Ringier honours Innovators in Plastics Industry

Ringier Trade Media Ltd. recently announced the winners of the 2011 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for the Plastics Industry. 34 winning companies featured their innovative products and technologies across 10 categories, including materials & auxiliaries, injection molding technology, extrusion technology, blow molding technology, molds & components, material handling, measurement & testing, automation, application innovative technologies and auxiliary equipment (parts).
The grand Awards ceremony and cocktail party was held in Shenzhen, China on August 23, 2011, in conjunction with the 6th Plastics Technology Application in Consumer Electronic Products Conference. More than 120 high-level delegates from winning companies together with professionals from authoritative associations, conference delegates, Ringier magazine readers and industry media attended the Awards ceremony.
Since its launch in 2006, the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards have encouraged, acknowledged and rewarded those individuals and companies who have introduced and developed a new idea, a new method, or a new product or technology. The event is composed of three steps: nomination, judging and the award-presentation ceremony.
Mr. Mike Hay, President of Ringier Trade Media mentioned the difference between the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards and other industry awards present in the market by stating: "One of the most important elements in any Awards Programme is that it must be honest, it must be fair, and it must be transparent and that it truly identifies -in our case – Innovation. Our judging process is completely neutral, objective and fair. First of all, it is the independent panel of experts – the judges who play the key role in the selection of the winners that is one important feature that makes the Ringier Industry Innovation Awards special and different from other such programs in China. These judges cannot be bought, we cannot be bought – nominations are open to everybody in the industry and the final winners are selected solely on their merit – and nothing more. Moreover, Ringier Plastics Innovation Awards is the only Award that not only focuses on the suppliers who introduce the products or technologies but recognises end users that show Innovation in their manufacturing process and or product design."
This year's Awards were a success for three reasons. Firstly, the Awards had 65 entries and 17 new winners. Compared with last year, the number of entries increased by 30%, showing a positive trend that many more manufacturers have started using innovation in their product design. Secondly, a new Awards category was added –Application Innovative Technologies. This category awarded manufacturers who significantly improved their plastic processing so as to achieve energy savings, environmental friendliness and material savings as well as have better and consistent product quality and design. Thirdly, local companies accounted for two-third of the Award winners this year, justifying that the plastic industry in China has been able to keep pace with international brands and in some cases improve on them.
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