SABIC and Plastic Energy, a pioneer in chemical plastics recycling, are set to start construction of world’s first commercial unit to upscale production of its flagship certified circular polymers, part of the TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio, which are made from the upcycling of mixed and used plastic The unit, which will be based in Geleen, the …
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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 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 …
Kodak announced the launch of the revolutionary KODAK PRINERGY On Demand Business Solutions in collaboration with leading software providers including Microsoft, PrintVis and VPress to create one of the first and only comprehensive software solutions for all applications and printers of any size. Kodak’s PRINERGY On Demand Business Solutions provide scalable, automated, end-to-end solutions …
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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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Agthia Group PJSC, a leading UAE-based food and beverages company, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a strategic acquisition of a majority stake in Nabil Foods, one of the leading regional producers of frozen and chilled processed protein products distributed in more than 20 local and international markets. Nabil Foods has a processing …
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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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SABIC has been collaborating with Unilever and Greiner Packaging in the development of an innovative new Knorr® bouillon container using SABIC® PP FLOWPACT FPC45 certified circular impact polypropylene (PP) from its TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio. The selected certified circular polymer grade ‒ SABIC PP FLOWPACT FPC45 impact copolymer ‒ from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE portfolio is a phthalate-free …
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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, …
McDonald’s franchise, Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. is expanding its environmental impact initiatives, announcing today an unprecedented partnership with the Israeli company UBQ, which has developed a patented process for converting unsorted household waste into a plastic substitute that reduces carbon emissions. The goal of the alliance is to begin using this new environmentally-friendly material in …
