of the project as it would help in the judging process.
Category Code: CSR
Who can participate in this category
PRIME Award 2023 – The CSR ‘Packaging for a Cause’ award is to recognize and honour the best corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives that have been successfully implemented with the key motive of “Packaging for a Cause”
We have been seeing more and more Brand owners striving to exhibit their CSR projects by creating closer relationships with consumers by offering financial donations, charities and other nonprofit acts of doing good.
Judging Criteria
- A detailed summary of the entire project should be submitted along with the entry form with valid data and information about the project to substantiate the authenticity.
- Please provide images of the project as it would help in the judging process.
Category Code: LTA
Who can participate in this category
Packaging MEA reserves with the prestigious award for a prominent industry personality for his / her outstanding contribution to the MEA regional Packaging Industry.
Judging Criteria
- The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes and promotes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Middle East & Africa region through leadership, service, instruction and research over a minimum of 25 years.
- A detailed summary of the “prominent industry personality” should be submitted along with the entry form.
- In so doing, the judges can make the right decision as they assess the entry.