Coronavirus continues to spread: drupa postponed to April 2021

            The drupa trade fair scheduled for 16-26 June 2020 will be postponed to 20-30 April 2021. In doing so, Messe Düsseldorf is following the recommendation of the crisis management team of the German Federal Government to take into account the principles of the Robert Koch Institute when assessing the …

Borouge’s new recyclable packaging solutions spark major interest at Egypt’s Plastex 2020 event

Borouge, a leading UAE petrochemicals company providing innovative, value-creating plastics solutions, has launched a new line of polymers that help the packaging industry advance its sustainability and circular economy commitments. Borstar FB5600 by Borouge was unveiled at the 7th International African-Arabian Exhibition for Plastics Industry (Plastex 2020) in Cairo on January 9-12. Borstar FB5600 is …

Existing players meet talents of tomorrow

Helwan University’s Printing, Publishing and Packaging Conference and Students Innovation Exhibition brought together the best of the industry and the brightest student talents. In December, the Printing, Publishing and Packaging Department at the Faculty of Applied Arts of Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt, organised its annual technical conference, with the main theme “Latest Trends and …

Currently no plans to postpone Interpack and Drupa says Messe Düsseldorf

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH has postponed the impending propriety fairs ProWein, wire, Tube, Beauty, Top Hair and Energy Storage Europe scheduled for March and early April. Messe Düsseldorf has reassessed the situation in accordance with the recommendation of the crisis management team of the German government and the recent significant increase in the number of infected persons with the COVID-19 globally. In close …

Drupa 2020 TOUCHPOINT PACKAGING

Germany: drupa 2020 has announced its partners on the steering committee for touchpoint packaging 2020: Agfa, BOBST, Danone, ESKO, Heidelberg, HP Indigo, Kurz, Nestlé and Siegwerk. The participating companies cover the entire spectrum of the process chain. As a follow up to its premiere at drupa 2016, touchpoint packaging will again be a special forum for brand owners and industry partners …

PRIME Summit 2019 draws industry experts to align on Circular Economy and Automation challenges

The 3rd Annual PRIME Summit ended on a high with over 200 Packaging Industry professionals comprising Brand Owners, Convert- ers and Manufacturers-Suppliers attending to discuss, learn and share the latest trends and best practices as the industry heads towards a more promising and challenging future. True to its expectation and forecast, delegates at PRIME Summit …

PRIME Awards 2019 hailed as a huge success !

On Wednesday 11th September, over 200 packaging industry leaders from within the MEA region and from around the world gathered to celebrate quality, excellence and innovation within the packaging sector at the first ever PRIME Awards ceremony. The inaugural awards event was held in the Grand Ballroom at the Conrad, Dubai UAE. Hosted by Packaging …

Gulfood Manufacturing to highlight innovations in sustainable packaging and private label-licensing

Packaging MEA Editor Ben Daniel takes a sneak peek at the region’s biggest Food and Beverage Processing & Packaging Industry and the trends, opportunities and disruptions in the retail sector F&B Sector is largest contributor to MENA Packaging Industry Set to Reach US$52.4 Billion by 2019. Regional and global packaging suppliers will showcase the contemporary …

Labelexpo reports largest, most international edition to date

There was the flexo technology largely used for labels, plus advances in the hybrid technologies and flexible packaging. These were the key focus of the 2019 edition, reflecting the theme “Move your business forward” Spread over nine halls and covering almost 40,000 sqm of floorspace, up from 37,600 sqm in 2017, the show presented the …