Borouge, a joint venture between ADNOC and Borealis has announced the successful start-up of its new fifth polypropylene unit (PP5) in Ruwais. The new unit will contribute to boosting the UAE’s production of polypropylene to meet the growing global demand for manufactured products in the recyclable advanced packaging, infrastructure and other industrial sectors. Hazeem …
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Polysecure GmbH and plastics processor, Röchling Industrial are launching an exclusive cooperation for the use of innovative marker technology in plastic products. The technology Röchling calls SmartMarker, equips Röchling plastic products with an unmistakable identifier. Customers can easily authenticate and identify their components – offering completely new options, e.g. in counterfeit protection, the development of …
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Plastic plays a significant role in preventing food waste. In a recent survey by Boston Consulting Group of 15,000 people globally, 83% of millennial and Gen Z consumers said they’d be willing to pay more for products that came in sustainable packaging. This demand has triggered a new ecosystem of alternative packaging materials and new …
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Emerald Technology Ventures has announced the launch of a fund focused on sustainable packaging, one of the first venture-backed investment vehicles targeting the full packaging lifecycle. With the global packaging sector poised for rapid growth amid a major push to reduce waste and greenhouse gas emissions, the fund aims to catalyse leaps in the advanced …
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Lay’s RePlay is giving chip packs an extraordinary second life, as sustainable football pitches. In partnership with the UEFA Foundation for children and NGO ‘Streetfootballworld’, PepsiCo has launched a global initiative to transform empty chip bags into sustainable artificial turf fields (aka football pitches). The first to be unveiled this year in Tembisa, South Africa …
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Cereal Partners Worldwide’s very first NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have dropped on Opensea.io, commemorating the launch of the Trix Breakfast Cereal brand in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). The Trix Globe is an exclusive limited series of only two NFTs available for bidding from 18 March-5 May, with 100% of the proceeds going to …
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Taghleef Industries has announced the extension of its Titanium product family with two additional metallic films for in mold labeling applications. Titanium product family belongs to Taghleef Industries’ portfolio of in mold label films that enables a wide choice of finishes, from a ‘no label look’ to orange peel, satin finish, smooth finish, glossy finish, …
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Aptar is strengthening its local roots in Oyonnax in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region by investing 42 million euros in a new state-of-the-art prestige beauty site, which will be operational in spring 2023. With this innovative initiative, Aptar is consolidating legacy operations into a new and dynamic facility which further asserts its leadership as the driving force …
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Richard Roth has been appointed to the role of General Manager EMEA for Esko, the global developer of integrated software and hardware solutions that digitize, automate and connect the go-to-market process of consumer goods. The move follows Eddy Fadel taking the position of Global Commercial General Manager, where he will oversee global sales, services, …
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Mark Andy Print Products (MAPP), the consumable and supplies division of the leading American narrow web press manufacturer, has announced that with immediate effect it is able to offer Lohmann products to printers and converters in the UK and Ireland. MAPP’s range of products includes flexo items for pre-press, press room and post press …
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