One thousand Arab students partake in packaging contest

The Lebanese Packaging Center (LibanPack) and UNIDO organized a ceremony yesterday to announce the names of 38 Arab student winners in the second edition of Arab StarPack competition for the best packaging design. The event, which supports packaging development, was held under the patronage of the minister of industry, Wael Abu Faour at the Beirut premises of the Union of Arab Chambers. The competition aims to promote creativity and innovation in this field and is divided into 3 categories: visual packaging design, structural design and food safety packaging category. The contest also presented the UNIPACK award, a division of INDEVCO Group, and the Banque du Liban award. Some 930 students participated in the Arab StarPack this year representing 11 Arab countries: Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Palestine, Morocco, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, UAE and Saudi Arabia. LibanPack director, Suha Atallah, stressed that packaging is not just a design or a protective means for the product. It is an integral part of the inclusive marketing plan that should be developed before the manufacturing phase. To note, that winners in the top three are: Maria Sfeir (Lebanon), Iman Abu Shaer (Palestine) and Christie Bin Dahman (Tunisia). (An Nahar, Ad Dyar June 28, 2010)
 

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