Al Madeena Printing Press doubles its B1 format Heidelberg CD 102 investment to meet growing packaging print demand

Dubai:  Al Madeena Printing Press, Dubai has invested in a Heidelberg CD 102 five-colour press with coater in a bid to expand its existing capacity to meet the demand within the region. According to NP Mohammed Ashraf, general manager at Al Madeena Printing Press, 20% of its production is for captive consumption of the Al …

The innovative thinking behind RB-Finish’s new recyclable packaging

UAE: As Finish celebrates the launch of its new recyclable product pouch, the team reflect on the market-leading innovations that led to its creation – and some of the major challenges faced along the way. “With this project coming to life after more than a year, it’s like talking about our baby,” says Krzysztof Krajewski, …

GMG OpenColor is now packed with easy and thrifty colour profiling solutions

The new multi-colour separation software can create a profile with a minimum of 20 patches, Simone Viscomi and Andreas Stephanali of GMG Color tell Benjamin Daniel GMG Color is recognised as a proofing company, right? Yes, not just that. “We want to let everyone know that we are mainly a colour management company,” says Simone …

This woman-powered start-up seeks to establish itself as a packaging design company with a social demeanour

Doaa bin Thabit, founder, author, and consultant at Saudi Arabia-based Packageha in a candid interaction with Benjamin Daniel shares what triggered her to take up brand designing for those companies bereft of one Packageha is a start-up packaging service provider that customises packaging for home and small business. Packageha dedicates a percentage of its profits …

A report on the state of labels in Middle East & Africa region

AWA Alexander Watson Associates examines one of the label industry’s most intriguing regions, one with a diverse geographical region, offering real growth opportunities for technical know-how and business expertise of every kind The Middle East and Africa is a combination of both technologically-advanced and underdeveloped countries. There are an estimated 60 languages spoken here – …

Tunisian Comptoir National du Plastique boosts production with W&H automation retrofit

Tunisia: Comptoir National du Plastique (CNP) claims an increase in production of its blown film line by 20% with a retrofit from W&H. The Tunisian film manufacturer CNP has modernized its 2007 blown film line (2,400 mm)
with a new MAXICONE
C three-layer die head (size: 315/500) by W&H. CNP also retrofitted the existing machine with the …

Milliken is making the process of producing packaging material clear, vibrant and safe for the environment

Benjamin Daniel gathers more information about the clarifiers, nucleators and colourants that Milliken has introduced to this region’s markets from Sami TK Palanisami, the company’s commercial manager for EMEA Why is packaging important? Because it helps deliver a product to the customer, in precisely the way the brand desires, safely protecting the contents while making …

Edale host a successful agent training event to launch new technologies

Edale held their agent training event from 24-25th March 2019 at their Head office based in Hampshire. This event saw 15 agents from all over the globe travel to the UK to partake in two full days of product training; including presentations from Edale customers and suppliers. The training focused on new Edale technologies that …