A record number of 200 winners were awarded a WorldStar during the judging session held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last month. Well done to Japan for taking 26 awards, followed by India taking 24 and China 14.

View a full list of winners by all countries and winners by category at. http://www.worldstar.org/worldstar-winners-2018

The candidates for the special categories - President’s Award, Sustainability Award, Marketing Award and Packaging that Saves Food Award will be announced in January.

All winners will be recognised in an awards ceremony and gala evening on May 2, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia at the same time as the AIP National Conference.

Press information and interviews request:

Liliam Benzi – ldbcom@uol.com.br - +55 11 99989-1597

All other enquiries :

Rachel Bayswater – rachel.bayswater@iom3.org

About WPO

WPO – World Packaging Organisation is a non-profit, non-governmental, international federation of packaging institutes, associations, federations and other interested parties including corporations and trade associations. For more information, visit WPO webpage at www.worldpackaging.org.

With headquarters in Chicago (USA) the entity promotes projects and actions aligned to its main slogan “Better Quality of Life Through Better Packaging for More People.” With that mission in mind, WPO encourages the development of packaging technology, science and engineering; stimulation of international trade; and the advancement of packaging education and training. The President, Thomas Schneider, is based in US.