Almarai has launched its range of super juices, made from pure finest fruits, harvested in the bountiful orchards of Sunny Southern Spain, just squeezed and bottled to grant the consumers the real fruit taste experience. These 100% not-from-concentrate juices have no added sugar, no added water, no preservatives, no flavourings and no colourants. The Almarai …
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Agthia Group PJSC was recently recognized with the ‘Best of Middle East’ accolade for its breakthrough Al Ain Vitamin D Water during the annual Gama Innovation Awards in the United Kingdom. Launched in January 2018, Al Ain Vitamin D Water is the world’s first and only bottled still water of its kind, without any flavors, …
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Gaya gold has unveiled an eye-catching metal can design at the launch of their luxury iced coffee, a blend of full-bodied, premium coffee with maximum flavour and a distinctive taste of intense caramel and creamy milk. The distinguishing feature of the patented design is gold printing on both the lid and the base of the …
Zeid Al-Jehni, general manager, Heidelberg ME. He in conversation with Benjamin Daniel, editor, Packaging MEA, discusses Heidelberg and Gallus’ new machines and its future. Benjamin Daniel (BD): I know a lot of new things are happening in the region in terms of business and economy. Heidelberg in the Gulf region as a company too has …
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Greif has set a new record for itself. The industrial packaging specialist has shipped its one millionth steel drums from its newly opened facility in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Greif’s plant in Jubail is capable of manufacturing tight head and open head steel drums with or without internal coatings and gauges ranging from 0.8mm …
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Turkish based Mondi Kalenobel, a flexible packaging manufacturer acquired by Mondi in a July 2016 acquisition, has produced a customer challenge – a paper ice cream cone sleeve that contained a clear plastic window, allowing the consumer to see the sugar wafer cone underneath. The company was approached in 2016 by family-owned sugar-cone maker Oexmann …
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EidCo Labels installs Lebonon’s and Middle East’s first uprated Mark Andy P7 Performance Series flexo press. The family-owned and managed Eidco Labels, one of Lebanon’s leading label suppliers has installed the Mark Andy’s P7 Performance Series all-servo flexo press, its second Mark Andy. The first was Mark Andy, a 2200 press was installed when the …
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Esko has announced two new solutions, which it claims will automate the flexo platemaking process. The CDI Crystal 4835 and the Print Control Wizard are two new solutions. The CDI Crystal 4835 supports the 1219 mm x 889 mm (48”x35”) plate size and features automatic plate loading and unloading. In addition, plate waste and plate …
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The stakeholders in the steel and aluminium markets went into a tizzy when US presi- dent Donald Trump confirmed the levy of tariff on imports of both the metals in the United States. According to a report which quoted Moody’s note, said, metal sectors are in for a struggle thanks to higher prices – especially …
Unilever has announced that it will partner with Ioniqa and Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology which converts PET waste back into virgin grade material for use in food packaging. The start-up Ioniqa has developed a proprietary technology that is able to convert any PET waste – including coloured packs – back into transparent …
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