Gulf Packaging Industries and Brückner Maschinenbau have joined forces again: A state-of-the-art 10.4m BOPP line will be added to the manufacturing complex in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, in autumn 2022. Nader Al Dakheel, Gulf Packaging’s Chief Executive, said: “We are excited about our new expansion and we will continue on our growth path …
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Constantia Flexibles signed an agreement to acquire the packaging producer Propak located in Dücze, Turkey. Propak is a leading player in the European packaging industry for the snacks market operating out of one plant with approximately 360 employees and will perfectly complement Constantia Flexibles’ packaging solutions portfolio. The acquisition elevates Constantia Flexibles to one of …
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Astron Packaging, a leading labels & packaging company, has installed its 2nd Durst Tau330 RSC, a fully configured Industrial UV Inkjet digital press for labels & packaging in its Dubai plant. As an emerging company in the self-adhesive labels manufacturing business, Astron boasts of a diverse portfolio of manufactured self-adhesive labels across industries such as Cosmetic, Beverage, Fast-moving consumer goods, Oil & Lubricant, Pharmaceutical, …
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KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Europe, Middle East and Africa food, aerosol and promotional packaging business (the “EMEA Food and Consumer Packaging Business” or the “Company”) from Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK, “Crown”) for €2.25 billion. Crown will retain 20% ownership of the …
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Sappi Limited, a global forest products leader, is proud to announce that its South African division has been awarded the first ever Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) forest management certificate in South Africa. This achievement indicates that Sappi Southern Africa’s forest management practices meet the requirements for sustainable forest management set out …
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One of the largest label printing companies in the Middle East, Digital Labels has installed the first BOBST NOVA SX 550 solventless laminator in the region to speed up production and offer a sustainable, cost-effective solution to its customers. The machine was put into operation via remote support from Bobst Italia to comply with COVID-19 …
Together with MPS’s new representative Reprograf-Grafikus in Poland, MPS Regional Sales Director Anton Zhukov presented Alu-Lids – the features of the EFA 430 flexo press that could elevate their production such as special aluminium packaging, very stable register and second-pass printing for finishing effects, in addition to benefits of the MPS Performance Program. Due to …
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What does sustainability mean? Not all of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals or the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) criteria can be fulfilled to the same extent. This leads to uncertainty and in some instances to contradictory assertions. Baumer General Manager Percy Dengler and Business Development Head Thomas Walther shed some light on the issue. …
Mars Food will begin to use the industry’s first recyclable, food-safe, mono-polypropylene plastic (PP) for microwavable rice pouches on its brands. Launching in the first half of 2021, the business has ambitions to further scale the technology across its portfolio, beginning at the back half of the year. The use of high-performing mono-PP …
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The Masterfold 75/110 has received a new look with new Bobst branding while maintaining its unrivalled status as the fastest, most automated folding-gluing line available today. With very short make-ready times, the folder-gluer delivers efficient and reliable non-stop production of outstanding quality products. Pierre Binggeli, Product Line Director Folder-gluers at Bobst, said: “Bobst has …
