Author: PackagingMEA

Saudia Dairy and Foodstuffs Company (Sadafco) has added to its bulk 10kg and 16kg Saudia Feta Cheese range by launching 250g and 500g consumer packs in the Middle East.

Nairobi-based Polyflex Industries Ltd, which produces flexible packaging and blown films, has continued its relationship with Italy-based Bielloni Converting with the purchase of a 10-colour SLV central impression (CI) press, says director Pritesh Shah.

Omet’s digital inkjet JetPlus unit – which debuted at Drupa 2012 – has cleared pre-market tests and is available for sale, the Italian manufacturer announced on 7 August.

At Lapelexpo Americas on 9–11 September Goss will continue to put the case for its Sunday Vpak’s flexible configurations in label and flexible packaging, the firm announced on 3 July.

Nampak plans to expand in Nigeria through acquisitions that may exceed its largest takeover deals to counter slowing growth in its main South African market, its CEO, Andre de Ruyter, told Bloomberg in an interview on 9 July.

Finland-based Huhtamaki announced on 8 July an agreement to acquire Positive Packaging, a flexible packaging company with nine plants in India and the UAE.

Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) announced on 1 July an agreement with the region’s exclusive provider of packaging for McDonald’s.

Comexi Group, a leading specialist in machinery solutions for the flexible packaging industry, announced on 30 June that it has developed the PROSLIT S1 DT, a double turret slitter-rewinder that can increase productivity and energy efficiency.

Bobst premiered its Novacut 106 ER – a brand new die-cutter for in-line die-cutting with blank separation – at ExpoPrint 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil on 16-22 July.

A recent roadshow in Cairo revealed that Egypt is poised to embrace digital technology “in the next few years”, according to Kodak.