Mars grows GCC production to meet local demand

New lines are now running in Jebel Ali Free Zone and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah City  UAE: Mars Incorporated marked the UAE’s National Day on 2 December by celebrating its recent expansion in the GCC region, including its new, state- of-the-art, Snickers production line at its facility in Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai. This investment …

Kraft Foods in $40 billion takeover talks with Brazilian firm 3G Capital Partners

Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital Partners is reportedly in “advanced talks” to buy Kraft Foods Group in a deal that could be worth $40 billion. A takeover by 3G, which bought ketchup maker HJ Heinz in 2014, would put a dizzying array of America’s classic, and somewhat outdated, food brands into the hands of a firm …

KBA unveils its new modular Varius LX-TX narrow web offset press

German press manufacturer KBA-MePrint has launched the modular Varius LX-TX narrow web offset press. With its new semi-rotary narrow web offset printing machine, the KBA-MePrint Varius LX-TX uses waterless technology for high quality label and laminate printing applications. Equipped with its technology from KBA-MePrint, the press offers fast job changes, low material waste and a …

HP and KBA to co-develop new color inkjet web press for corrugated package printing

Hewlett Packard (HP) and Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) (KBA) today announced plans to develop the HP T1000 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press, a high speed, high volume, 110-inch -wide (2.8 meter) web press for pre-printing of corrugated top liner. This will enable corrugators to combine many individual jobs together on a roll or across …