Toyo Seikan Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Toyo Seikan"), a consolidated subsidiary of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd., has won the WorldStar Award 2023 for its "Finger Fitting Tab," an innovation that exponentially improves the ease of opening food cans, and for its "House Kari-ya Curry Microwaveable Pouch," which prevents packaging material that does not have a heat-resistant film from opening when heated in a microwave oven. In addition, the "Finger Fitting Tab" has won the gold prize in "Accessible Packaging" category which is specially categorized in the WorldStar Award 2023.
The "Finger Fitting Tab" received the award following the Cans of the Year Awards 2022 in October 2022.
Our "House Kari-ya Curry Microwaveable Pouch" also received the AsiaStar Award 2022 in the Consumer Packaging Category.
The WorldStar Award 2023 ceremony was held in Dusseldorf, Germany, May 6, 2023, and team members who participated in developing the award-winning products presented with a commemorative gift
Winning Products
1. "Finger Fitting Tab"
A lid for food cans, the Finger Fitting Tab offers drastically improved unsealing properties. The tab fits your finger comfortably, improving unsealing properties and reduces the risk of the lid opening unintentionally.
2. House Kari-ya Curry Microwaveable Pouch
"House Kari-ya Curry Microwaveable Pouch" is a plastic pouch for microwave ovens, developed in cooperation with House Foods Group Inc. We succeeded in preventing the opening of a hole in the packaging material, which may occur during heating, without adding a heat-resistant film.
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Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. is a Japan-based packaging container manufacturer. The Company operates in four business segments. The Packing Container Related segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cans for canning and other metal products, plastic, glass and paper products, as well as the contract manufacture and sale of aerosol products and general goods filing. The Steel Plate Related segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel and processed steel plates. The Functional Material segment offers disk substrates, optical function films, glazes and gel coat. The Real Estate segment is engaged in the leasing of buildings and commercial facilities. The Others segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of hard alloy, machineries and tools, agricultural materials, the sale of petroleum products, as well as the insurance agency business.
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