2025 imda awards competition
The 2025 IMDA Awards Competition will recognize outstanding IML, IMD and IME submissions that were produced in 2024 or 2025. Entries received from around the world will showcase the best in in-mold design and technical achievement.
why should you enter the imda awards competition?
Bring YOUR COMPANY to the attention of brand owners who want to work with the best. IMDA Award Winners are featured in industry magazines, at major tradeshows and online.
Recognize YOUR PARTNERS by sharing the award recognition with the molders, label printers and brand owners your company worked with to create the winning piece.
Celebrate with YOUR TEAM when their hard work goes up against the best in the industry from around the world. What a great way to honor the work done every day in your company!
Important Dates
May 14, 2025
IMDA Awards Competition Opens
June 25, 2025
Early Bird Deadline
Entry fee pricing increases after this date.
July 16, 2025
Final Entry Deadline
August 2025
IMDA Awards Competition Judging
September 4, 2025
IMDA Awards Honorees Announced
All winners will be announced at the 2025 Plastic Product Decorating Summit
The 2025 IMDA Awards Competition is sponsored
by these industry-leading companies
IMDA AWARDS IS A WPO-RECOGNIZED COMPETITION
The In-Mold Decorating Association has received recognition by the World Packaging Organization (WPO).
The WorldStar Awards is one of the major events of the World Packaging Organization, which runs it annually to give world-wide recognition to packages that have gained an award in a recognized national or regional packaging competition. It is a global competition that gathers the best packages from all over the world and is the ultimate recognition one can receive in the world of packaging. Currently 63 competitions from 37 countries and regions are recognized by the WPO as qualifying for entry to WorldStar.
What this means for IMDA Awards Competition winners is that your company, as an IMDA Awards winner, is now eligible to enter the WPO WorldStar Packaging Awards competition.
The company that submitted the winning entry to the IMDA Awards may enter the WorldStar Packaging Awards with the brand owner’s permission. Complete information about WorldStar awards and how to enter is at www.worldstar.org.