Tamkeen, The Labour Fund has announced its plan to continue supporting the expansion plans of United Paper Industries (Bahrain Pack). This comes as part of Tamkeen’s strategic direction to support all sectors while focusing on incentivising high potential sectors, enhancing the productivity of the private sector and enabling global export and expansion. Bahrain Pack …
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The new extrusion facility from Austrian packaging manufacturer Coveris in Kufstein, Tyrol, was recently put into full operation. The unit continues the modernisation efforts at the plant and significantly increases production speed of stretch film for silage bales. The production of stretch films for agricultural use is subjected to seasonal fluctuations which makes it …
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Starbucks UK has introduced two new multiserve chilled classic coffee flavours to its chilled coffee family in a new sharing size. The new Starbucks Multiserve addition is produced in Elopak’s 750ml Pure-Pak Sense aseptic cartons and filled by its global partner, Arla Foods. The 750ml Pure-Pak Sense aseptic carton was chosen for its …
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Mai Dubai has installed Sidel’s Super Combi solution. The line fills 86,000 bottles per hour (bph) in three different formats (200ml, 330ml and 500ml). Alexander van ’t Riet, CEO of Mai Dubai said, “Our key considerations were the optimal use of space, high consistent quality and efficiency with flexibility. Sidel’s digital capability was very …
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In a first and unique collaboration for personal care industry, Clariant, Siegwerk, Borealis, and Beiersdorf have partnered to tackle the challenge of creating recyclable consumer packaging, based on 100% retrieved plastic packaging waste, for cosmetics applications. The pioneering initiative, named “Design4Circularity”, is providing innovations and insights for the different design aspects to encourage others …
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Summa and Valiani, have joined forces through a merger of their businesses. Summa has acquired Valiani to strengthen its position as the leading manufacturer in print finishing equipment. The merged business will continue as before and will complement each other to offer customers an even broader range of cutting solutions. Italy-based Valiani, is …
In cooperation with Alpla Group, Brink and IPB Printing, Engel to present its latest injection moulding machine at the K show in October 2022. The injection moulding machine manufacturer to process recycled material (rPET) at its stand and present thin-walled containers made of PET which are made in a single injection moulding process step. …
The event was attended by the El Jadida Province Governor Mohammed El Guerrouj, Kingdom’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ryad Mezzour, Swiss Ambassador to Morocco Guillaume Scheurer, and Imane Zaoui, General Business Manager at Nestlé Maroc. Ryad Mezzour said, “Today, we celebrate three decades of commitment and efforts made by Nestlé Morocco in terms …
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Tetra Pak to collaborate with Mycorena to build a greenfield production facility for fungi fermentation towards alternative protein-based food applications. This is part of the company’s long-term view to address the challenges around food safety and security, through the exploration and advancement of innovative food sources. The new plant, located in Falkenberg, Sweden, …
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Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has partnered with global Foods and Beverages company, PepsiCo, to help promote environmental sustainability through the reduction of single-use plastic on campus. The collaboration aims to encourage a culture of refill and reuse through the Aquafina Water Station, a new hydration platform that has already saved an average of more …
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