The ECMA Congress for 2023 took take place at the Barceló Sevilla Renacimiento Hotel in Sevilla, Spain on 21 & 22 September 2023. This event was again be a wonderful celebration of all things related to cartonboard & folding cartons. The theme of the Congress was 'Circular Cartons & Beyond' and we had a superb line-up of speakers including Tesco, Nestlé, The European Commission, Euromonitor, CEPI, AFRY Management Consulting and Moorgate Capital whilst our keynote speaker was the acclaimed presenter and customer experience enthusiast, Steven van Belleghem. In addition, the highly energetic and renowned TED presenter, Leyla Acaroglu, conducted an interactive sustainability workshop where delegates designed their own packaging.

As usual, this event celebrated all things connected with folding cartons and cartonboard and during the Thursday evening dinner, the winners of the European Carton Excellence Awards were announced. You can check out the winners here.
Following the earthquake in Turkey last February, which shocked us all, and to show support to our friends in Turkey; ECMA donated a cheque at the congress to a charity supporting those effected by the devastation. 

Again many thanks to our sponsors for making the ECMA Congress happen:

ECMA Congress 2022

The ECMA Congress for 2022 took take place in Krakow, Poland on 15 & 16 September 2022 – this has been the largest gathering from the European folding carton and cartonboard sector since 2019.

The theme of the Congress was ‘Sustainability Unboxed’ and we had a superb line-up of speakers including Carrefour, Euromonitor, BPO Packaging Strategy & Innovation, EXPRA,  CEPI, Moorgate Capital and Suez Circpack whilst our keynote speaker was the acclaimed TED presenter Leyla Acaroglu. Mr Marek Belka MEP and Ex-Prime Minister of Poland opened the Congress. ECMA was delighted to welcome special guests from Ukraine and to make a €10,000 donation to the ‘Pure in Hearts Charitable Foundation’ supporting refugees in Ukraine. 

















The Congress was, as usual, a celebration of all things connected with folding cartons and cartonboard and gave many of our members the chance to meet industry friends and colleagues for the 1^st time in 3 years… during the Thursday evening dinner, we celebrated the winners of the European Carton Excellence Awards.