Mark Andy MEA director Ian Pollock speaks to Packaging MEA on how Mark Andy and and FIG had a shared goal to expand into MEA, and as they already worked so well together, it made perfect sense to partner up Mark Andy, a pioneer of the graphic arts and printing industries boasting nearly 75 …
OKI’s offering for Covid adaptation
OKI Europe is offering customers a free Business Agility Pack valued at $580 as part of its ‘Adapt Today’ campaign. The offer is part of OKI Europe’s ongoing efforts to help businesses and organisations adapt and respond to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The pack includes software and assets to help organisations …
Avery Dennison launches recycled direct thermal paper labels
Avery Dennison has introduced rDT, the first commercially available direct thermal paper labels to contain recycled post-consumer waste. Direct thermal (DT) paper is a popular material due to its ease of use, high print speed, high image resolution, and wide range of compatible printers. Avery Dennison’s new rDT is the first recycled uncoated direct thermal …
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Heidelberg extends its installation base in the burgeoning Middle East & Africa folding carton packaging print market
Heidelberg has installed its state-of-the-art, new ergonomic designed and user-friendly Speedmaster XL and CX sheetfed offset presses at Prominent packaging printers in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan. Apart from the economic development and changing consumer trends towards younger and urban population that has shaped the economic upswing in the region, the pandemic has led …
Herma adopts recycled paper labels for its own worldwide shipments
HERMA Self-Adhesive Materials has changed its own shipping labels for its worldwide shipment of self-adhesive material rolls to label material that is made entirely from post-consumer recycled fibres. The new sustainable paper labels for EPSMA coding meet demanding logistical requirements just as well as conventional labels. The self-adhesive specialist HERMA conducted a successful large-scale …
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UFlex to double its aseptic liquid packaging plant’s capacity
UFlex Limited announced plans to double its aseptic plant’s production capacity from 3.5bn to 7bn packs per annum, in Sanand, Gujarat. The capacity expansion will be completed within the next ten months approximately. The expansion is in response to the new contracts and increasing demand for the company’s aseptic packaging laminates. Driven by a …
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Aujan Coca-Cola launches Rani 100% juice in SIG’s combiblocMini carton packs
Rani, Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company’s first homegrown beverage brand, launches 100% juice for the first time in SIG’s combiblocMini carton packs, 200ml and 125ml. The company is leveraging the flexibility of SIG machines to fill a wide range of 100% juices in multiple volume sizes on one SIG filling machine CFA 124. Rani will …
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ABG keeps pace with demand with recruitment drive
A B Graphic International has recruited Michael Rüschenbeck as a new member of the A B Graphic International GmbH sales team As part of their initiative to keep pace with their growth last year, an increased demand this year and to ensure that they continue to innovate. A trained printer and a Bachelor Professional …
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Mondi to acquire Turkish corrugator
Mondi has agreed to acquire 90.38% of the outstanding shares in Olmuksan International Paper Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş from International Paper for a total consideration of €66 million. The implied enterprise value on a 100% basis would amount to around €88 million. Olmuksan is a leading and well-established corrugated packaging player in Turkey, …
Majan takes delivery of R707 LV Evolution
Majan Printing & Packaging, located in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, is the largest duplex board converter in the Gulf region. Today Majan represents one of Dynagraph’s major customers, having bought 16 Manroland machines since the company was established in 1996, with more than 50 printing units in production. Among these was Majan’s …
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