Asia CanTech 2024 Award winners announced

Tristan Ellison, production engineering department manager for Crown Asia Pacific, accepted the Supreme Winner award on behalf of the company's Thailand team. Image: Bell Publishing

The 2024 edition of the Asia CanTech Awards was announced on 22 October at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The evening saw Siam Weizen beer pick up two awards, alongside many worthy category winners.

Beverage two-piece – winner

Crown Bevcan and Closures Thailand, Siam Weizen beer

This passionfruit flavoured wheat beer features a traditional Thai design and a sophisticated matt varnish to give consumers a tactile experience when holding the can. 

Decorative/speciality – winner

Canpack,​ Piyaau natural mineral water​

The enhanced printing effects on this can caught the judges’ eyes, as did the fact that this mineral water is the first of its kind to be packaged in aluminium.

Food two-piece – winner

ORG Bowl, can

This laminated steel can is made using the draw-redraw process, and the can we have here on display for the winner showcases a guilded shan shui, which is a style of traditional Chinese painting, incorporating natural landscapes.

Beverage limited edition – winner

Can Asia, San Miguel Pale Pilsen

This 330ml can captures the essence of a Filipino phrase which translates to ‘What to do?’, illustrating a variety of entertaining activities to engage in when bored.

Ends/caps/closures – winner

Worunda Metal Packaging, Aerosol cone

This product can withstand temperatures of up to 100 degrees celcius and is suitable for many products in the personal care, home cleaning and industrial industries, as well as for high-quality printing processes.

Food three-piece – winner

Hindustan Tin Works, Cremica cookie cans

These tins offer better quality printing through new decorative finishes, which will ensure consumers reuse or repurpose the tins at home.

General line​ – winner

TinPak, Super Matt Enamel paint can

According to the judges, this welded can with a lever lid illustrates its purpose in a simple and sophisticated way. 

Innovation​ – winner

BNM, Peel-off end with straw function

This peel-off end features a membrane that consumers can ‘pop’ or pierce with a straw to stir or sip the product inside the rest of the packaging.

Design concept​ – winner

Isimat, Koi can

The winning can’s design integrates the company’s patented inLine Foiling and silkscreen printing within a single machine, utilising polychromatic and holographic effects, suitable for use in aerosol cans and the beverage industry. 

Supreme Winner

Crown Bevcan and Closures Thailand​, Siam Weizen beer​

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