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  • September 27, 2021

    Rengo Wins Japan Packaging Contest 2021 Awards

    Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that it won nine awards in seven categories of the Japan Packaging Contest 2021, sponsored by the Japan Packaging Institute, as described below. The contest is held annually to encourage the development and adoption of outstanding packaging and packaging technologies to meet the needs of the time and society. The winning entries will be displayed at the Living Packaging Product Exhibition 2021 that will be held on October 7 and 8, 2021.

    Japan Star Award (Chairman of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Award)

    Outer Carton for “SUGOI MIKAN,” “SUGOI KAKI,” and “SUGOI IMO”

    Japanese fruit and vegetables are required to have high quality in appearance and taste as luxury foods overseas. Therefore, producers lead the world in carrying out quality improvement. This is a corrugated box with prestigious and gorgeous kimono-like designs which gives the impression of Japanese tradition and skill, and the brand mark of a crane carrying fruits and vegetables represents an image of high-quality Japanese fruits and vegetables being delivered to the world. The detailed expressions were realized by preprint digital printing.

    Developed with Tokyo Seika Co., Ltd. and Wismettac Foods, Inc.
    Outer Carton for “SUGOI MIKAN,” “SUGOI KAKI,” and “SUGOI IMO”

    Packaging Technology Award (Technical Packaging Award)

    Pure Select® Mayonnaise Keep-fresh Bottle 200g

    This is an outer corrugated box for groundbreaking mayonnaise bottles which provide consumers access to fresh mayonnaise all the time by adopting a double-wall structure to prevent oxygen from entering the bottle. It is a shelf ready package openable with two actions. It enables quick and safe operation to display the package in stores as a cutter is unnecessary.

    Developed with Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Shirouma Science Co., Ltd., and Fuji Seal, Inc.
    Pure Select® Mayonnaise Keep-fresh Bottle 200g

    Packaging Category Award (Confectionery Packaging Award)

    Nishimura's Bolo Package; Fun Coloring Party Hat for Children's Day

    This is bolo confectionery packaging for Children's Day. Children can enjoy coloring, and then the package turns into a koinobori. It can be used as a cute party hat as well. The attractive design was aimed to catch people's attention on SNS. Children can develop their own special fun and joy by playing with the package full of creative potential.

    Developed with Nishimura Eisei Boro Co., Ltd.
    Nishimura's Bolo Package; Fun Coloring Party Hat for Children's Day

    Packaging Category Award (Gift Packaging Award)

    100% Paper-made Phalaenopsis Vase, Including Flower Pot

    This is a new Phalaenopsis vase made fully from paper material that reduces the issue of ceramic pot disposal after appreciating the orchids. Digital pre-printing has realized the luxurious stone-like appearance. By using corrugated board, the package is lightweight, foldable, and can be recycled as used paper. Along with the vase, a pulp mold to fix the orchid inside the flower pot was jointly developed as well.

    Developed with Matsuura Orchid and Nagoya Mould Co., Ltd.
    100% Paper-made Phalaenopsis Vase, Including Flower Pot

    Packaging Category Award (POP Packaging Award)

    New Single Action Open Box; Great Openability even for Thin Coated Board Inner Carton

    Thin, single-sheeted material carton used to be difficult to open quickly and neatly; but here is a solution. This is an inner carton that prevents unintentional tearing of the carton by a new opening guide line that reveals when pressing the lid, which supports the transmission of pulling power to the zipper properly, and allows for neat opening. In addition, it enables quick opening as the zipper follows the grain of base paper. It has a round edge perforation so as to be gentle on hands.

    Developed with Asahi Group Foods, Ltd.
    New Single Action Open Box; Great Openability even for Thin Coated Board Inner Carton
    Paper Made Bottle Neck POP with Trial Set

    This is a neck-hanging tag for sales promotion made of paper, with relatively lower environmental impact. Using FSC certified paper, the plastic reduction effect is expected to be 5.6 tons annually. Simply wrap up the flaps and it is good to go; no need to use glue or tape. Semicircular knobs along the hole prevent the tag from falling off and serve as cushioning to fit bottles with various neck diameters. As a result, it contributed to reducing work man-hours by approx. 30% and material cost significantly.

    Developed with Sunstar Inc.
    Paper Made Bottle Neck POP with Trial Set

    Packaging Category Award (Transport Packaging Award)

    House Foods “Gentle Late Night Curry” Corrugated Box

    This is a corrugated box with a sleeve that improves the transportation efficiency of retort cup products. In past designs, all products were stored upright inside the box and their flanges conflicting with each other, which had the risk of flange damage. In order to eliminate those potential risks, a nesting partition was adopted but did not achieve sufficient transportation efficiency as there was a lot of empty space left in the bottom of the carton. Therefore, a sleeve with slits for keeping flanges in place was developed. It contributed to minimizing empty space by storing products alternately up and down, and marked improvements of 20% in transportation efficiency, 25% in material utilization, and also reduced product damage cases.

    Developed with House Foods Group Inc.
    House Foods “Gentle Late Night Curry” Corrugated Box
    “KUBARA Shoyu Vegetable Kit” Two-splitable Shelf Ready Package with Corrugated Board Connection

    This is a corrugated box that is targeted to solve labor shortage problems in stores by focusing its function to “easy opening” and “simple access to content”.
    It is easy to separate the two connected boxes. By opening from the side end using the zipper, the bottom part turns into a tray, so it is good to place it on store shelves as a display.
    The box is made of 100% corrugated sheet; PP band and cut tape are not used.

    Developed with Kubara Honke Shokuhin Co., Ltd.
    “KUBARA Shoyu Vegetable Kit” Two-splitable Shelf Ready Package with Corrugated Board Connection

    Packaging Category Award (Industrial Packaging Award) 

    Cushioning Material Integrated Top and Bottom Identical Tray for Smart Cube

    This is a corrugated packaging for Smart Cube, an automatic air volume control unit, which was developed to reduce the number of packaging components to improve workability and environmental impact. The features are: (1) an all-corrugated structure that can be assembled by hand, (2) a one piece structure that covers both role of cushioning and tray, and (3) top/bottom trays that are identical (integrated packing material) with only one simple way to assemble in order to eliminate complexity of operation.

    Developed with Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Cushioning Material Integrated Top and Bottom Identical Tray for Smart Cube

    Living Packaging Product Exhibition 2021

    Organizer Japan Packaging Institute (JPI)
    Location KITTE B1F Tokyo City i Performance Zone
    JP Tower, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
    Dates October 7–8, 2021
    Times 11:00 a.m.–5: 00 p.m.
    Entrance fee Free