Komori Corporation has announced its withdrawal from participation in the rescheduled Drupa event due to abiding concerns over the coronavirus crisis. Drupa, the largest equipment fair on the print industry calendar, postponed this year’s event as the pandemic grew. It will now go ahead on April 20-30, 2021, in Dusseldorf, but will do …
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FrieslandCampina informed its employees today of its intention to close the production facility in Rijkevoort, the Netherlands on 1 October 2020. As a result all 86 jobs will be redundant. The production facility in Rijkevoort produces, among other things, film-ripened cheese. The decision to definitely close the Rijkevoort site was taken because of the …
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The trend towards ever-shorter innovation cycles in the print media industry has accelerated rapidly. Data-based digital business models are emerging in very short time intervals and are constantly being modified to align with current specific customer requirements. Customers thus need to be informed about the latest trends quickly, flexibly and on an ongoing basis. As …
New platform promises to facilitate a seamless process from PDF to package Bobst has a vision in which brand owners, converters, toolmakers, packers and retailers are all part of a seamless supply chain, accessing data across the entire workflow. Machines and tools will “talk” to each other, transmitting data through a cloud-based platform orchestrating the …
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INDEVCO supports ‘Tahya Misr’ Fund, a donation-based national fund, to help Egyptian families in need during difficult times. Amid the COVID19 pandemic, INDEVCO contributes to the ‘Tahya Misr’ Fund in Egypt on behalf of member companies UNIPAKNILE, Interstate Paper Industries, Sanita Consumer Products, and Sanita Nile for Import and Trading. The national fund has launched efforts …
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised a networking event at its headquarters to highlight investment opportunities in the emirate’s F&B sector. The event brought together close to 350 participants from 60 countries. Some 27 VIPs – including ministers, ambassadors and consul-generals in the UAE – also attended the function and explored the competitive …
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German mechanical engineering company Kautex Maschinenbau has announced additional investments to its packaging, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare packaging businesses. Funds in tn the eight-figure region will be provided in Euros by the majority shareholder and measure will include the reallocation of human resources from the automotive division. Kautex Maschinenbau is one of the world’s leading manufacturers …
Apple Apple chief executive Tim Cook has announced plans for the company to design and make a million face shields a week for medical professionals, in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. The face shields, unlike most Apple products, cannot be bought. They’re being donated to those who need them – but a tutorial has …
Regional expansion helped a leader in the plastics industry grow its brand even further, prompting enthusiasm for the future – and the rise of the machines A year on from the launch of Reifenhäuser’s MEA operation, and three months after K 2019 – the biggest trade fair on the world’s plastics and rubber calendar – …
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The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has urged global governments and international legislators to work closely together to ensure uninterrupted supply of raw materials used for the manufacture of medical and hygiene equipment crucial to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite facing significant supply chain disruptions, the GCC chemical industry has stepped up efforts to …
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