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DSM has announced the winning design in its competition to find a winning sports innovation, designed in Arnitel Eco. 
The second edition of the 2012 “Sustainable Packaging” conference (abbreviated to “SusPack 2012”) was held at the Anuga FoodTec on 29th and 30th March in Cologne, Germany. At the two-day conference, current issues of sustainability in the (bio-based) packaging industry were discussed and existing solutions presented. 
The high pressure processing of packaged food is gaining in importance. In recent years Multivac has further developed this groundbreaking technology in some crucial areas, and for this it is being awarded the International FoodTec Award 2012 at Anuga FoodTec in Cologne. 
Polyflow LLC, an Akron Ohio based advanced energy producer has been named a finalist by the regional economic development organization NorTech for a 2012 Innovation Award. 
General Plastics Manufacturing Company today announced that it has received a 2011 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. General Plastics maintained a Silver composite performance rating for quality and delivery each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2010, to Sept. 30, 2011. 
As the highlight of the "50 years of Allrounder" anniversary, Arburg held its “Economic Miracle” anniversary competition. 
Johnson Controls Automotive Experience has conferred on Engel the European Supplier Leadership Award for 2011 in the innovation category. 
Amcor E-Close was recognized for its latest innovation in easy to open and re-seal solutions for fresh applications when it recently received an award from Scanstar, the famous competition organized each year by the Scandinavian Packaging Association. 
SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced that two automotive applications molded from its broad portfolio of thermoplastic materials received top honors at the 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Innovation Awards competition – including the coveted Hall of Fame award and the overall Grand Award. 
Krones has been awarded the German Packaging Prize in the machine design category for its unique and globally unrivalled FlexWave technology. 
