Call open for the MeetingPack 2026 Awards for innovation and sustainability in barrier packaging

MeetingPack, the biennial conference organised by AINIA and AIMPLAS that brings together the entire packaging value chain, has launched the third edition of the MP2026 Awards. These awards aim to recognise innovations in barrier packaging and sustainability developed by professionals and organisations for application in industry. The award is open to national and international companies manufacturing materials, films, sheets, preforms, packaging, packaging equipment, recycling systems and packaging systems that contribute to the sector’s development with sustainable solutions. The awards include two categories: Solutions focused on flexible packaging (films) and solutions focused on rigid packaging (trays and/or bottles). These innovations may be applicable across any area of the sector, including materials, packaging, equipment and processes, among others.

Call open until 13 February

Applications will be accepted until 13 February. Submissions must be sent via the form available on the MeetingPack website, under the MP2026 Awards section, and at least one person from the submitting company must be registered for the congress. The MeetingPack 2026 Awards evaluation process will be carried out in two phases to ensure maximum transparency and rigour. In the first phase, an evaluation panel made up of UPV, Amparo Chiralt; AVEP, Cristina Monge; AINIA, Concha Bosch; UV, Jose Badia; Fedacova, Sergio Barona; and AIMPLAS, Sergio Giménez, will select three finalists in each category. This evaluation will take into account criteria such as market impact, the product’s environmental advantage, technical quality and performance, as well as verification of compliance with the requirements of each application. The second phase will take place during the congress itself. Finalist entries will have five minutes at the end of the first day of MeetingPack to present their proposal in a demo pitch format to attendees, who will be able to vote in real time to choose the winning entry. The awards ceremony for the winning entries will be held that same evening during the official congress dinner.

Thirty specialists to address barrier packaging in Valencia

The seventh edition of MeetingPack, whose programme is already published on its website, will bring together the main stakeholders from the packaging and food sectors around a programme made up of eight blocks and around thirty presentations delivered by specialists in sustainable barrier packaging. It will take place on 21 and 22 April at the Science Museum of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. MeetingPack 2026 is supported by ENPLATER GROUP, TOTALENERGIES CORBION, ADVANCED PACKAGING ASSOCIATION (APA), MORCHEM, LEYGATECH, LECTA and NOVAMONT as Gold sponsors; FAKOLITH, MONDI, COMEXI and MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL EUROPE as Silver sponsors. Bronze sponsors also include: TPL, GRUPALIA 4.0, FAERCH and QUIMÓVIL.