The winners of the Aerobal World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2022 have been announced, with Trivium Packaging Brazil taking out the top gong, Ball Aerosol Packaging winning the prototype category and German can manufacturer Linhardt recognised in the sustainability category.
Organised by the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (Aerobal), the World Aluminium Aerosol Can Awards recognises the world’s best and most innovative aerosol cans. Winners are selected by a panel of global packaging and aerosol industry editors.
Brazilian company Trivium Packaging won the World Aluminium Aerosol Can Awards 2022 in the aluminium aerosol cans category, for cans manufactured for deodorant brand Rexona.
As the official dance partner of Now United, Rexona’s graphics showcase bright vivid colours and express the values of the group, with the design showing Now United band members on the can, and features a QR code that connects to a dance content hub when scanned.
According to Trivium Packaging, the design was tricky to achieve as it required a significant level of hands-on work to ensure the faces of the band members were of the highest quality in printing, whiile at the same time it needed to maintain Rexona’s brand positioning, group approval, and technical feasibility.
The company said it used a challenging technical design aspect using 8-colour dry-offset printing technology to portray the nuances of expressions and movements of the band members on the can, and overlaying the visuals with colours and graphics.
Launched using an advanced alloy developed by Trivium, the aluminum packaging contains recycled content and allows light-weighting, reportedly contributing to reduced consumption of aluminum with sustainable impacts on the overall supply chain.
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Ball Aerosol Packaging won the Prototype category for its re:gen can, which according to the company, achieves a 50 per cent reduction in carbon footprint and is 30 per cent lighter thanks to its ReAl Ball proprietary alloy composition, and is said to be made up of 50 per cent recycled content and low-carbon primary aluminium, sourced from renewable energy sources such as hydroelectric power.
The winner in the Sustainability category was the Aveo aluminium aerosol can produced by German can manufacturer Linhardt, which manufactures fully and infinitely recyclable aluminium cans.
The company says its new aerosol cans for the German drugstore Müller’s private label brand Aveo consist of 100 per cent post-consumer recycled aluminium and have a significantly lower carbon footprint than comparable standard cans.
The rolled strips for Linhardt’s slugs are cast directly from the molten aluminium scrap eliminating both the energy-consuming second melting process and the transport from the re-melter to the slug producer. The company claims that the cans are decorated with mineral-oil free colours, except for the gold- and silver-coloured decorations.
“It is excellent to see that Aerobal members have convincing answers to customers’ demands for increased sustainability, compelling designs and more interactivity between packaging and consumers thanks to cutting-edge production technology. The innovative spirit of Aerobal members allows them and their customers to stay ahead of the pack when it comes to the development of innovative, resource efficient, consumer-friendly and eye-catching packaging. All this makes me confident of a bright future for aluminium aerosols,” said Gregor Spengler, Aerobal’s secretary general.
