Exxon, SABIC pick site

Companies officially select location in Texas for proposed $10bn petrochem project ExxonMobil Chemical Co. and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) announced on April 19 that they have officially selected a site in San Patricio County, Texas, for a potential multibillion-dollar petrochemical project. The state offered Texas Enterprise Fund grants of $1.35m to SABIC US Projects …

DIGITAL ALLIANCE

Obeikan Group and GE are partnering to advance digital manufacturing in Saudi Arabiaby bringing new technologies to food & beverage and consumer package goods factories GE has signed a ground breaking partnership agreement in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Obeikan Investment Group to provide advanced digital technologies, transforming key manufacturing plants into smart factories. …

Unilever launches process for recycling plastic sachets

Pilot plant in Indonesia will apply CreaSolv approach for recovering plastic from waste London Unilever has unveiled new  technology for recycling sachet waste: the  CreaSolv Process, developed with the Fraunhofer  Institute for Process Engineering and  Packaging IVV in Germany and inspired by  an innovation used to recycle TV sets. Billions of single-use sachets are sold …

Henkel unit in Germany eliminates all liner waste

UPM Raflatac’s RafCycle enables label lining to be recycled in books and magazines Germany Henkel’s Beauty Care business  unit, which markets brands such as Schwarzkopf,  has reduced its label liner waste to zero  in a unique partnership with UPM Raflatac. Henkel generated more than 400 tons of  siliconised glassine label liner waste at its  Wassertrüdingen …

L’Oreal named as one of the world’s most ethical firms

Ethisphere Institute singles the group out for the eighth time France L’Oreal has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute, a specialist in defining and advancing ethical business practices, as a 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company. The group has been selected for the eighth time and is one of only two winners from the health and …

Almarai introduces Baladi premium laban in Saudi Arabia

High-quality labels distinguish the product, claimed to offer a smoother, creamier taste KSA Almarai has launched its new product Baladi Laban in the Saudi Arabian market, the product has been formulated to take the laban drinking experience into a more premium level. Made from 100% fresh cow’s milk, mixed with 5.1% fat and using selected …