Lafarge has recognised the work carried out in close partnership between its Lafarge Research Centre in Lyon and the BillerudKorsnäs Sack Lab Sweden for the development of a new packaging solution.

Lafarge awarded seven suppliers under different categories after an evaluation of 75 global suppliers.

Carlos Espina, Senior Vice President, Research and Development at Lafarge praised the Product Development award winner, stating: "The development is an exciting and enriching joint development between BillerudKorsnäs and Lafarge. This project shows that great achievements can be reached in a close and trusting cooperation between partners in the value chain."

Mikael Strömbäck, Business Segment Director, Sack Solutions at BillerudKorsnäs, said upon accepting the award: "We continue to lead the development of new smarter packaging innovations and this new sack solution perfectly illustrates the mission of BillerudKorsnäs: ‘’We challenge conventional packaging for a sustainable future".