DS Smith has confirmed it has won two accolades at the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) Excellence in Flexography Awards 2025.
The winning sustainable packaging solution was created in collaboration with Carlsberg in Tampere (Finland) and awarded for the Combined Corrugated, Process category as well as the category independent award for the most advanced packaging and design solution in the competition, Best of Show.
“I am proud of the diverse world-class expertise that we have in our team. This award is a wonderful testament to that. The value of the award is elevated by the fact that it is not just a win in our own competition category, but also the Best in Show, which speaks to our excellent flexographic printing expertise and our people’s enthusiasm and interest in their work. The award is a great continuation of the work we have been doing for years,” says Ari Viinikkala, Country Managing Director, Finland, DS Smith.
The overall design of the new packaging for Carlsberg utilises as few materials as possible and made from sustainable fibre-based corrugated cardboard, is intended to be easy for the consumer to recycle.
“We collaborated with DS Smith to produce this fibre-based and recyclable packaging solution for our Carlsberg 18-pack Pilsner product. This package, originally printed with offset, was executed using flexographic printing in Tampere, Finland, and the result yielded a comparable print quality to the original, also with fewer colors used. It is an honor that the package achieved success in the prestigious Excellence in Flexography Awards 2025 competition,” said Andy Parish, Product Change Manager, Carlsberg Britvic.
