Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Chairman of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, met with Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Egypt Mohamed Shelbaya to discuss the group’s investment plans. New developments include the expansion of production lines for the two subsidiaries of the group, Pepsi and Chipsy Food industries, as well as investments in …
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Two of the biggest names on the Drupa lineup, Bobst and Xerox, have pulled out of next year’s event. “We have started to virtualise the customer experience with live streaming demonstrations across all equipment in our existing Competence Centers providing an engaging customer experience with less traveling constraints,” Bobst said in a statement. …
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Just when our planet needs everyone’s support, Prati has stepped right up. The Italy-based company has always paid close attention to sustainability, driving technological innovations to improve the efficiency of its solutions and, consequently, optimise energy consumption. For several years, Prati has been taking part in the global Treedom initiative. Founded in Italy …
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Aramco has announced the completion of its acquisition of a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) from the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, for a 259.125 billion riyals (259.770 billion dirhams), equating to 123.39 riyals (121 dirhams) per share. The deal enhances Aramco’s presence in the …
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Packaging MEA editor Ben Daniel explores how a combination of experience and expertise has made customers glowing about OMET’s narrow and mid web flexographic and combination printing presses and their team. With customer expectations on the increase, label and flexible packaging print and conversion have opened up more choice and competition. This has …
Al Safi Danone has been recognised as one of Saudi Arabia’s best employers. The Best Places to Work programme provides employers around the world the opportunity to learn more about the engagement and satisfaction of their employees and honour those who deliver an outstanding work experience with the best working conditions. Al Safi Danone …
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The region’s major Domino’s franchiser explains to Packaging MEA Contributing Editor Doaa Thabit how it helps the needy during Ramadan and coronavirus, and how it adapts its packaging for special events Saudi Arabia-based Alamar Foods, as the major franchise operator for Domino’s Pizza in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENAP) region, has, …
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DFC to sign Letter of Interest for investment in Kodak’s expansion into pharmaceuticals Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) to support the launch of Kodak Pharmaceuticals. The new business unit will produce critical pharmaceutical components that have been identified as essential but have lapsed into chronic national shortage as defined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). …
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is systematically pursuing the company’s realignment. Having decided to focus on its core business of sheetfed printing, Heidelberg is selling the Gallus Group to the Swiss packaging business benpac holding ag in Stans while facing up to the challenging situation created by Covid-19. In the future, Heidelberg and benpac …
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German printing press builder Manroland Sheetfed has announced it is pulling out of participation in Drupa 2021. Although Drupa, the world’s biggest exhibition of print equipment, is now not taking place until April 20-30 next year – having been postponed from 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic – Manroland nevertheless says …
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