According to a report published by Mordor Intelligence, UAE’s packaging industry is set to grow to an estimated AED21 billion market value in the next five years. Changing consumer demographics and consumption are driving important changes which is reshaping the packaging business in the Middle East. Among the factors that will drive the forecasted growth …
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Aptar CSP Technologies has announced a new manufacturing site able to produce its Activ-Blister Solutions for oral slide dose drugs in Europe. Aptar CSP Technologies is apart of AptarGroup, Inc. and one of the leaders in active material science solutions to ensure product protection, extend shelf life and improve patient experience. The move is …
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Stora Enso has divested three of its corrugated packaging plants in Russia. The company’s Lukhovitsy, Arzamas and Balabanovo packaging plants have been divested to local management. Stora Enso’s assessment is that due to the uncertainties in the Russian market, local ownership and operation will provide a more sustainable long-term solution for these businesses and …
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Coca-Cola has announced an industry-leading goal to significantly boost its use of reusable packaging. By 2030, the company aims to have at least 25% of all beverages globally across its portfolio of brands sold in refillable/returnable glass or plastic bottles, or in refillable containers through traditional fountain or Coca-Cola Freestyle dispensers. Elaine Bowers Coventry, …
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Avery Dennison Corporation has announced details about two of its major investments aimed at expanding its manufacturing capacity and improving factory efficiency in Europe to meet growing demand for its label and packaging materials. The company stated it is one year into a three-year, €45 million expansion of its facilities at Champ-sur-Drac, France. Enhancements …
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Hotpack Global, one of the world’s leading manufacturer of disposable food packaging products, has announced to launch a support initiative worth AED 1.2 million, titled ‘Takkah’ for women entrepreneurs in the UAE’s food service sector. The one-year-long project offers free food packaging products to small businesses and startups by women entrepreneurs. Its aim is …
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Joining forces with leading beverage producers, Tetra Pak is launching tethered caps on carton packages. Marking a significant milestone in the company’s long-term work on design for recycling, five new tethered cap solutions are currently being introduced across Ireland, the Baltics , Spain and Germany in different product categories – a market first for these …
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Greenglass Recycling, one of the market leader in the industry of glass recycling in Romania, has invested 10 million EUR in a new post-consumer glass waste recycling plant, as well in the modernisation of existing facilities, thus increasing its production capacity to 260,000 recycled tons/year. The plant will be built in the proximity of …
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Canon Production Printing and Canon Inc has announced the acquisition of UK-based packaging converting equipment manufacturer Edale, with the aim of strengthening Canon’s label and packaging business, and creating opportunities for future developments. Through this acquisition, Canon is intensifying its long-term strategy to provide turn-key solutions for the label and packaging sectors. The move …
A new white paper from Miraclon takes an in-depth look at how the company’s PureFlexo printing technology overcomes unwanted ink spread, a fundamental challenge for solvent-based flexible film printing for as long as flexo has been around. Unwanted ink spread happens when ink spreads outside the (original raised) image areas of the print surface …
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