Northern Bottling Company installs Sidel’s complete PET line

With an increasing demand forecast for soft drinks in Pakistan in 2023, PepsiCo’s partner Northern Bottling Company has installed Sidel’s high-volume, high-speed carbonated soft drinks (CSD) line.   Sidel to apply its packaging solutions expertise to create the new complete line for Haidri Beverages Group’s subsidiary, Northern Bottling Company (NBC), in the city of Peshawar. …

Elopak launches automated warehouse in Netherlands

Elopak has launched operations at its new fully automated high-bay warehouse in Terneuzen, Netherlands.   The modern facility has been built to the latest standards, offering improved logistics and increasing efficiency by replacing storage over multiple sites and automating previously manual processes.   In line with Elopak’s strong commitment to sustainability and efforts to reduce …

Simply Cartons partners with Bobst to support business growth

Reflecting on the company’s success over the past 16 years, Simply Cartons Managing Director, Craig Mather, credits technological innovation combined with a skilled team of people as key performance drivers, and the root of its excellent reputation for managing complex projects.   Following a machine demonstration in Mex, Switzerland in 2015, and discussions between the …

Modivo partners with Mondi for sustainable packaging solutions

Mondi, one of the global leaders in sustainable packaging and paper has been appointed as the exclusive packaging provider for one of Europe’s largest fashion enterprises. Following a product trial earlier this year, Mondi will support Modivo in switching from the standard rigid packaging currently used in the distribution of the e-retailer’s full collection of …

Innovia launches clear, one-side gloss coated BOPP film

Innovia Films has announced the launch of Rayoface CSA46, a clear, one-side gloss coated BOPP film, for food, beverage, household and personal care applications. This 46 micron film is approximately 10 percent thinner than most facestock films, giving this a higher yield and an improved carbon footprint.   Rayoface CSA, a high clarity and low …

Tetra Pak highlights growth opportunities in Saudi Arabia

The Food Tech Summit, which took place on the sidelines of Gulfood Manufacturing 2022 in Dubai, brought together more than 100 keynote speakers from the food and beverage sector. The three-day summit addressed an agenda full of prominent headlines that will shape new features for the future of food production, such as food engineering innovations, …

Hotpack launches manufacturing plant in Qatar

Hotpack Global, the UAE-based global leader in disposable food packaging products, has launched its own manufacturing plant in Qatar. The plant is the 15th Hotpack owned and operated factory worldwide and reflects the company’s global vision – to become a global food packaging brand leader by 2030.   The state-of-the-art manufacturing plant, located in Doha’s …

Digital Process installs third ThermoFlexX imager from XSYS

Digital Process, a Pakistan-based pre-press specialist has acquired a ThermoFlexX TFxX 80S imager, the third in as many years and the largest in the range, to support customers.   Over the past three years, the Karachi-based repro house has replaced all its older imagers with an impressive lineup of ThermoFlexX technology which covers the entire …

Trigon installs Brotech Digital finishing machine

In a recent move to enhance the finishing capabilities of labels, Mumbai-based Trigon Digipack has opted for Brotech CDF 420 Digital finishing machine.   The company installed the first roll form Digital Press in 2015 and became a trail blazer leading the label industry’s foray into digital printing and converting of labels. In 2021, it …

Quality Street announces move to recyclable paper wrappers

Quality Street, one of Nestlé’s most popular confectionery brands in the UK and across the world has announced to introduce recyclable FSC-certified paper packaging for its twist-wrapped sweets worldwide.   The landmark move from dual foil and cellulose to recyclable paper wrappers will see Quality Street remove almost 2.5 billion individual pieces of packaging material …