Japan's Daiwa Wins the Can of the Year Award
Daiwa Can Corporation in Japan has won the canmaking industry's top accolade for 2014, The Canmaker magazine Can of the Year award, for a highly-decorated tinplate coffee can.
Selected by a panel of expert judges, the 20cl three-piece welded tinplate can developed for Kowa Pharmaceutical's Powered Coffee brand features detailed decoration, registered embossing, foaming ink, gravure printing and an aluminium easy-open end.
The Daiwa can was also winner of the Gold category for three-piece beverage cans.
Powered Coffee is a premium drink new to the Japanese market, and is a combination of enriched nutrients and coffee. After being approached by Kowa Pharmaceutical, Daiwa designed the can as well as co-developing the drink's recipe and the necessary filling process. This is carried out using retorting techniques by Daiwa's subsidiary Sanwha and the product is marketed through retailers rather than the vending machines commonly used for selling ready-to-drink canned coffees in Japan. This sector alone is a huge market with more than 10 billion units sold each year.
After being told of the award, Tsujimoto Kasuhiro, director of international operations at Daiwa Can Company at its headquarters in Tokyo, said: "It was a surprise and a pleasure to win the Can of the Year in 2014.
"This can design represents our whole technology in three-piece canmaking, so is a combination of our skills and technology."
The Canmaker magazine Cans of the Year Awards 2014
CATEGORY WINNERS
CAN OF THE YEAR 2014: Daiwa Can Company, Japan
Three-piece welded tinplate can for Kowa Pharmaceuticals Company's Powered Coffee
AEROSOLS
Gold: DS Containers, USA
Two-piece drawn polymer-coated steel can for Implus Corporation Tectron water proofer
Silver: Ball Corporation, USA
Impact-extruded aluminium can for Unilever's AXE body spray
Bronze: Colep, Portugal
Three-piece welded tinplate can for Coty's Adidas deodorant
BEVERAGE THREE-PIECE
Gold: Daiwa Can Company, Japan
Three-piece welded tinplate can for Kowa Pharmaceuticals Company's Powered Coffee
Silver: ORG Packaging, China
Welded tinplate lightweight can for He Bei Cheng De Lolo juice
Bronze: There was no award in this category
BEVERAGE TWO-PIECE
Gold: Rexam, USA
DI aluminium cap can with twist-off cap for Monster Energy drink
Silver: Crown Bevcan Europe Middle East, France
D&I aluminium can with ‘360 degree' end for Royal Unibrew's FAXE beer
Bronze: Rexam BCSA, Brazil
D&I aluminium can for NewAge Indústria de Bebidas's Guaraná Cruzeiro juice
BOTTLES
Gold: Exal Corporation, USA
Impact-extruded aluminium bottle for Cedar Ridge Apple Ranch Indigeny Reserve cider
Silver: Rexam BCE, Czech Republic
D&I aluminium Fusion bottle for New Age Indústria de Bebidas's Germânia 55 beer
Bronze: Daiwa Can Company, Japan
Polyester-coated drawn aluminium bottle for UCC Ueshima Coffee Black ‘Mutou' coffee
DECORATION & PRINT QUALITY
Gold: Dongguan GM Metal Products, Hong Kong
Decorative tinplate tin with hinged lid for Abidally Sons' Monarch tea
Silver: Crown Aerosols & Speciality Packaging, UK
Fancy tinplate embossed tin with slip lid for Fox's Chocolatey biscuits
Bronze: Crown Aerosols & Speciality Packaging, UK
Fancy tinplate gift tin for Pernod Ricard Ballantine's Finest whisky
ENDS, CAPS & CLOSURES
Gold: Can-Pack Metal Closures, Poland
Embossed steel crown cap for JSC ‘MPK' Higuli beer
Silver: Ardagh Group, France
Easy Peel lid on a drawn aluminium can for King Oscar mackerel
Bronze: Hindustan Tin Works, India
Transparent lid on a three-piece welded tinplate tin for Innopac Home Line's spice tins
FANCY CANS
Gold: Dongguan GM Metal Products, Hong Kong
Decorative tinplate tin with hinged lid for Abidally Sons' Monarch tea
Joint Silver: Gebrūder Reichsfeld, Germany
Three-piece welded tinplate with Bluetooth speaker for Pirlo Webshop
Joint Silver: Virojanglor, France
Secondary tinplate container with isothermic insert for MHCS's Moët & Chandon Champagne
Joint Bronze: Virojanglor, France
Fancy tinplate tin with customised plastic sleeve for Kusmi Tea
Joint Bronze: PT Sinar Djaja Can, Indonesia
Embossed tinplate tin with slip lid for PT Konimex's Sobisco-Choco Mania
FOOD THREE-PIECE
Gold: Crown Aerosols & Speciality Packaging, UK
Decorative tinplate tin with peelable end and slip lid for Bewley's Fortnum & Mason coffee
Silver: Almeida & Freitas, Portugal
Welded tinplate can for Unique Portuguese Taste UpTaste olive oil
Bronze: Shetron, India
Tinplate can with easy open end for Bharath Canning Co' BICCO fruit pulp
FOOD TWO-PIECE
Gold: Metalgráfica Renner, Brazil
Drawn tinplate can with recloseable lid for Fabrica de Conservas de Pescado's Komdelli pate
Silver: SAPIN, Saudi Arabia
Drawn aluminium cans with easy open end for Mondelez's Kraft processed cheese
Bronze: MGK-pack, Croatia
Drawn tinplate can for Argeta Sarajevo pâté
GENERAL LINE
Gold: Brasilata, Brazil
20-litre tinplate pail for Sayerlack Renner paint
Silver: Brasilata, Brazil
Welded tinplate tin with Plus Closure for BASF'S Suvinil paint
Bronze: Massilly - Safet Embamet, France
Three-piece welded tinplate tins for JEFCO Peintures Aplat By Wilmotte paint
PROTOTYPE
Gold: Packaging Products del Peru, Peru
Steel crown cap for beer
Silver: Universal Can Corporation, Japan
D&I aluminium bottle with promotional cap
Bronze: Dayton Systems Group, USA
Three-piece welded steel DSG Food Cap Can
SUSTAINABILITY
Gold: Packaging Products del Peru, Peru
Steel crown cap for beer
Silver: Metalgráfica Renner, Brazil
Drawn tinplate can with recloseable lid for Fabrica de Conservas de Pescado Komdelli pate
Bronze: Liberty Bottleworks, USA
Impact-extruded 24oz aluminium bottle for Nike Air Jordan / Liberty Bottleworks
Canmaker Summit delegates' choice: Dongguan GM Metal Products, Hong Kong
Decorative tinplate tin with hinged lid for Abidally Sons' Monarch tea
More information about the Cans of the Year awards from Emma French at 44 1293 435100 email: e.french@sayers-publishing.com
The Canmaker magazine is published by Sayers Publishing Group, Durand House, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9PY, UK. Website: www.canmaker.com
