Reverse vending machines (RVMs) will soon be encouraging Omanis to recycle plastic bottles, cans and batteries, according to Jeroen Vincent of the waste management firm Averda.
Dubai spotlights F&B packaging exports
Dubai Exports, an agency of the emirate’s Department of Economic Development (DED), has highlighted the role of the food and beverage (F&B) sector in the local packaging sector.
Heidelberg pushes digital in the Middle East
Heidelberg Middle East (ME) has partnered with Ricoh to offer digital solutions in the region under the name Heidelberg Linoprint.
Nampak invests in two Titan ER610s
Nampak has installed two 1350mm-wide Titan ER610 compact slitter-rewinders: one at its flexible division in Pinetown, Durban, and a second at Cape Town.
Tetra Pak invests EUR36m in Turkish plant
Teta Pak is investing EUR36m ($49m) to complete a EUR60m upgrade at its packaging material plant in Izmir, Turkey.
Unilever runs eco campaign with UAE supermarkets
Unilever has teamed up with UAE-based retailer Choithrams on a 10-day campaign to promote recycling and water conservation, which coincides with World Environment Day on 5 June.
Queen gets Uteco Diamond demo at Welsh plant
As Uteco prepares to celebrate the opening of its third major plant in Italy as well as the expansion of its ConverDrome centre, its CEO met with the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II at the anniversary of an International Greeting Group plant in Wales.
Award for eco packager with sights on UAE
Vegware, a compostable food packaging specialist now present in the UAE, has been named Scotland’s Most Innovative Exporter for 2014.
Sidel slims CSD bottles
Sidel has launched its StarLite base for carbonated soft drink (CSD) bottles, designed to deliver better performance while cutting weight.
Comexi schools Istanbul on flexible printing
Comexi Group and the Manel Xifra Boada Technological Centre have held a two-day seminar in Turkey on flexible packaging.