First Co: Hitting the right notes to create world production record

First Co is a company familiar with producing high-quality packaging material under pressure – after all, it is one of the leaders in the paper and packaging market in Egypt. Its customers include multinationals such as McDonald’s, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever and Samsung. Ahmed Hamdy Mansour, factory general manager at First Co for Industrial Development …

Dubai’s Afra Print Equipment Helps Bahrain Based Newspaper to Move towards Packaging

Bahrain’s Dar Akbhar Al Khaleej diversifies into packaging with high speed converting machines from Afra Print Equipment Dubai, Samuel Paul GM of the company tells Benjamin Daniel, editor of Packaging MEA Bahrain’s first Arabic Daily Newspaper, Dar Akbhar Al Khaleej and English e daily Gulf Daily News has diversified from newspaper printing to commercial printing …

OKI cost effective short to medium-run label production digital label printer launched

OKI Europe was present at the SGI 2019 held on January 13– 15 2019 at Dubai World Trade Center, showcasing its technology first-hand, from digital LED innovations to large format inkjet devices to businesses from across the graphic arts sector from retailers to sign makers and beyond. Whilst OKI demonstrated its LFP devices, the company …

BOBST and partners roadshow explore Algeria’s labels and packaging market

Bobst and industry partners reached out to 120 Algerian decision makers in a bid to offer a complete insight into the label and flexible packaging value chain. The roadshow was held in Algeria recently and the partners included Atlas Converting, DuPont, Esko, Les Talents Italiens (InciFlex, Jolly Plastic, Texachem), Rossini and Siegwerk, who together captured …

S-One Labels & Packaging expands bouquet of product offerings in the EMEA region

S-One Labels & Packaging is set to expand into the EMEA region after it announced that all orders earlier processed through BMG Media Source will now be handled by the company. In addition to offering products like Michelman’s DigiPrime and DigiGuard in select countries, S-OneLP EMEA will present a growing list of products for digital …

Gama Group expands its viscometer range with the development of two new products

Gama has expended its viscometer portfolio for portfolio for quality control of inks and adhesives. First is the development of G31, a system for pH control, temperature and viscosity of water-based inks for corrugate market, and second the G32 for control and correction of water-based adhesives, varnishes and lacquers. Both features is the ability of …

Danone develops a brand new yogart jar aimed at health-conscious consumers

Danone has developed a new packaging for its new all-natural spoonable yogurt which is sold in Argentina. The transparent 200-ml polyethylene terephthalate (PET) jar with a wide-mouth opening and an aluminum-PET-aluminium closure with a 65mm over cap in clear polypropylene (PP) was developed in collaboration with global packaging company Amcor. “This wide-mouth PET jar is …

Arden Software introduces new upgrades to its Braille on packaging inspection system

Arden Software, global software company, which specialises in CAD and CAM software for the print and packaging industry has launched new features to its DotScan inspect system, which enhances the inspection quality of Braille on packaging. The Arden Group of companies has supplied the original DotScan machinery for the past six years, but Arden Software …

The year that was and what lies ahead: Packaging Trends to Watch in 2019

It is good to make headlines but certainly not for the wrong reasons. Interestingly, throughout 2018 packaging made headlines all over the world with impacts on aspects that make the very packaging spectrum. The good news is that the packaging industry, in general, is steadily growing and research agencies have indicated that by 2022 the …