How quality and commitment combine to make this Italian manufacturer, a force to be reckoned with

  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 …

Nigerian gravure printer leads the way with Bobst technology investments

  Lagos-based flexible packaging converter, Bhojraj Industries Ltd has invested in a BOBST NOVA RS 5003, adding to the already existing top of the range MASTER RS 6003 gravure press from BOBST. The investment is aimed to extend capacity and continue its successful expansion in high-quality printed packaging.   As a full-service provider, Bhojraj Industries …

Mondi acquires two paper bag lines from Egyptian cement companies

  Mondi Paper Bags, part of Mondi Group, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has acquired two paper bag lines from Helwan Cement Company and InterCement Sacs, two major cement producers in Egypt. The acquired production lines will increase Mondi’s capacity by approximately 60-80 million bags annually and strengthen Mondi’s position in the Middle …

Raqam buys three Jupiter 670 machines from Prati

      Raqam International, a Riyadh-based manufacturer of high-quality labels, has boosted its finishing and converting capacity by installing three Prati Jupiter 670 machines.   Raqam’s Managing Director,Khalid Aziz Shah said: “We have invested in three Jupiter 670 mid-web slitter rewinder finishing solutions, implementing top-level quality control. “As for substrate compatibility, the system can convert …

Mondi and Hütthaler produce fully recyclable plastic packaging

  Mondi and Austrian meat producer Hütthaler worked together to produce a fully recyclable thermoforming film made from a mono-material for the processor’s meat and sausage products.   The film is made of a mono-material solution that can be fully recycled and provides a barrier to protect the food and extend its shelf life. The independent cyclos-HTP …

Heidelberg sells Gallus Group to Benpac Holding Switzerland

  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 …

KHS presents its new modular labeling machine

KHS has systematically restructured its labeling technology towards modular systems and solutions with the addition of the modular Innoket Neo Flex machine to its tried-and-tested Innoket Neo series. With its quick-change modules this flexible system masters all standard labeling techniques. With its new labeling machine the KHS Group is consistently advancing its modular system design …

Dow tackles plastic waste in Nigeria through local partnerships

Dow has today announced Project ReflexNG, a pilot project aiming to collect and recycle plastic waste in Lagos, Nigeria. This project is aligned to Dow’s global STOP THE WASTE sustainability target, which will enable the collection, reuse or recycling of one million metric tons of plastic globally by 2030.   The project in partnership with …

Primera Introduces LX600 Colour Label Printer

LX600 Colour Label Printer produces short runs of high-quality labels quickly and at a low cost per label. Primera Technology, Inc., a leading manufacturer of specialised digital colour printers, announced LX600, its newest desktop colour label printer. LX600 is a compact, highly capable desktop colour label printer. With its maximum print width of 5″ (127mm), …