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Istanbul has for the first time hosted the Regular General Assembly of the Asia Packaging Federation (APF) where representatives of the Asian packaging sector congregate. The AsiaStar 2015 Contest Award Ceremony was also held during the 3 day event. Turkey which participated in the AsiaStar Contest for the 2^nd time this year, and earned 18 awards was the 4^th country with the highest number of awards won.

 Within the framework of the 40^th Regular General Assembly and 65^th Executive Board Assembly of the APF held last week under the leadership of the Packaging Manufacturers' Association (ASD) and the support of the Asian Packaging Federation (APF), B2B (business-to-business) meetings and the AsiaStar 2015 Contest Award Ceremony was hosted, convening the Asian representatives of the packaging, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics industries.

The event was attended by representatives from the food and food machinery, packaging, and packaging machinery sectors of Turkey, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Iran, and Kazakhstan.Over 200 B2B meetings were held with the attendance of close to 100 representatives of 36 companies operating in 11 Asian countries. Nearly 50 percent of the participants in these meetings stated that they had found an opportunity to do business with the firms they had met with.

The best packaging of Asia was elected

Within the scope of events convening Asia's packaging giants, the AsisStar Packaging Contest Award Ceremony was held, electing the best packaging in the continent. Turkey which participated in the AsiaStar Contest for the 2^nd time this year as one of the 196 applicants, and earned 18 awards was the 4^th country with the highest number of awards won. In the ‘Consumer Products' category which had the highest number of applications, Turkey was the 2^nd country with the highest number of awards with 12.

Sadettin Korkut, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ASD who emphasized the key role of the Turkish Packaging Industry in meeting Turkey's objectives for 2023 commented, "As the packaging sector, we act on the vision of being the packaging center of Eurasia. Therefore, we increase our share in global competition each year, by manufacturing products with added value. The fact that the 40^th Regular General Assembly of the Asian Packaging Federation (APF) of whose executive board we, ASD are members was held in Turkey is an indication of our country's international power in packaging. I believe that this significant event that is attended by delegations of business persons comprising mostly buying and purchasing representatives of Asia's leading packaging materials and packaging equipment sectors is very important and beneficial for our country.”

Companies which Received Awards in the Consumer Products Category:

The Sisecam Glass Packaging Group

The new Kavaklidere Vinegar Bottle

IBB Hamidiye Water Bottle

Kemal Kükrer Turnip Juice Bottle

Tasarist

Mealbox

Tasarimüssü

The Istanblue Vodka Packaging

Safya Sunflower Oil PET Bottle

Sarten Ambalaj

Frio 700 ml. Cyrup Bottle

Kahve Dünyasi-250. Gr Coffee Box

Bunge Salat 5 Lt. Printed Oil Can

Sütas

Sütas Cream Cheese

Sütas Ayran 300 ml. Glass Bottle

Twinsadhouse

Wesley

Companies which Received Awards in the Transport Packages Category:

Bayindir Ambalaj

Headlight Separator

Glove Box Container

Modern Ambalaj

Faucet Container

Companies which Received Awards in the Student Category:

Cooler Pak Tugay Topçu (ITU / Industrial Design Program)

Telve Türk Kahvesi Dilara Sebnem Esendemir (Marmara University/Graphic Arts Program)

Çitlenbik Kuruyemis Büsra Öztürk (Ambalaj Dumlupinar University/Graphic Arts Program)