SIG to launch ‘Recycle for Good’, an innovative recycling initiative to enable direct household and food service industry collection of used aseptic carton packs through tech-based solutions. This initiative involving SIG and Tagaddod is the first of its kind in the Egyptian market. Consumers can use a mobile app to arrange for their used …
KEZAD Group partners with Emerging World to establish PRAN plant
KEZAD Group has announced that it has signed an agreement with Emerging World FZC, the sole importer of PRAN-RFL Group’s products in the Middle East region, to establish a PRAN manufacturing plant to cater to local and regional markets. PRAN’s AED 110 million facility, being developed in multiple phases, will spread across more than …
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Dow and LVMH partner to improve sustainable packaging
Dow and LVMH Beauty, a division of LVMH, the world leader in luxury and home to 75 iconic brands, to collaborate to accelerate the use of sustainable packaging across LVMH’s perfume and cosmetic products. This collaboration would enable both bio-based and circular plastics to be integrated into several of the beauty multinational’s product applications without …
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Almarai wins award for Best Shariah Compliant Deal 2022
Almarai Company won the award for the Best Shariah Compliant Deal for the year 2022, during the 4th Annual Business Tabloid Awards held at Dubai, on the 19 January 2023. The Almarai deal that won the “Business Tabloid” award was a long-term loan acquired from Three banks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for …
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Mondi expands range of FunctionalBarrier Papers
Mondi, one of the global leaders in packaging and paper is expanding its unique range of medium, high and very high-barrier paper-based packaging to support customers on their journey to use more sustainable packaging solutions. The company has further evolved its portfolio and now offers a full range of FunctionalBarrier Papers to customers. By …
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Waitrose launches certified compostable teabags
Waitrose has announced that it is the first UK supermarket to sell certified own brand home compostable tea bags. All of its Duchy tea bags are now accredited with a TUV OK compost HOME certification so tea bags can be placed directly into a home compost bin or heap. This compost can then be …
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UAE plans its first food-grade plastic recycling plant
The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) on 17 January 2023 oversaw the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), which will lay the groundwork for new plastic recycling facility in the UAE. Under the plans, a 12,000 tons per annum polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant has …
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Coveris reshapes executive team for strategic phase
(r) Christian Kolarik, CEO, Coveris Christian Kolarik takes over the CEO position at Coveris at the beginning of 2023. His predecessor, Jakob A. Mosser, will assume the role of Executive Chairman. In 2022, one year ahead of schedule, Coveris, one of the market leaders in the packaging sector, successfully completed its strategic realignment phase. …
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SABIC reaffirms commitment to circular carbon economy
SABIC, one of the global leaders in the chemicals industry, has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating the circular carbon economy during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos by unveiling its ambition to process one million metric tons (1000kt) of TRUCIRCLE solutions annually by 2030. SABIC used its reception hosted in the company’s …
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CCBA introduces 1.25-litre returnable glass bottles
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has announced to change its returnable glass bottles of 1.25 litres to make them more eco-friendly with paper labels and reusable across all the brands. The company stated that the clear glass in standardised shapes is reusable and easier to recycle. The paper label will allow Coca-Cola to list …
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