Global. Innovative. Award-Winning: The WorldStar Packaging Awards 2026

The winners of the WorldStar Global Packaging Awards 2026 have been announced. This year, the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) recognized 234 outstanding packaging solutions — a remarkable testament to the innovative strength, design expertise, and technological advancement within the global packaging industry.

The award‑winning projects set important benchmarks for the future of the sector. They highlight key developments: more sustainable material approaches, intelligent and connected functionalities, increasing process reliability, as well as a stronger fusion of technology, design, and user orientation. The submitted solutions illustrate how consistently companies around the world are working to make packaging more efficient, resource‑friendly, and high‑performing — from optimized manufacturing processes to innovative consumer touchpoints.

The official award ceremony will take place in May as part of interpack in Düsseldorf. There, the winning projects will be presented to an international expert audience — giving them the platform for their next development milestones.

Here are the winners: https://worldstar.org/winners/worldstar/2026/