Sidel partners with Niche Cocoa for Ghana’s first aseptic beverage production in PET

Niche Cocoa Industry, one of Ghana’s largest fully integrated cocoa processors, has successfully installed its first-ever aseptic line through Sidel. The line marks a significant milestone for the company, as it makes its first venture into milk-based products in PET with the assistance of Sidel’s long-standing expertise in aseptic production.   “We selected Sidel because …

Avery Dennison and Dow launch hotmelt label adhesive

Dow and Avery Dennison have co-developed an innovative and sustainable new hotmelt label adhesive solution that enables polyolefin filmic labels and polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE) packaging to be mechanically recycled together in one stream. The adhesive is the first of its kind on the label market and is approved by Recyclass for recycling in …

Huhtamaki launches Wastepreneur Challenge in South Africa

Huhtamaki has proudly teamed up with international charity WasteAid on a two-year program that provides training and support to waste collectors—Wastepreneurs—to develop their skills and capacity, move up the value chain and earn more money.   “We at Huhtamaki believe that waste is a very valuable secondary material. To make this a reality, incentivisation, innovation, …

Constantia Flexibles to highlight its materials runability at Interpack

Constantia Flexibles, one of the leading providers of packaging solutions, has announced its contribution to the trade fair Interpack from May 4-10, 2023, in Duesseldorf. The company will demonstrate the performance of its materials in collaboration with 30 renowned international machine suppliers, highlighting its commitment to delivering quality products that meet the needs of its …

Almarai supports 27 charities programs for Ramadan

Almarai Company supported fasting breakfast programs for 27 charitable societies in the third week of the blessed month of Ramadan 1444 AH in various regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of its corporate social responsibility program.   Among the charities that included this support are the Sharia Revival Centers Association in Makkah …

RECAPP partners with Al Ain Water for fundraising campaign

RECAPP, the UAE’s first free-of-charge door-to-door recycling service, partnered with Al Ain Water to launch a fundraising campaign during the Holy Month of Ramadan to benefit Al Jalila Foundation.   The campaign empowered members of the community to contribute to vital medical treatment, education and research, simply by recycling their used plastic bottles and aluminum …

Henkel Adhesive Technologies to participate at METPACK 2023

Henkel Adhesive Technologies to present its range of sustainable and safe packaging solutions at METPACK from May 2 to 6 in Essen, Germany. At stand 1C38 in hall 1, visitors will get insights into resource-efficient, energy-saving surface treatment solutions, coatings and sealants.   As one of the world’s leading metal pretreatment experts, Henkel Adhesive Technologies …

Engel records highest turnover in company’s history

Engel, a turnkey solutions for injection moulding has reported a turn-over of 1.7 billion euros for FY 2022/23. The company has hit the highest turnover in the group’s history.   Stefan Engleder, CEO of the Engel Group said, “We have closed at 1.7 billion euros, and have reached the highest turnover in the company’s history. …

Sanofi partners with Haleon for Bottle Collective to help tackle SUP waste

PA Consulting (PA) and PulPac, the Swedish R&D and IP company behind Dry Molded Fiber technology, have welcomed global consumer health companies Sanofi and Haleon to the Bottle Collective. Both companies will be working with the Bottle Collective to explore the feasibility and co-development of cellulose-based technologies as alternatives to virgin petroleum based plastics for …